Mods can go a lot further, too, enhancing the vanilla game until it’s potentially almost unrecognisable.

Best Sims 4 mods

MC Command Center by Deaderpool

Download link:MC Command Center.

Pretty much the reigning monarch of Sims 4 mods, this one.

In a trailer still for The Sims 4 StrangerVille, a Sim reacts with shock to something she has witnessed off-screen.

It’s hard to describe MCCC’s effects briefly because you really can do almost anything with it.

by TwistedMexi

Download link:T.O.O.L.

is to Build/Buy Mode what MCCC is to Live Mode in The Sims 4.

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Although the acronym stands for “Takes Objects Off Lot”, T.O.O.L.

does so much more than that, effectively granting you near-total control over item placement.

An interesting thing to note about T.O.O.L.

A view across water from a promenade in The Sims 4, with the T.O.O.L. (Takes Objects Off Lot) mod descriptor over it.

The Sims 5).

Any mod that can influence the direction of the official game going forward is surely worth checking out.

Project Spiral by MizoreYukii and thepancake1

Download link:Project Spiral.

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But you know what we’re still waiting for?

There’s not a lot more to say here, really.

TS4 Limited Funds Begone!

A distressed-looking female Sim with red hair pouts in front of a nightclub district, in a promotional screenshot for the Meaningful Stories mod.

By MrBASims

Download link:TS4 Limited Funds Begone!

That’s what the TS4 Limited Funds Begone!

Meaningful Stories by Roburky

Download link:Meaningful Stories.

A female Sim regards a delicious-looking strawberry and cream layer cake with obvious delight in a mod for The Sims 4.

Meaningful Stories isan old favourite here at RPS.

Well, Meaningful Stories is for them.

To be honest I get enough of that in real life, but hey: it’s your game.

A close-up of the active household character panel in The Sims 4, showing a much expanded range of away activities added in the More Away Actions mod.

Emotional Inertia Classic by Roburky

Download link:Emotional Inertia Classic.

Emotional Inertia fixes that nonsense.

Wicked Whims by Turbodriver

Download link for players aged 18+:Wicked Whims.

A Kelpie (mermaid) Sim with an eerie blue glow around them strikes a magical pose on a beach in The Sims 4 with the Expanded Mermaids mod.

Wicked Whims retains the core of The Sims 4, but with added frank attitudes towards sex.

Your reasons are your own.

Wonderful Whims by Turbodriver

Download link:Wonderful Whims.

Sim versions of Jill Valentine, Nemesis, and a generic STARS team member from Resident Evil stand against a flaming background with two children (one zombified, one wielding a gun).

Slice Of Life by KawaiiStacie

Download link:Slice Of Life.

More Away Actions by Bienchen83 & LittleMsSam

Download link:More Away Actions.

This expanded version of the mod, More Away Actions by LittleMsSam, does exactly what you’d expect.

A female Sim in a white ballgown and crown sits on a throne, attended by two male Sims in red guard uniforms. This is a promotional image for the Royalty Mod.

Remove Sims From Conversation by MizoreYukii and thepancake1

Download link:Remove Sims From Conversation.

Such a simple thing, yet such a welcome fix.

Now if only they could install this mod in real-world bars.

A Trilby-wearing, gun-toting Sims character in an extremely dark image, against a background of smoke and money bills. This is a promotional image for the Basemental Gangs mod.

Expanded Mermaids by SpinningPlumbobs

Download link:Expanded Mermaids.

Royalty Mod by llazyneiph

Download link:Royalty Mod.

Basemental Gangs by Basemental

Download link for players aged 21+:Basemental Gangs.