8/6/2019 Sims 4 Skin Mods
The best Sims 4 mods can completely change and expand your game. New ones appear all the time on ModTheSims—which has long been the go-to hub for creators—every week. There, you’ll find everything from minor tweaks (like making medicine cabinets actually dispense medicines) to complete reworks of major systems.
It can be hard to keep track of which of the best Sims 4 mods are working because some of the best mods haven’t been tended to in years, and official game updates can break them or add features that make them obsolete.
With that in mind, here’s a collection of the best up-to-date mods for the Sims 4, from the tiny to the virtual life-changing. Make sure you read the installation instructions for each one, and check for any conflicts to make sure you’re not running two that will clash.
To get even more out of the game check out our round-up of the best Sims 4 expansions and game packs. If you want immortal Sims, free houses, and infinite money, check out our list of Sims 4 cheats.
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Players are adding new careers to ModTheSims every week, so if you’re ever looking for inspiration on which direction to steer your Sim in, give it a browse. The imagination behind them is impressive, and most of them give you a fully-fleshed out path to follow. Whether you want to become a bowling champ, game developer, professional hacker or private investigator, you can now follow your dreams. We especially like transforming our sim from a basketball draft pick to league MVP in the SBA Baller career.
A word of warning: these custom careers won’t work with most career overhaul mods, such as Turbo Careers—but don’t let that put you off.
Emotional Inertia
Sims are an emotional bunch, and their moods flip like a light switch. Just doing the simplest of activities—having an good meal in a well-decorated room—will fill them with joy for a few hours, but then the feeling will vanish. If that’s not to your taste, or if you think the system is just too easy to control, then you might want to download Emotional Inertia.
It makes emotions more meaningful: they’ll last longer, it’ll be harder to override them, and it will take more effort to reach the upper ranks of each one. You’ll no longer have an iron grip over whether your Sims are up or down, which makes them feel a bit more like real people.
Custom food interactions
If you want more culinary creativity, then Custom Food Interactions is the only place you should start. It doesn’t add any ingredients or recipes to the game—it just adds new possible interactions to cooking equipment along with a menu framework that lets you craft a fridge-full of custom meals from other modders’ kitchens.
With it installed, you’ll want to head over to the ModTheSims custom food section and pick from the menu. You’ll find recipes for everything from Chinese dumplings to beignets, blueberry cheesecake to biriyani. Grab an optional bib to make sure you don’t accidentally salivate on your keyboard.
Have Some Personality Please!
This is one of our favourites on the best Sims 4 mods list. It's a huge overhaul of—as you can probably guess—the way Sims’ personalities work. It changes lots in the background (read the description on the mod page for an exhaustive list) but the best thing about it is that it eliminates all idle conversations. Never again will two Sims blab aimlessly to each other about nothing in particular: instead, they’ll be forced to choose an interaction, which is far more interesting.
Those interactions aren’t random, either: the mod will select them based on traits, moods and the existing relationships between the two Sims in question, which will give them a greater sense of autonomy than ever before. Expect more kisses from love interests—and more sucker punches from your enemies.
Become a Sorceror
Do you miss the magic of previous Sims games? Become a Sorcerer adds a hearty serving of the supernatural, letting your Sims sling magic spells that can either suck the sadness out of a friend or strike down an enemy with a bolt of lightning.
You just need to touch lump of clay, choose one of three rituals—they’ll determine which Needs are replaced with new magical ones—and get to casting. Using magic strengthens your powers and unlocks new spells, but it also depletes your “Magical Connection” (a mana bar, basically), and you’ll have to drain either yourself or another Sim to replenish it.
Depending on your choices, you’ll lean towards good or evil, which changes the type of spells you can cast. Do-gooders can eventually bring ghosts back to life, but if that doesn’t sound like fun, just set fire to a table instead. If you’re bored of your current playthrough, then this is bound to liven it up.
New personality traits
Many of the best Sims 4 mods affect the ways Sims interact with each other. The Sims 4 has a long list of traits that change the way a Sim behaves, and because they’re relatively easy for modders to create you can quickly expand that list through custom content. The Gamer trait, for example, lets Sims improve their gaming and programming skills faster, while the Functional Robots group of traits lets you spawn human-machine hybrid Sims, or just full-on robots who must visit a recharging station every few hours.
There are tonnes of individual traits available on ModTheSims, or you can grab pre-made packages of traits, like this one from modder KawaiiStacie. It will make your Sims natural salespeople, born artists, or slick dancers. Get ready to bust a move.
Want to try out several new traits at once? This mod lets you add more than three traits at a time: you just need to type a quick cheat code including the name of the desired trait to add it to your Sim. It’s all explained on the mod page.
Build your own houseboat
If you’re tired on living on land then this mod lets you take to the water, transforming the game’s decorative boat models into full-on houseboats. They look pretty, and the limited space means you’ll have to get creative with what furniture you try to pack into them. It’s a good choice for a minimalist designer. Click here for a download link alongside instructions on building your first boat.
If you’re feeling particularly outdoorsy, then this separate mod will let you add a custom fishing location off of the side of your new home.
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The idea behind this mod from roBurky is to make your Sims’ happiness “fleeting, meaningful, and personal”. In the normal game, ‘happy’ is the default state, but with this mod your Sims will have to make do with simply being ‘fine’ most of the time. They’ll only be truly happy when something special happens to them such as meeting a new partner, ripping through a good workout or eating a tasty meal. These events, of which there are many, will boost their mood considerably for a short period of time, which feels a bit more realistic.
Don’t worry, the ‘fine’ change doesn’t mean they’ll be grumpy by default—it still counts as a positive mood state.
Old French Village
Bring the Alsace to the Sims 4 with this charming village of old-fashioned cottages. There are ten houses to choose from of varying grandeur (the mansion at the top of the hill is particularly spacious) as well as a pub and café for when your Sims feel peckish.
Somehow, modder catdenny has made the village only using default assets from the game, which is impressive. It does mean that there are slight variations in style, but unless you’re a stickler for European architecture then it probably won’t bug you. It just looks like a nice place to live.
You can add the village in ‘Manage Worlds’, but it will only fit in a vacant 64x64 lot. Sadly, there are no lots big enough in the base game, so you’ll have to travel to Brindleton Bay (part of the Cats & Dogs expansion) or Windenburg (from Get Together) to find a viable plot.
Get to college
We’ve mentioned simmythesim’s Get to College mod before because it fills a gap that those who played The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 will keenly feel. The mod hasn’t been updated in many years, but luckily another modder has come along and patched it up. Grab it here.
Maybe one day we’ll get an official university expansion for The Sims 4, but for now this addition to the best Sims 4 mod list will let you pick one of three majors, carry out related activities and attend lectures, and study to get a good grade.
If the mod doesn’t work for you, then this University Career mod is a decent alternative, although it won’t actually let you visit the classroom. Those interested in the academic lives of their younger Sims may also want to check out Zerbu’s Go to School mod—just make sure you add a new Elementary School or High School to the neighbourhood for it to work.
Less 'Musical Chairs'
This sounds boring, but Sims’ seating habits are so weird that Chris mentioned them in our Sims 4 review. Particularly annoying is the way they move around mid-conversation; when there are several Sims involved normal conversation can look like an elaborate game of Musical Chairs. Shimrod101 has built a mod that fixes that, making it far more likely that Sims will just stay put.
The mod’s download links are outdated, but thanks to another helpful player you can grab an updated version from here (scroll down to LittleMsSam’s comments). By default, it’ll also disable the occasionally infuriating group conversations Sims have around the table, which can override any one-on-one chats you’re trying to have. If you prefer, you can grab a version that keeps group conversations intact.
Turbo Careers
Another one from Zerbu, the Turbo Careers mod makes all adult (and two teen) careers function like the active careers from the Get to Work expansion. You can download work venues from the Gallery, including ones with a combined function, or make your own—just make sure they have the right objects for Sims to do their job.
The necessary activities for career progression are naturally related to the career—programming, cooking, exercising—and sometimes Sims will receive fieldwork. An athlete might have to go to the gym and show off her muscles, while a Sim who works in business might have to offer career advice to those running retail venues.
You can browseall available careers here and the venue requirements for every job here.
MC Command Center
MCCC is a mega-mod that lets you tweak virtually aspect of your Sims’ lives, giving you godlike control over them and others in their world. You can blacklist certain clothing items, even on Sims you aren’t controlling. You can set employment rates for Sims of different ages, scan Sims to find out if they’re pregnant, or even terminate the pregnancy.
There are also lots of automatic settings geared towards letting non-controlled Sims live full lives without you, getting married and having babies of their own volition, and you can also use the mod to adjust the in-game time settings so your Sims don’t take half a day to shower and have breakfast.
Heights
With the new Create-a-Sim tool in The Sims 4, you can spawn Sims of many different widths, but you can't alter how tall they are. This height slider from GODJUL1 lets you adjust the height of your Sims so that the world looks more naturally varied: just click and drag their feet in Create-a-Sim to stretch or shrink them.
Replacement paintings
Once your artist Sim has churned out five paintings a day for a week you start to see the same images coming up again and again. This mod, from DaisyTighfield, replaces those default paintings across all categories with images from around the web, featuring lots of fanart from popular movies and video games.
If you like what you see, you can follow the links provided to find the original images on Deviantart or other sites. You can even create your own masterpieces for your Sims to paint in-game—the instructions are on the mod page.
Gender Preference mod
The Gender Preference mod lets you change the preferences Sims have for romantic partners of particular genders (in The Sims 4 currently that’s just two, female and male). You can adjust the numbers to set your Sims to prefer one gender to the exclusion of the other, to prefer one but also like the other, or to like both equally. Romance away.
Risky WooHoo
Another mod bringing The Sims closer to real life is one from PolarBearSims. It introduces a chance that female Sims who WooHoo rather than explicitly Try for Baby will still fall pregnant. The mod comes with a variety of different percentage risks and adjusts the chances based on where your Sims are getting it on as well as the traits they possess. It also reworks aspects of pregnancy, introducing complications and possible infertility for some Sims.
It should be noted that you can also manually adjust the chances of getting pregnant in MCCC. Entre quatre yeux flac en. Risky WooHoo is compatible with that mod, but MCCC will overwrite the percentage chances.
If you’re looking to change the game even more, have a proper dig into the Create a Sim ‘custom gender settings’ in the base game. They were updated a while back and now provide you with more options, such as the ability to allow same-sex couples to fall pregnant.
And for even more control, check out artulwww’s Pregnancy Mega Mod, which lets you do things like give birth to quintuplets.
For more on the Sims, check out our Sims 4 review and our account of the Sims 4's terrifying first-person mode.
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I like my games to be realistic. That means people get naked. Naked people have nipples. And vaginas. And penises.
What's a good mod that gives me those?
No monstrously huge dicks, or boner dicks please. Just a simple, realistic, albeit aesthetically pleasing nudity skin. Ideally one that replaces the default skin so I don't have to recreate my sims. I'd rather avoid hairy ones for men, or at least have one with options. Same thing applies to pubic hair. Some is good, but no amazon rainforest of a bush, please.
Thanks to all.
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Real GroceriesBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
We as humans have a strange relationship with corporate branding. On the one hand, it’s tacky and gross when it’s forced down our throats. Just ask any Cleveland Cavaliers fan who has to watch their home games at Quicken Loans Arena (note: as of this month, there may not actually be any Cleveland Cavalier fans anymore).
Despite this, we feel giddy when it helps lend legitimacy to our experiences; case and point, these groceries that bear the names of brands you’ll recognize. There’s a huge range, from Capri-Sun to Gillette, and everywhere in between. There’s even Tesco baskets, because every little helps!
…That’s not a typo, it’s the actual slogan of Tesco. It is infuriating.
Lower SalariesBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
When we were kids, we were told that if you study hard, follow your dream, and work your butt off, you’ll be able to achieve your wildest dreams. Fast forward a few years, and we’ve learnt the hard way that that may not be the case. Also, Sheng Long isn’t real either, so stop looking for him.
The Sims 4 is perhaps a little generous with its wage distribution, so it might be time to bite the bullet and inject a little reality into your game by offering your poor Sims a pittance for their efforts of backbreaking labor. Now if only we could find a mod that made it so crime wasn’t so openly advertised, because that’s killing the illusion even more.
No Tree FadeBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
This mod stops trees and bushes from fading when you approach them, as you may have surmised from the name of this mod.
If this doesn’t sound like the kind of thing that excites you, and you are indeed pondering aloud ‘who would require such a ridiculous mod? Balderdash’ – your monocle plunging into your martini with a seething rage. First off, who are you talking to? Second, this mod has more than 4,000 downloads on Mod the Sims alone. Trust us, there’s a market for this. So leaf us alone.
Stretch MarksBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Every body type is different, and sometimes, your skin will do all kinds of things. Stretch marks are a common occurrence, particularly after a pregnancy or significant weight loss – and now, we have a mod that lets your Sims show that natural can be sexy, too.
There are a whole slew of variations to place it on different parts of the body for that all-over effect. Since they are effectively considered tattoos, it may take a little bit of tinkering before you find one that suits your Sim’s particular skin tone. Failing that, you can just claim it’s some really avant garde ink.
Cat & Dog StatuesBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Keen on a cute little pooch or kitty of your very own, but not quite sold on the Cats & Dogs expansion just yet? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way to test the waters without having to fully commit? Well, there is! …And there isn’t… Because with this mod, you’ll be able to sample the joys of being a pet owner! …In potentially the most macabre way possible.
Here, you’re treated to some cat and dog statues to adorn your abode, modelled exactly after the appearance of pets in the Cats & Dogs expansion. Why, they look so lifelike, you almost wonder where they came from! Unless… Oh good heavens, no…
Real Eyes – Cats & DogsSims 4 Mods Skin ChildBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
On the note of cats and dogs, have you ever felt like our furry friends weren’t quite done justice in certain aspects of their design? Try this mod out, and you won’t be haunted by their dead stares any longer, for you will have realized the potential of real eyes! That joke gets about a 3.5/10.
Applying this will give a range of colors and depth to the animals’ peepers that make them feel just that little bit more vivified. If you’ve ever wondered what a ragdoll with bedroom eyes might look like, this is probably it.
More Realistic RestaurantBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
The Sims 4 allows you to experience the stress and euphoria that comes with running your own restaurant. I assume that these are feelings that come with running your own restaurant, because in fairness, I’ve never done one. I do tend to go through stress and euphoria when I microwave SpaghettiO’s, however.
Alas, it operates in the framework of the game’s mandates, which means that it’s pretty much popping 24 hours a day, as if your city is filled with insomniacs. If this doesn’t suit your fancy, you might like to try this mod, which allocates more business during the evening hours when people are eating dinner. Additionally, the skill of your cook will now dictate the quality of the meal, which makes sense. No reason why a 5-star chef should be dumping half-eaten heads of cabbage on the table with casual indifference, right?
Realistic TeethBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Everyone needs a good set of chompers, unless you’re fond of meals consisting chiefly of mushed up goop. Alas, our poor Sims are lumped with rather mediocre teeth that hardly inspire confidence.
But no mas! With a click flick of the mod, you’ve now implanted some fine looking dentures to give your Sim that million dollar smile. It’s a little unnerving at first, but you’ll soon get used to it. Maybe just sleep with the light on, lest they visit you in the night, their toothy grin the last thing you ever see.
M.I.L.K Jasmine SkinBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Funnily enough, there are actually a whole bunch of skin-related mods floating about the Internet for you to choose from, a rather unexpected revelation that reveals some insight into your average Sims modder. Harry Potter was onto something, after all.
Narrowing it down can be a tricky bit of business, but we personally prefer for our flesh-related modifications to err on the side of uncanny. Enter the M.I.L.K Jasmine skin, which makes your Sims look like… well, the mind races, really. The level of shading and detail really is something else, to the point where it may look like you’re playing an entirely different game. Take note, there are a few snafus with the finer details, but the overall package is quite stunning.
Hardy SKINBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
You didn’t think we would leave the fellas hanging, did you? No sirree, we were quick to track down a gorgeous, chiseled physique to leave most men feeling inferior. Don’t cry into your pillow, cry into his robust pectoral muscles instead. He feeds off your misery.
The only drawback of this mod is that we can’t help but wonder what exactly he’s doing in the reverse image up there. It can’t be unseen.
Realistic AgeingBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Treat your Sims right (feed them, house them, don’t light them on fire unless absolutely necessary) and they will live to a ripe old age. Curiously however, the game plays with the concept of time a little bit loosely, and their ageing patterns don’t quite correspond with reality.
With the addition of this mod, the stages of their life will more closely resemble that of an average human being. It’s a lot more drawn out and you may not see the fruit of your labors until you yourself have gone old and gray, but stick with it, and a wizened old nana will be your reward.
SkySims HairBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Sift through Sims mods long enough and you’ll find, much like the drain of your shower, it is absolutely overflowing with hair. It all comes down to preference which route you’d like to take to make your dream Sim. Want something stylish? Click here. Prefer something elegant? Try this one. Hope to look like Rico Constantino from mid-2000’s WWE programming? Of course you do.
Narrowing down the selection can prove to be harrowing. But when all was said and done, we simply couldn’t pass up on the gorgeous locks of SkySims hair. Long, flowing and delicate, it’s the perfect accoutrement to almost any Sim.
HD FeetBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Feet are very important to a certain subset of the community. To some, they are the pinnacle of human beauty, and a topic of great discussion. To others, they’re those smelly things you walk on. No matter which way you lean, there’s no denying that the Sims 4’s take on feet leave a lot to be desired. Looking more like a fleshy slipper than actual tootsies, there has been a lot of mods to rectify this problem.
Sorting through them is a feat in and of itself (pseudo pun), but we like to think that most will be satisfied with these detailed trotters. Just one look and you’ll be tickled pink! …Or maybe you won’t, but for the sake of the pun, we’ll assume you will.
Realistic CloudsBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Here’s one for the dreamers, and the nephologists out there, to a lesser extent.
After all, you may not always be looking down at the floor and dwelling on your Sims’ feet, and there’s a great big sky up above. No need to settle for subpar clouds; use this mod and you’ll be in awe of the accumulation of cumulus. The serious cirrus. The altered altostratus. And whatever other kind of cringeworthy cloud alliteration you can come up with.
Higher, Harder BillsBest Sims 4 Realistic Mods
Thought we’d leave you on a dour note.
After all the fun and frivolity of mods about clouds and feet, we close this list with a mod that reflects the crushing enormity of adult life. How are you going to pay the bills in time? Especially when the rates just keep climbing higher and higher as your house value increases?
Between this and the lower wages mod, you’ll be crying yourself to sleep in no time. Have fun!
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The main intent of this article is to equip responsible parents with the knowledge and techniques to ascertain whether your children might be using any game mods that you might object to. Remember, the developers and publishers of the game, and the player community at large, are not responsible for protecting your children from material that you might prefer they not be exposed to. Only parental oversight on your part can ensure that your kids are playing game content that you approve of.
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Various high-quality skin mod packages for male and female Sims have now been created by fans of the game. These can be easily installed in a non-destructive manner and easily uninstalled if it isn't the player's taste of game play. Tested skin mods include:
As with the No Mosaic mod package that removes the mosaic-blur effect when showering or using the bathroom, it's a matter of personal taste whether some of these more realistic skin options (designated above by the R and M ratings) are lewd or simply realistic and natural. Remember that The Sims games are played in many nations throughout the world and many cultures are not bothered by casual nudity being portrayed in their media or games.
For the adult players reading this article, this is a roadmap that enables The Sims players to safely and non-destructively mod their The Sims/The Sims 3 games to remove all censorship features such as barbie-doll skins, or alternatively to as to improve the visual quality of the barbie doll skins without adding realism that the player might personally find offensive.
Steps to install the above-listed mod packages in order (The Sims)Edit
Steps to install the above-listed mod packages in order (The Sims 3) Edit
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