The Sims 4 Scenarios add a new layer of depth and challenge to the game. These pre-made stories offer players a structured gameplay experience with multiple possible outcomes. By completing scenarios, you can unlock valuable rewards and enhance your Sims’ lives.
Scenarios provide a unique gameplay experience, combining storytelling with open-ended challenges. Each scenario has specific starting conditions and potential endings, allowing players to explore different paths and make choices that impact the outcome. As you progress through a scenario, you’ll earn Satisfaction Points, which can be spent on various rewards.
This guide discusses everything you need to know about playing Scenarios in The Sims 4.
How to Start a Scenario?
To start a Scenario, follow these steps:
- Select the “New Scenario” button: From the main menu, click the “New Scenario” button to view available Scenarios.
- Choose a Scenario: Browse the available Scenarios and select one that interests you.
- Read the details: Read the Scenario’s details, including the theme, requirements, and potential outcomes.
- Start the Scenario: Click the “Start Scenario” button to begin.
Starting a Scenario with an Existing Save
You can also start a Scenario with an existing save. To do this:
- Select the “Load Game” option: From the main menu, click the “Load Game” option.
- Choose your save: Select the save you want to use for the Scenario.
- Start the Scenario: Click the “Start Scenario” button.
Permanent Scenarios in The Sims 4
Over 19 permanent scenarios are available in The Sims 4 for you to play anytime. Let’s discuss each of these individually:
| Scenario | Difficulty | Description | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parenting Predicaments | Beginner | Parent Sims is struggling to raise a family. Outcome: Raised responsible teenagers. Raised wild teenagers. Leonardo over-achieves, and Sofia slacks off. Leonardo slacks off, and Sofia over-achieves. | Take care of younger siblings. Outcome: Raise grades and Simoleons before aging up. |
| Stuck in their Shadow | Beginner | Nova gets afraid of being overshadowed by Lewis in the university but they encounter again in the professional world. Outcome: Quitting the rat race. Keep your enemies closer. The underdog wins! Enemies to lovers. Dream chaser. | Highflier trait |
| New in Town | Beginner | A new Sim moved into town. Outcome: Love at first sight. Talk of the town. Instant friends. Great first impression. Welcome newcomer. | Inspired Explorer trait |
| Aliens Stole My Parents | Intermediate | Surviving cutthroat success competition between married a couple. Outcome: Both Sims become CEO 1 becomes CEO other becomes an Angel Investor Sims are no longer married | Mentor and Speed Reader trait |
| Into the Moodlet | East | Sim stress on the retail job. Outcome: Control Sim’s emotions and complete all goals. | Points |
| Power Couple | Easy | Some Sims need a push to become amazing. Outcome: The Sim is at level 3 in any career, has 3 friends, and completes 2 aspiration milestones. | Satisfaction points |
| Honeymooners | Intermediate | Newly engaged couple plan their wedding. Outcome: Married Sims WooHoo while on vacations | Satisfaction points |
| Engaged in Conflict | Intermediate | Engaged Sims couple rethinking their relationship. Outcome: Married with resolved conflicts. Married with unresolved issues. Breakup before the wedding. Breakup during the wedding. | Satisfaction points |
| Well-Rounder | Intermediate | A Sim needs help surviving dangerous culinary excellence without setting things on fire. Outcome: Despite the danger, Sim becomes a celebrity chef. Sim becomes a Celebrity Mixologist, a safer choice. | Satisfaction points |
| Too Many Toddlers | Intermediate | Can Sim care for many toddlers while dividing attention and care equally? Outcome: Toddlers reach level 3 in 4 skills | Satisfaction points |
| Super Rich Supervillain | Intermediate | Working as a secret agent is super rich; how would a supervillain turn out? Outcome: Earn 500,000 Simoleons in the Villain branch of the Secret Agent career. | Satisfaction points |
| Unlucky Chef | Hard | A teen used to mayhem moves to a new town. Would this new town be the same or a new start for her? Outcome: The teen is a B-student and has 5 friends. The teen is an A-student. The teen is a partner in crime with another Sim who has done at least 1 school prank. | Satisfaction point |
| Troublemaker | Easy | A teen used to mayhem moves to a new town. Would this new town be the same or a new start for her? Outcome: Teen is a B-student and has 5 friends. Teen is an A-student. Teen is a partner in crime with another Sim that has done at least 1 school prank. | Satisfaction points |
| Extraterrestrial Researcher | Intermediate | A Sim obsessed with going to outer space to discover extraterrestrial creatures. The first thing you’ll do is build a DIY rocket to head to space. Outcome: Bring back 5 unique alien critters. | Satisfaction points |
| Rom-Com | Easy | Romance died in an engaged couple’s life. Can an aspiring comedian find humor in their life, preventing their relationship from failing? Outcome: A Sim makes it to the Comedian branch and gets their initial romantic relationships to lovers or greater. A Sim makes it to the Comedian branch and breaks up with their initial partner. A Sim makes it to the Comedian branch and is currently Soulmates with their initial partner. A Sim makes it to the Comedian branch, but their initial partner has moved out or died. | Satisfaction points |
| No Skills No Problem | Intermediate | A Sim cannot get skilled enough; therefore, you must figure out ways to work harder and smarter than others. Outcome: 400,000 Simoleons | Satisfaction points |
| Making Money | Easy | You start broke and become a millionaire. Outcome: Have 1 million Simoleons. | Satisfaction points |
| Finding Love After Breakup | Intermediate | Scenario starts with a Sim having a recent breakup. Outcome: Sim broke up with their soulmates. Sim is best friend with someone they’ve broken up with. Sim’s soulmate is someone they’ve never broken up with. | Satisfaction points |
| Plant-a-Sim | Easy | Sims magically turn into a plant. Outcome: Complete all goals while living plantSim life. | Super Green Thumb trait |
Playing The Sims 4 Limited Timed Scenarios
Scenarios only accessible for a limited period will frequently be featured alongside the two regular ones. As the name implies, players only have a limited amount of time, generally just a few days, to finish the task before it vanishes forever. You must check for Limited Timed Scenarios regularly.
There are 7 limited time scenarios in The Sims 4. Complete each reward with Satisfaction points, but note that they are no longer available in the game.
- Best Friends Forever
- Celebrate Carnaval
- Cook Out
- Explore the Night
- Frog Fanatic
- Inspirational Mentor
- Surviving the Holiday
How to Play Limited-Time Scenarios After Expiry?
If you have a saved campaign with the scenario still in progress, you may continue playing any time-limited Scenario when it is no longer available. So, to ensure you have enough time to appreciate the task, clone your game as soon as you start playing and keep a “clean” backup in your Saved Games folder. That way, you may theoretically return to the task’s beginning once it has officially finished, provided you wouldn’t lose the save.
Furthermore, if you unplug your computer from the net, hitting the New Scenario button can provide you access to a comprehensive list of all Scenarios currently in the game code. This list contains all of the timed ones. You may begin any of them if you can view them.
Scenarios Not Working Fix
It’s possible that Scenarios aren’t working for you. The “New Scenario” button produces a clicking sound as if it were about to open, but nothing happens. The game isn’t crashing or anything like that. You cannot access the situations. The modifications, particularly the tool mod, must be updated to address this issue.
Another option is to follow the procedures outlined below to resolve the problem:
- Copy the Sims4 folder from Documents\ElectronicArts to an external disc or another location. This is only a fallback in case something goes wrong. For the next several stages, you won’t need this folder.
- In Documents\ElectronicArts, rename theSims4 folder to Sims4 Backup.
- After renaming your game, correct it in Origin by right-clicking it.
- Put on a fresh game and begin playing. All your saved games will vanish, your preferences will be returned to factory defaults, and all your custom stuff will vanish, but never from your backup. In your documents\ElectronicArts folder, a fresh Sims 4 folder will have been created. Some directories may be absent because they are typically created when needed.
- Check to see if the problem has been resolved.
Replace your saved game and try again if it works. If it still works, put the following items from your backup into the newly formed folder.
- Do it one by one to make sure they all still work.
- ini or just re-set all your settings manually
- Tray Folder
- Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, and make-up.
- Screenshots/Videos/Custom music
- Rest of the save games. Leave out slot_00000001.save, which is the autosave and is no longer needed.
- ConfigOverride if you have your configuration files.
The remainder doesn’t need to be replaced because they’re largely cache files that need to be recreated or log files that aren’t required for the game to run.
