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Though there are plenty of layers to the gameplay inThe Sims 4, the traits you assign to your Sim when you first create them are strong enough to influence everything they do. Adult Sims have three traits each, and with a sprawling spread to choose from, every Sim experiences life differently.
Whether it’s the innate traits you give your Sim on creation, reward traits from completing aspiration or working hard in careers, or childhood traits that stick with smaller Sims for life, traits can shape your entire experience. Here’s a detailed look at every trait in The Sims 4.
Updated on June 17, 2025:Now that a few packs have come out since we first published our Sims 4 traits guide, we’re back to add all the extra traits we’ve gotten in-game since to help you make your Sims as individualistic as they can be! We also put our tables into expandable windows to save your from having to scroll forever to find the Sims 4 trait you’re looking for.
What Are Traits?
Traits Overview
In The Sims 4,emotionsare more varied than ever before, with Moodlets introduced in this series entry. And while normal gameplay can impact moodlets, your Sims aremore prone to certain emotionsdepending on their traits. Though townie Sims appear with their traits already set, you canchoose up to three traits for Sims you makeyourselfin Create-a-Sim. Any Sims you download from the gallery will also have a set of traits.
Adult Sims havethree trait slotsby default, but theymay earn additional traitsbased on life experiences, completed aspirations, and more. More on that below!
Overall,traits in The Sims 4 combineto form yourSim’s unique personality. For example, Sims with perfectionistic traits will behave much differently than sloppy Sims, while hardworking Sims are more driven in their goals than lazy ones. Because of this, you’re truly able to makehundreds of combinationsfrom the list of all traits in The Sims 4.
The list of available traits in The Sims 4 grows as you getnew expansion packs. These often have additional traits to give your Sims, heavily influenced by the content of the pack. For example, you’ll find plenty of equestrian-themed traits in the Horse Ranch pack, while Get Together offers more interpersonally social traits for your Sim.
Some packs drastically change how heavily traits in The Sims 4 weigh into things, such as the Lovestruck pack introducing the Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs system that makes certain traits more or less attractive to Sims with a given preference.More on that system here, as it’s currently exclusive to Lovestruck.
Unless you use the Retraiting Potion (or a couple of cheats), youcannot change your Sims' three base traitson the UI or via the “Modify Sim in CAS” option. You can, however, work towardswapping them through behavioral changes.For example, if a Mean Sim continues to do nice things, you may have a chance to swap the Mean trait for the Good one.
Traits Come In Four Categories
Since players may struggle to keep traits in line without them,traits fall into one of four categorieswhen you’re assigning themin Create-a-Sim. These categories are:
By choosing traits from across several categories, you may help make your Sim feel more varied. Additionally, if you’re not sure what you’d like your Sim to be like, you’re able to always use therandomizeoption toselect three traits at random.
What Are Reward Traits?
There are also traits available in The Sims 4 that areinherited traitsas your Sim moves through their life. Whether this is from completing one of their aspirations entirely, reaching the top of their chosen career path, developing relationships with other Sims around their world, or more, there are plenty of ways to add extra traits in The Sims 4.
Though these traits arenot available to selectin Create-a-Sim, Sims can still earn these traits as a result of your gameplay decisions and happenings. They’re typicallylonger-term goalsduring regular gameplay unless you’re using a few cheats - we won’t tell you what to do, justhow to do it.
All Basic Sim Traits
In the tables below, we’ve elaborated on each of the traits you’re able to assign tofully-grown Simsof any species. These are thetraits available in CASthat can be chosen for Sims you’re creating, or given to Sims as they age up, whichcannot be changed.
These appear in theorder they appear on the trait selection page, and we’ve noted which traits are exclusive to expansion packs, too.
Get Together
Foodie
Become Happy whenconsuming foodand drinks of high quality. Become Uncomfortable when consuming food and drinks of normal, poor, or spoiled quality. Can watch cooking shows on TVs to become Inspired. Discuss Fine Cuisine or Discuss Favorite Recipes with other Sims.
Child of the Islands
Child of the Ocean
Child of the Village
High School Years
Everything listed above is anormal Sim traitthat’s accessible for any Sim once you have the expansion pack with which it came.
All Reward Store And Career Traits
Next up, we’re detailing all the traits that you may eitherbuy with Satisfaction Points fromthe Reward Storeor earn viacareer advancement.
Pack
Always Welcome
Able to cook, bathe, and sleep at other homes without consequence.
500
Hygiene doesn’t deplete at the gym, and Fun increases.
Build skills and relationships quicker off the home lot.
1,000
1,500
Stove and Grill Master
Chance to cook higher-quality meals on stoves and grills.
2,000
Outdoor Retreat
Heatproof
Feel no negative effects of hot weather, and cannot burn from the weather.
Feel no negative effects of cold weather, and cannot freeze.
2,500
3,000
These Sims never experience any Tense moodlets,
Begin careers a few promotions ahead of other Sims.
Fertile
More likely to become pregnant, or have twins or triplet pregnancies.
Great Kisser
Boost the Charisma skill a bit every time this Sim kisses someone.
4,000
These Sims will never lose their job or be demoted.
Any plants thatthis Sim is gardeningwill be fertile and prosperous.
5,000
Brave
These Sims remain Confident for longer and are less likely to be Scared.
8,000
10,000
Gain weight slower than other Sims from eating or inactivity.
Make food and drinks of better quality innately.
Location
Become Happy when in the neighborhood where they live.
City Living, Island Living, Snowy Escape, For Rent, Strangerville, andBust the Dust
Lunar Confidant
Werewolf
Begin with higher or lower relationships, based on the kind of introduction given.
Werewolves
Aboveare the traits given whenchoosing an aspiration in a specific category. Traits earned forcompleting an aspirationare in the tablebelow.
Friend of the Animals
Muse of the Maker
Lord or Lady of the Knits
Pry of the Tiger
Matriarch or Patriarch
Friend of the World
Leader of the Pack
Emissary of the Collective
Cure Seeker
The traits in this category must be earned, but they’re no less valuable as traits!
Child And Toddler Traits
Since the youngest Sims among us get their own set of traits for while they’re in theInfant, Toddler, or Child stage of life, we’re giving them their own category, too.
Additionally, since Child Sims have their own set of aspirations to choose from, we’ll be detailing the childhood aspiration traits below as well.
Build adulthoodCreative skillsearlier and more easily.
Build adulthood Mental skills earlier and more easily.
Build adulthood Physical skills earlier and more easily.
Build adulthood Social skills earlier and more easily.
Friendly or funny socials always succeed when performed at parties.
Mind and Body
Confident and Focused moodlets last longer than normal.
Build the Painting, Programming, and Writing skills faster.
Romantic Sage
Have a parent “educate on Positive Romance Dynamics”
Self-soothe through netative romantic experience, and romantic satisfaction decays slower(in adulthood).
Lovestruck
Don’t forget about your tiny Sims when it comes to trait selection! Plenty of youth traits in The Sims 4 will follow your Sims for the rest of their lives.
Other Traits
Finally, we’ve got a handful of traits that don’t fit neatly into the categories above that can still be assigned to Sims in one way or another. These traits are detailed below.
Sulani Mana
Summon Volcanic Bombs and increase plant quality.
Sim must be an Island Elemental or the child of one.
Island Living
Burning Soul
Retain a trait from your previous life upon rebirth into a new one, and recall reward traits manually by peering into a mirror. If you choose to be reborn as a younger Sim, some or all of your childhood skills will be unlocked.
Be reborn after completing your bucket list and finishing the Soul’s Journey.
Life & Death
Grimborn
This Sim has a longer lifespan and scythe mark on their neck.
Game Pack Traits
Weak Bloodline
One additional point earned with each Spellcaster rank advancement, 10% reduction in overloading, and faster EXP gain.
Realm of Magic
Strong Bloodline
One additional point earned with each Spellcaster rank advancement, 20% reduction in overloading, and faster EXP gain.
Sim has a Spellcaster parent with the “Weak Bloodline” trait.
Ancient Bloodline
One additional point earned with each Spellcaster rank advancement, 50% reduction in overloading, and faster EXP gain.
Sim has one or more Spellcaster parents with the “Strong Bloodline” or “Ancient Bloodline” trait.
Randomly assigned to Sims with one or more werewolf parents.
Chopstick Savvy
Sims can successfully consume food using chopsticks.
Eat with chopsticks multiple times to practice, until the Sim is a natural.
City LivingandSnowy Escape
Spice Hound
Sims are happy after eating spicy food, and never find food to be too spicy for them to eat.
City Living
Immortal
This Sim will neverdie of old age(but they can still be killed by other means).
Affizionado
Sims can recover from being “Overbucha’d” faster, and will become Focused when creating quality products at the Juice Fizzer.
Social-Based Pack Exclusive Traits
Authentic Prankstar
These Sims have better success with Mischief and Funny socials, and they can do Teen Pranks as adults.
The Knowledge
Salary boosts at work, and better luck socializing with other Sims in a Friendly way.
Complete the Entrepreneur skill.
Public Menace
No worries when breaking into homes, and better luck with Mean and Mischief social interactions.
Have a Sim with the Nosy trait extort five secrets from other Sims.
For Rent.
Safe Keeper
Make friends in less time, and have an easier time finding more secrets.
Have a Sim with the Nosy trait agree to keep five secrets for other Sims.
Perspectives on Death
Higher point gains on their Soul’s Journey and Unfinish Business tasks, and less intense grieving moodlets.
Reborn
Starting relationships with Sims your Sim knew in their previous life.
Middling Mountaineer
A small improvement in the success of future mountain-climbing excursions.
Complete the second part of an excursion at the silver rank.
Snowy Escape
Capable Mountaineer
Decent improvement in the success of future mountain-climbing excursions, better rock-climbing abilities, and improvement in outdoor activities overall.
Complete the second part of an excursion at the gold rank, and the third part at the silver rank.
Expert Mountaineer
Large improvement in the success of future mountain-climbing excursions, better rock-climbing abilities, and improvement in outdoor activities overall.
Friend of the Wildfangs
Access to the pack’s hangout location, and unique socials with pack members.
Become a friend of the Wildfang pack by invitation fromtheir Alpha, or invite someone else to join the pack.
Friend of the Moonwood Collective
Become a friend of the Moonwood Collective pack by invitation from their Alpha, or invite someone else to join the pack.
As you can see from the wealth of choice you’ve got regardless of expansion packs, traits in The Sims 4 can be used to completely customize your Sims, their lives, and your gameplay overall.
