All The Sims 4 PC Controls You Need To Know

There are so many fun things to discover about the game like custom content, new packs, and even these awesome sims 4 PC controls. Knowing this list of buttons to press are going to make your experience so much more smooth by letting you skip through using your mouse and letting you do things so much quicker.

Taking Screenshots and Recording Video

When you’re playing the game you’re always going to want beautiful images of your favourite sims. This is super easy to do, just hit these hot keys on your keyboard and it’ll take a perfect image for you!

Hot Key	Result
C	Takes a Screenshot
V	Starts/Ends a Video Recording

Basic Sims 4 PC Controls

There are so many controls that you just need to understand for the game, like you need this first set of controls just to function. These are must knows and you’ll absolutely love to have these memorized, or go ahead and bookmark this page!

Hot Key	Result
Home	Walls Up
End	Walls Down
Page Up	Go Up One Floor
Page Down	Go Down One Floor
Shift + Enter	Centres You On Lot
Click on Sim’s Picture When Controlling	Finds That Sim
Push Down Mouse Wheel	Adjusts the angle of the camera
Scroll Mouse Wheel	Zooms in and out
Esc	Closes Menus
Space	Selects Next Sim in Household
Ctrl + Shift + C	Opens Cheat Box
F1	Enters Live Mode
F2	Enters Build Mode

Simology Panel PC Controls

One place you’re going to spend a lot of time in when playing The Sims 4 is all of the menus at the bottom right side of the screen. You can easily press letter keys on the keyboard when in live mode to shuffle between these menus.

Hot Key	Result
G	Opens Aspiration Panel
I	Opens Inventory Panel
J	Opens Career/School Panel
L	Opens Skills Panel
R	Opens Relationship Panel
Y	Opens Simology Panel
O	Opens Needs Panel

Speed Controls

Every person plays The Sims 4 in a different way and some people are normal speeders and others are 3x speeders. You can easily uses these hot keys to control how quickly your game is moving!

Hot Key	Result
1	Changes to Normal Speed
2	Changes to 2x Speed
3	Changes to 3x Speed
P	Pauses the game

First Person Mode

With an update we got the addition of the first person camera that lets you see exactly what your sims are seeing. This will make you dizzy if you look at it too long though, so user beware!

Hot Key	Result
Shift + Tab	Puts you in or out of First Person
Holding Shift Down	Lets you click on things without moving the camera
Mouse Wheel	Adjusts how much you can see

Build Mode Sims 4 PC Controls

My absolute favourite types of controls are always going to be the build mode controls. These make building so much quicker and let you just breeze through becoming a master builder.

Hot Key	Result
E	Enables Eyedropper Tool
K	Enables Sledgehammer Tool
R	Enables Design Tool
Ctrl + Z	Undo
G	Turns Grid On/Off
B	Enables Wall Tool
Holding Ctrl While Using Wall Tool	Lets You Delete Walls
Backspace While Holding Object	Moves Item to Household Inventory
.	Rotates Selected Item to the Right
,	Rotates Selected Item to the Left
Ctrl + F	Lets You Do 1/4 Floor Tiles
Holding Alt While Holding Object	Lets You Place Items Without Grid Limitation
L	Switches Lighting to Next Stage (Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night)
Delete While Holding Object	Deletes Whatever Object You’re Holding
[ When Painting Terrain	Makes Brush Smaller
[ When Painting Terrain	Makes Brush Larger
; When Painting Terrain	Makes Brush Softer
‘ When Painting Terrain	Makes Brush Harder

Final Thoughts on Sims 4 PC Controls

Learning these incredible Sims 4 PC Controls is going to completely change how you play the game. It’ll make your experience so much easier and have you loving playing this game even more. Happy Playing!