The Sims franchise has been around for a long while, easily outlasting entire console generations and other franchises. The staple of the experience has always been 'cheat code' fun. A money cheat was present since the first game and was always a step between the base gameplay and the total madness of some other cheats.
The original Sims came out over twenty years ago and in that era, cheat codes were considered a natural part of the game. For some, it was a legitimate tool to use to beat the game, while others used it in order to experience a game differently and Sims fans definitely fall into the latter category.
The Sims 4 came out in 2014 for PC and in 2017 for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and below, you'll find the cheat codes for all of those, as well as some explanations as to what those codes actually do.
The Sims 4 Cheat Codes
Access the Console
In the past, it was a little trickier to get into the console in order to enable cheats, but nowadays it's as simple as pressing Ctrl + Shift + C. If you're playing Sims 4 on a macOS, you'll want to press Command + Shift + C, and if you're playing on consoles you'll press and hold all shoulder buttons at the same time. This means holding LB, LT, RB, and RT buttons on Xbox One and holding L1, L2, R1, R2 buttons if you're on a PlayStation 4.