Literally All Sim Deaths in The Sims 4 and How to Bring Them Back to Life
Did you know there are more sophisticated ways that allow you to exterminate Sims than walling them up with an oven? Here's a handy list of all the ways to kill Sims. And then bring them back to life – if you change your mind.
The Sims is a truly phenomenal franchise that's been with us for over twenty years. The first time we could take control of virtual little humans was in 2000, with the release of the first part on personal computers. Players all over the world are crazy about this game. After all, who wouldn't want to create their virtual counterpart and control every aspect of their life.
Each subsequent installment of the series brought more and more possibilities. New items were added, along with careers or mechanics of interaction between Sims, attracting increasingly large crowds of players. However, whether you loved your sims or not, they probably died sooner or later. Pretty soon, players started finding funnier and more original ways to dispose of the sims. The Sims 4 surely has the riches offer of killing virtual characters, and here, we present all the possibilities of ending Sims' lives.
How to kill a Sim?
The Sims 4 will have their eighth anniversary this year. During this time, the game got no less than thirteen full-fledged expansions. Virtually each of them added new ways to kill the Sims, here are all of them.
- Death by natural causes
- Death from exhaustion
- Drowning
- Death by starvation
- Death in flames
- Electrocution
- Death of anger
- Death by laughter
- Death of shame
- Cowflower
- Rocket crash
- Meteor strike
- Pressing the red button
- Heat death
- Freezing
- Struck by lightning
- Death by poisoning
- Flies
- Death from falling
- Crushed by vending machine
- Killer rabbit
- Lethal chicken
- Being crushed by a bed
- Rabbit flu
- Overheating in sauna
Death by natural causes
Nothing lasts forever. Have you lived a complete and fulfilled life? Seemingly easy activities make you tired? It is probably time to bid eternal farewell to your loved ones, because the grim reaper is probably starting to ask around for your address.
How to? Let your Sim reach the appropriate age.
This death is available in base game.
Death from exhaustion
Who said retirement has to be boring, or that older Sims aren't allowed bodily pleasures. After all, when the whole family moves out of your home, things can get pretty mundane. My wife and I practically didn't leave the bedroom, but after the last time, the room got cold and a black hooded figure appeared in the corner. I also hear the sharpening of scythe all the time, as if someone was killing time, or something.
How to? Make your older Sim perform strenuous activities over and over again, such as exercise or make love. At some point, the character will fall and die of exhaustion.
This death is available in base game.
Drowning
Staying fit is very important in a Sim's life, right? A swimming pool in the backyard was the best idea. Until some invisible force encased it with walls, so getting out is impossible. Even the best swimmer can't spend that many hours in water. Contractions started soon and the sim slowly rested on the swimming pool's floor.
How to achieve the most iconic death in The Sims? Unlike in the previous installments, it is no longer enough to remove the ladder. To drown a sim, you also need to build walls around the pool.
This death is available in base game. In The Sims 4: Island Living add-on, sirens have been introduced to the game, which can encourage sims with their singing to enter the water and then drown.
Death by starvation
You've built a house, bought the necessary equipment, but there wasn't enough money to buy all the equipment needed for the kitchen? Even worse, someone locked you in a room you can't get out of. It's probably no big deal, after all, scientific studies have confirmed that sims can go without food for several days. The rumbling in the stomach grows louder, alluring the grim gentleman. Maybe he'll bring a chocolate with him, perhaps some raisins?
How to starve to death in The Sims 4? To successfully starve a sim to death, you obviously must lock them in a room with no food. After about 3 days, they will finally die.
This death is available in base game.
Death in flames
Seen the Sim Master Chef and figured cooking wasn't hard? After all, even kids can cook the most inventive meals. You roll up your sleeves and turn the stove on. So what that the most complicated meal you've ever "cooked" was a cheese and ketchup sandwich. After a moment, the temperature rose tremendously, and you immediately knew it wasn't a very good idea.
How to die by fire in The Sims 4? Incineration is achievable in various ways. Cooking a dish that's too complicated, putting flammable items near a fireplace, or lighting fireworks indoors can cause a fire and lead to the death of sim. Failure to install a fire alarm will increase the chances of success. Or failure, depending on how you view it.
This death is available in base game.
Electrocution
The coffee machine broke down again, so how are you supposed to get through the day? Don't want to pay through the nose to have it repaired (again)? Even though you don't have any technical skills, you grab a screwdriver and start fixing. It can't be that hard! But do the electric discharges around the sims' body mean you've succeeded?
How to die by electrocution in The Sims 4? If a Sim with low DIY skill tries to fix a broken electronic item, they will most likely get electrocuted. This applies a negative moodlet. If we make the sim reattempt the fix without making his mood better, they'll die. The chance of being electrocuted increases when the equipment is near water!
This death is available in base game.
Death of anger
There are many ways to deal with anger. Some sims practice yoga, cook, or pursue hobbies. But you are completely different – aggression is the oxygen you can't live without. You tried to fight it, but Rubicon was crossed when your roommate forgot to remove the thrash again. It was the final insult. But what matters is the end result. From now on, you can haunt them as a ghost.
How to trigger a death of anger? A sim must experience a +7 level of mood while in a rage to be in danger of dying. However, it's not easy to achieve this, making it one of the most difficult deaths in The Sims 4.
This death is available in base game.
Death by laughter
You are the perfect proof that laughter can kill. Your sense of humor means that even the dumbest joke makes you giggle uncontrollably. Unfortunately, from now on you will have to listen to corny jokes in the afterlife.
How to cause death by laughter in The Sims 4? A Sim will go hysterical when they are very amused. This will cause them to die laughing. The sims near such a ghost will get a happy moodlet.
This death is available in base game.
Death of shame
Living with a large family under one roof can be difficult. Especially if there's only one bathroom in the house, which is occupied for hours, and you have turned off your free will in the settings. But what if you just really need to? Of course, you can relieve yourself in the corner, but this mustn't happen too often!
How to invoke death of shame in The Sims 4? If a sim goes beyond the "Very Embarrassed" emotional state, they will soon die of embarrassment if you don't intervene.
This death is available in base game.
Cowflower
Creating a breathtaking garden has always been your dream. From time to time you bought seedlings of various plants in the store. All the while, however, you were looking for the one that all the neighbors would envy, and that would make tourists start appearing on your parcel. One day in a shady district, you were accosted by a hooded figure who gave you a magical plant. After a few days, a Cowflower grew from it, but you didn't entirely understand what it fed on. You stopped caring for it in the hope that he would wither away. But it became increasingly aggressive until you became its victim.
How to invoke Cowflower death in The Sims 4? Just leave the plant to itself. Eventually it will eat your sim.
This death is available in base game.
Rocket crash
Your goal in life was to reach the stars. So what if you have zero idea about space technology and physics – once you set your mind to something, there's no going back. You finally got your flight beyond Earth's orbit, but no one told you how to land. You just wanted to see the far side of the Moon, huh?
How do you invoke death in a rocket crash in The Sims 4? There are two ways to do this. The first one is about putting a sim with low level of space tech knowledge on a rocket trip. In this case, there's a risk that the rocket will crash upon landing. The second one requires another character with a high level of mischief. They will be able to interact with the rocket and push a fruit into the rocket's exhaust pipe. Which obviously leads to a catastrophe.
This death is available in base game.
Meteor strike
An amazing event was about to happen tonight. After all, meteors are quite rare. Paying no attention to the warnings coming from the radio and TV, you took out your dusty telescope and decided to watch this phenomenon right in the sky. Soon, however, you start to feel the temperature rising and it seems the meteor is coming right at you.
How to die from meteor strike in The Sims 4? All you have to do is look at the stars with your sim and stay outside after receiving the warning message.
This death is available in base game.
Pressing the red button
Over the years of your professional career, you have climbed the subsequent steps of the ladder. But no one ever told you what that big red button in the center of the office was for. The only thing you know about it is that you can't press it. You've been tempted to try to do it many times. Until you finally couldn't help it. You felt a little dazed, but other than that, nothing happened. You tried the second time, and nothing. Third time's a charm?
How to invoke death by pressing the red button in The Sims 4? As the name suggests, you just need to press the button several times. After the second or third press, the Sim will die.
This death requires The Sims 4: Get to Work expansion pack.
Heat death
One of the upsides of entering adulthood is the fact that no one is going to tell you how to dress. So, if you feel like wearing winter clothes in the summer, you have every right to do so. So what there's scorching heat outside, and all the neighbors are sweating at the thought of leaving their air-conditioned houses.
How to invoke heat death? All you have to do is dress the sim in winter clothes and take them outside when it's hot. Things will go downhill from there.
This death requires The Sims 4: Seasons expansion pack.
Freezing
Snow is falling, the temperature plummets. After a few days of frost and continuous snowfall, you ran out of the home like crazy as soon as you saw rays of sun breaking through the clouds. You wanted to go outside so much that you forgot to put on your clothes.
How to invoke death by freezing in The Sims 4? This is actually an analogous situation to the heat death. During cold weather, you can just take the sim out, dressed in, for example, a swimsuit. After some time, the character will freeze to death.
This death requires the expansion pack The Sims 4: Seasons.
Struck by lightning
It is said that we are more likely to be struck by lightning than to win the lottery. Once upon a time, you decided to become a storm chaser. You started to travel around the country in search of this meteorological phenomenon. But why didn't anyone warn you that it can be dangerous, and walking outside during a storm carries a big risk?
How to invoke death by lightning in The Sims 4? Just place a sim outside during the storm. Nothing will happen the first time around, but each subsequent strike can be fatal for the character.
This death requires the expansion pack The Sims 4: Seasons.
Death by poisoning
You've always had a desire to explore new places. That's how you ended up in a jungle. However, your entire crew has disappeared into the quicksand and you are lost among dense vegetation. To make matters worse, you must have got sick, and green spots began to appear on your skin. You don't worry too much – some ginger tea at home should do the trick.
How to invoke death by poisoning in The Sims 4? This can happen when you're in the jungle. The sim will get sick and green marks will appear on their skin. If untreated, the disease will consume the character completely.
The Sims 4: Jungle Adventure expansion pack is required to invoke this death.
Flies
Why would you waste time taking out the garbage? After all, there's so much to do around here! Nothing bad will happen if a few bags are left laying on the floor and a few flies will start to appear around them. But they seem to be multiplying, and you're increasingly anxious about the swarm...
How to invoke death from flies in The Sims 4? Just keep the garbage nice and cozy indoors, which will attract these insects. Being around them puts the Sim at risk of being eaten alive.
To cause this death, you must own The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle expansion pack.
Death from falling
Ever since you were a baby, you set your mind on unachievable goals. It stayed with you into adulthood, and you need to feel the adrenaline rush every now and then. Therefore, after many years behind a desk in a boring job, you decided to go on a dangerous hike to the highest summits in the area. Everything was going smoothly, but at some point the weather changed dramatically, and you didn't have proper shoes. Nothing bad should happen, but slips start to happen increasingly often...
How to induce death by falling? Just send an inexperienced sim to climb Croft Falls. A fall from a mountain can be fatal.
To invoke this death, you must own The Sims 4: Snowy Escape expansion pack.
Crushed by vending machine
There's nothing better than buying a cold drink from a vending machine on a hot day. But of course, the purchased item got stuck inside. There's nothing else to do but shake the machine and hope that the drink will wobble out somehow.
How to achieve this death in The Sims 4? Perform the shake interaction on the slot machine. There's a slim chance that the sim will jump on top of the slot machine and it will actually fall on them.
This death is only possible if you own The Sims 4: Snowy Escape.
Killer rabbit
Fluffy bunnies are cute and all, but are you sure they're harmless? Get on their wrong foot and they'll turn into bloodthirsty beasts straight out of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The sim will be able to go down as an extremely unlucky person.
How to kill a sim like this? Abuse rabbits in The Sims 4 and they'll pay you back in kind.
In order to invoke this death, you must own the The Sims 4: Cottage Living expansion pack.
Lethal chicken
Remember when you used to chase that poor chicken around the farm during your holiday in the country? Even if you don't, the chicken remembers. It escaped its destiny and instead of Sunday dinner table, it ended up in chicken lethal pecking fight club. It secretly waited for an opportunity to take revenge.
How to kill a sim like this? This is similar to the previous proposal. Abuse the chicken and it will eventually crack and peck your sim to death.
In order to induce this death, you must own The Sims 4: Cottage Living expansion pack.
Being crushed by a bed
Pathological housing arrives to the virtual world. With your hard-earned simoleons, you purchase the first square feet of your new home. However, furnishing a new house can be problematic. A good way to conserve space was to buy a fold-out bed, which fits perfectly with the rest of the minimalist decor.
How do you kill a Sim like this in The Sims 4? Just buy a folding bed and use it very often. With some luck, the sim will be crushed to death by it.
Killing a Sim with this item is only possible if you own The Sims 4: Tiny Living.
Rabbit flu
Mr. Fluff hasn't been looking too good lately. His fur is no longer as shiny and fluffy as it used to be, and the foam appearing in his mouth does not bode well. The fact that its cage hasn't been cleaned in ages surely has nothing to do with it. After all, a rabbit doesn't need sterile living conditions.
How do you kill a Sim like this in The Sims 4? It's enough to not clean its cage, which will bring the possibility of getting infected with rabbit flu.
This method can only be used by people who own The Sims 4: My First Pet Stuff expansion pack.
Overheating in sauna
There's nothing better than a sauna session after a hard week at work. Wonderful steam fills the nostrils and makes all your problems disappear for a while.
How to achieve this death in The Sims 4? Enter the sauna several times with the sim. At some point, the sim will die of overheating.
To invoke this death, you must own The Sims 4: Spa Day.
How to bring a Sim back to life?
If the death of a Sim you created turned out too traumatic for you, and you're wondering if it can be reversed, we have good news. There are several different ways to do that, but not all of them are simple. If you fail, the sim will die and a tombstone will pop up. Below, you will find the ways to bring your sim back to life.
Book of Life
A method meant for thos sims, who have chosen a writing career. If a sim reaches level 10 of writing skills and completes the "Best selling author" aspiration, they will be able to write "The Book of Life." After writing it, select the option "write an epic saga..." and choose the sim whom you want to immortalize in this way. This must be done before the sim dies, and it will be possible to resurrect them.
Ambrosia
For this method of resurrection to work, you need another character with a level 10 cooking skill, a level 10 gourmet cooking skill, and a level 7 gardening skill. Thanks to this, he can prepare the ambrosia – but it will not be an easy task. You need to collect an angel fish, a youth potion and a death flower.
If you have all the ingredients, when you click on the refrigerator, the option "prepare a gourmet meal" will appear, and Ambrosia will be one of the choices. However, this isn't the last step in bringing the sim back to life. It's also necessary to wait for its spirit to appear, then invite them to the family and tell them to eat the meal. After eating it, the sim will be resurrected.
The Wishing Well
All you have to do is take the spirit of the deceased sim to the lot where the wishing well is located and make a wish to return to its body. You have to pay one simoleon for it, but this isn't always possible. Just wait a few days and try again.
This method is possible only if you own the Romantic Garden Stuff DLC.
Pleading with the Grim Reaper
The easiest way to bring a sim back to life. All you have to do is convince the Grim Reaper to spare their life. Once the Reaper appears after the death of the sim, you should choose the option to persuade it to spare the character. With a bit of luck, it will listen
