Sims 4 Sentiments: A Full Guide on How They Work

Learn how to utilize the Sims 4 Sentiments function. Create great relationships that are stronger, more meaningful, exciting, and dramatic! Enhance your gameplay experience by fully understanding how sentiments work. This article will explain the ins and outs of Sims’ emotions and how the interactions Sims have can be one of the most fun aspects of the game.

What are Sims Sentiments?

The best way to explain what Sim’s Sentiments are is to relate them to human feelings and emotions. These are the feelings that Sims have for each other. They can be good or bad and are influenced by behavior and the interactions in their relationships with each other. It is designed to mimic the way relationships form in real life. Sentiments can also work like memories. For example, if there is a meaningful moment or experience in a relationship, this can be remembered in the form of a new sentiment between the two sims.

These sentiments can be short-term or long-term. The length is affected by the intensity of the emotion. An example of this would be, if two sims went on a mountain climb together, that would create a short-term sentiment memory. However, if a Sim cheated on another Sim that would create a long-term sentiment memory. Sentiments are the foundation of the relationship experience in Sims4.

How do the sentiments work?

Sentiments reflect how Sims feel about each other. This can be acted out in positive or negative ways. For example, if a Sim has cheated on another Sim, this can create the “Furious about Cheating” sentiment. This will create powerfully angry or sad moodlets when they are around that sim that cheated. They can then use their mischievous or mean socials when with that person and friendly communication would be a no-no. Much like real life, the sim expresses their painful memories, frustration and wounds in this way.

On the positive side, Sims can fall in love when using the “Deeply in Love” sentiment, and their interactions around the Sim they love will then produce happy or flirty moodlets when around them and will be happy in social situations together. One of the interesting aspects of sentiments is that they are not necessarily mutual. So for example, in a relationship break-up situation, one partner can be happy and calm about it, while the other partner can be furious.

These are the 4 types of positive sentiments:

Adoring, Close, Enamored, and Motivating.

These are the 4 types of Negative sentiments:

Guilty, Hurt, Furious, Bitter.

A Sim can have up to 4 sentiments at once. If the Sim gains the 5th sentiment, it will replace the weakest sentiment within the current 4.

Within the sentiments there are also more individual sentiments within these types, maxing at 30 base game sentiments, although 54 more are available across all DLC packs.

Where are the Sims Sentiments located?

The sentiments are located in the relationships panel, located at the bottom right of the screen. Here you will find all the sims that your sim has relationships with. When you click on the Sim it will display “Open Sim Profile” Here you can view all of the details for the selected sim. The sentiments are displayed at the bottom. If there is nothing there. This panel is empty because you have not had any interactions with that sim. Here you will also be able to see a second sim’s interactions with that Sim and how that sim feels about your sim. This is handy if you do not know that sim yet or if they are not in your household.

It is easy to see the sentiments when you are in conversation with another sim. This will be shown in the middle part of the conversation panel. If you click on the icon that looks like a book, this will open up all current sentiments toward the other.

list of Sims Sentiments

Here is the list’s of Base game sentiments. Other Sentiments are obtained in DLC packs.

positive Sentiments

Sentiment name Description Type

Negative Sentiments

Sentiment Name Description Type

DLC pack list

If these sentiments aren’t enough and you want to get more, you can do this via an expansion pack. This is a list of the packs available with added sentiments.

• SD – Spa Day
• SE – Snowy Escape
• DHD – Dream Home Decorator
• CoL – Cottage Living
• MWS – My Wedding Stories

You can download them here: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/packs/expansion-packs

We hope this information is helpful to encourage you to create fantastic relationships with your Sims. Sentiments are an amazing feature that brings near real-life scenarios and an extra dimension to your Sim characters.