The Sims 2 (PC) Official Cheats & How to Use Them

Only use official cheats built into the game. Third-party trainers risk corruption.

Enable Cheats

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + C → cheat console appears.
2. Type testingcheatsenabled true → press Enter.

Essential Money Cheats

• motherlode – +50,000 §
• kaching – +1,000 §
• rosebud – +1,000 § (legacy)
• familyfunds [lastname] [amount] – set exact household funds.

Build/Buy Mode Cheats

• moveobjects on – place objects anywhere (alt key also works).
• boolprop snapobjectstogrid false – free rotation/placement.
• boolprop constrainfloorelevation false – smooth terrain.

Gameplay Cheats

• aging on/off – toggle aging.
• maxmotives – fill all needs.
• motivedecay on/off – freeze/decay needs.
• boolprop controlpets on – directly control pets (Pets EP).

Debug / Fun

• slowmotion [1–8] – game speed multiplier.
• spawn → Tombstone of L&D → spawn any NPC/object.

Warnings

• Save before using testingcheatsenabled – can corrupt if misused.
• Disable with testingcheatsenabled false when done.
• Expansion packs add more cheats (check Sims Wiki).