How to Remove a Sim Character

This wikiHow teaches you how to remove a Sim from a Sims 4, Sims 3, or Sims FreePlay game without killing the character.

Table of Contents

The Sims 4

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Open the Manage World menu. Click the ⋯ icon in the upper-right corner of the screen, then click Manage World in the menu that appears.

A dialog box will pop up asking if you want to save the game. This is a good idea in case you change your mind or accidentally delete the wrong Sim.

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Choose Sim’s house. Find the house where the Sim you want to delete lives, then click on the house.

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Click the ⋯ icon at the bottom right of the screen. Additional options will appear here.

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Click the “Manage Househpd” icon. The option with this house icon is at the bottom right of the screen. The “Manage Househpd” window will appear with a list of Sims living in that house.

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Click the “Edit” button with the pencil icon located at the bottom right of the “Manage Househpd” window. The Sims editor will open.

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Select Sims. Hover over the head of the Sim character you want to remove. The character’s head will be displayed in the lower left corner of the screen.

The Sims 3

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Game file backup. In The Sims 3, you will need to use a cheat code to remove a Sim. The game can crash if you apply this method, even in the worst case, corrupt the save file. Therefore, you should back up the game before you start: ^{[2] X Research Source}

On Windows — Open This PC , double-click the hard drive, double-click the Program Files folder, open the Electronic Arts folder, open the The Sims 3 folder, open the saves folder, find and click the appropriate save file, press Ctrl + C and paste the save file in another folder by going there and then pressing Ctrl + V .
Mac — Open Finder , open the user folder, open the Documents folder, double-click the Electronic Arts folder, open The Sims 3 folder, open the saves folder again, find and click the save file of the game you want adjust, press ⌘ Command + C , then paste the save file in another folder by going there and then pressing ⌘ Command + V .

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Turn on cheat mode. Press Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + C (or ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + C on Mac), then type testingcheatsenabled true and press ↵ Enter . Cheat mode will be enabled in the game.

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Note: The Sim you want to remove is not under control mode. We cannot delete Sims that are being controlled by the player.

If the Sim to be removed is being controlled, you can click on another character to switch control mode to this Sim.

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Hold down ⇧ Shift and click the Sim you want to delete. A list of options will appear above and around the Sim’s head.

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Click Object… at the top of the Sim.

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Click Delete It . This option is located just above the character’s head. Existing Sims will be immediately removed from the game. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

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Resetting the Sim is also an option. If your character’s actions fail (such as getting stuck in a position or half-falling to the floor), you can use another command to reset the Sim. Open the cheat console and type resetSim , space with the full name of the faulty Sim, then press ↵ Enter . ^{[4] X Research Sources}

For example, if Sim Joira Johnson is stuck, enter resetSim Joira Johnson here.
This will cancel all Sim’s wishes and moods.

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Try another reset method. If the reset command does not work, apply the following:

Enter moveObjects on in cheat conspe.
Enter Buy Mode and select Sim to delete.
Click the ⋯ icon and then select Edit Town .
Click the two houses icon. This is the Change Active Househpd option. ^{[5] X Research Sources}
Move to any other house, play for a few minutes and then switch back to the family that is failing. The “deleted” sim will reappear near the sidewalk.

The Sims FreePlay

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Find Sim to delete. Move through the world until you find the Sim you want to remove from FreePlay.

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Tap the Sim you want to remove. If this Sim is being controlled, when you tap it, the character options menu will pop up.

If you’re controlling a Sim, tap the green “Switch Selection” icon in the upper right of the menu to switch to the selected Sim, then tap the Sim again.

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Click the “Delete” red and white circle with a diagonal line through it. This option is on the right side of the Sim’s face, at the top of the pop-up menu.

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Tap YES when prompted. This green button is at the bottom of the pop-up window. Immediately, the Sim will be removed from the FreePlay game.

This decision cannot be undone.

Advice

You can go online to see more ways to kill Sim characters that apply to The Sims 2 or The Sims 3.

Warning

Using cheat codes in The Sims 3 can cause the save file to be corrupted and the game impossible to restore. File backup is the solution to this problem.

Steps

The Sims 4

The Sims 3

The Sims FreePlay

Advice

Warning

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