Sims that go through a Midlife Crisis need more adventure and exciting events in their lives. Every day is just the same old thing, and your Sims feel they’re not getting any younger.
These feelings will trigger a life-changing crisis that will change the way they see the world.
Watch out for these signs of midlife crisis in The Sims 4
Before getting into a full-blown midlife crisis, Sims will get various buffs such as The March of Time moodlet. They feel that time is passing way too fast and suddenly realize they’re not getting any younger.
Surprise, surprise!
The buffs your Sims get depend on the kind of midlife crisis they’ll experience.
They may also get the Desire for Excitement buff which indicates your Sim is feeling bored and wants more out of life.
Next, they’ll get the What Happens Now buff. This indicates your Sim is at a crossroads and doesn’t know what to do next. Life didn’t pan out the way they thought it would.
When you get a Midlife Crisis Alert, you know your Sim has hit the breaking point in their life. The daily grind of life has burnt them out and they desperately need to take a break.
How do I overcome a midlife crisis in The Sims 4?
Sims that are in the middle of a midlife crisis will set a series of goals and desires they think can get them out of the crisis.
The fastest way to overcome a midlife crisis in The Sims 4 is to help your Sim fulfill their desires as quickly as possible.
The catch is that these goals are optional. You can help your Sim reach their goals or let them suffer through a midlife crisis.
But if you do fulfill some of your Sim’s midlife crisis goals, the crisis lasts a bit shorter.
Midlife crisis desires are automatically replaced with new ones when completed.
Keep an eye on the moodlet that lets you know how long the midlife crisis will last for.
By default, midlife crises last for 7 in-game days in The Sims 4.
Once the midlife crisis has passed, your Sim will go through a resolution phase reflecting on who they are in life.
They’ll also get the It’s Not So Bad buff which indicates they made it through a midlife-crisis experience and things aren’t as bad as they originally thought.
They may not be the same Sim they were before this life-changing event but they’re at peace with this.
Once again, you can decrease the length of a midlife crisis by helping your Sim fulfill their goals and desires related to this period of their life.
Keep in mind that your Sim needs to be an adult to experience a midlife crisis. Young adults don’t get to experience midlife crises.
There are four different types of midlife crises that your Sims can go through in The Sims 4 Growing Together.
Let’s take a quick look at them.
Desire to Create midlife crisis
Sims may suddenly get a burning desire to create various art pieces and shape Bonsai trees.
Your Sims will want to:
- Sell three paintings to collectors or Art Gallery
- View or admire 10 artwork
- View a Tragic Clown painting
- Shape a Bonsai tree five times
Your Sim will get the Lacking Magnus Opus buff if they fail to be more creative in their life.
By the way, all the art pieces that your Sim will create during a midlife crisis will be a higher level in quality.
Desire for Success midlife crisis
Sims that go through a Desire for Success midlife crisis want more out of life. They want to experience career success and spend lots of money on stuff.
Your Sim will want to:
- Reach Level 2 in the Business Career
- Buy a hot tub
- Purchase $15,000 worth of objects
- Brag 15 times
- Win a competition game
- Go to work Focused
- Negotiate a promotion
- Have a home that’s worth $75,000 or more
Desire for Adventure midlife crisis
Sims that think their lives are too boring will suddenly get an urgent desire for adventure.
They’ll get specific buffs when going through this type of midlife crisis such as Missing Out on the World.
They’ll want to:
- Work on a Steampunk Flyamajig
- Take an outdoor nap
- Travel to 3 unique places
- Hunt for treasures
As you can see, they want to get out of the house and explore the world.
Note: This guide is a work in progress and will be updated with new information as soon as possible.