The Sims 2 cheats for the Legacy Collection

With the re-release Legacy Collections now launched, you’ll want some Sims 2 cheats in your mental rolodex to keep the early aughts life sim under control. The Sims 2 was a pretty big jump from The Sims 1—from 2D into 3D, a bigger overall simulation of life, and a much bigger list of cheats too.

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This is the point in the series where some popular staples like bigger money cheats and needs cheats came into play, which we’ll walk you through below. It’s also the game that has a handy registry of cheats if you type “help” into the cheat console. That thing is a bear to scroll through though and doesn’t always provide the context you’d want to figure out how to put those cheats to the best use. I’ll walk you through the most helpful cheats in The Sims 2 along with some that aren’t actually listed in the in-game menu.

How to enable Sims 2 cheats