If you’re running out of story ideas for The Sims 4 City Living, you’ve come to the right place. In this quick guide, I’ll list some of the most popular story ideas tested by Simmers.
Pick one of them or mix them together to spice up your gameplay.
Examples of Sims 4 City Living gameplay ideas
The corporate employee turned politician
After spending 5 years as a corporate employee trying to climb the corporate ladder to CEO, your Sim realizes this career path doesn’t satisfy them anymore.
They want to change the world and decide to pursue a political career.
Rags to Riches in San Myshuno
The Rags to Riches challenge will be a lot more difficult in San Myshuno. Your Sim will need to work a lot harder to go from rags to living in an expensive penthouse.
But the satisfaction they get knowing they moved from an apartment infested with roaches and mice to a penthouse with an amazing view is worth the effort.
A new beginning in San Myshuno
A single mom or dad moves to San Myshuno with their teenage daughter and son. Taking care of two teens is really challenging, especially when you’re working a full-time job.
Your Sim also wants to find a reliable partner in the city.
At the same time, they want to take good care of their kids and help them with skill building so they can go to college.
The golddigger story
Have a golddigger find and seduce the richest Sim in San Myshuno. You may want to ask them about their romantic preferences first. If they’re not interested in that kind of relationship with your golddigger, you need to move on to your next target.
Have the golddigger use some trickery to get their rich target to marry them. Then, have them cheat on their spouse with everyone.
Master of Mischief
Have a Sim with the Mischief aspiration use only Mischief and Mean interactions with other Sims. Do your best to make the whole city hate your Sim.
Have them work in a Criminal career and challenge them to earn enough money to buy the most expensive apartment in the city.
Additional gameplay ideas for The Sims 4 City Living
- Test different careers or focus on your Sim’s aspirations. For example, you can pursue a Singing career.
- Learn all the City Living recipes and successfully create them at home. To achieve this goal, go to all the festivals and visit all the food stalls. Your Sim will love spicy food.
- Don’t spend a single Simoleon on food. Eat what townies have prepared.
- Help a Sim at max fat and no muscle change their lifestyle, get back in shape, and find their soulmate in the city of San Myshuno.
- Make money with the Charisma skill, befriend townies and ask them for loans.
- Have a kleptomaniac Sim steal all the paintings from the Art Museum.
Happy Simming!