Highlights
- The Sims 4 modding community offers a wide range of custom content, from hairstyles to furniture sets, allowing players to enhance their gameplay experience and personalize their virtual world.
- Popular websites like The Sims Resource and Maxis Match CC World provide a vast collection of free custom content for players to download, with options to filter their search based on specific categories or criteria.
- Sims players can also find mods and custom content on platforms like Curse Forge, YouTube, Pinterest, Patreon, and Tumblr, each offering unique features and benefits, such as easy downloading, inspiration, and direct support to content creators.
Sims aficionados worldwide can agree that one of the most exciting parts of The Sims 4 is the ability to customize and enhance gameplay with mods and custom content (CC). The modding community has all the bases covered, ranging from unique hairstyles to stylish clothing and decorative furniture sets.
Those willing to venture beyond the boundaries of the base game will find that handpicking new content for their game brings life back to the virtual world of their Sims. Players frequent many places while shopping for custom content, but only a few can be the best. Seasoned players and eager newcomers alike can benefit from exploring these websites to revitalize their virtual playgrounds and expand the immense possibilities within their game.
Players should download mods and custom content at their own risk. Be sure that all mods and custom content are up-to-date and come from reputable sources to ensure that it does not corrupt game files or consoles.
10 The Sims Resource
One of the most popular places to download custom content in The Sims 4 is The Sims Resource. It is the largest online community for games in The Sims franchise and has provided content for its games since 1999. Each piece adds improvements to customization options and offers ideas that developers missed. Players who are shopping for specific custom content items can filter their search by game, artist, and object category.
Over 10,000 content artists submit their work to this site for players to download with over 100 new files added daily. Even better - everything is free so long as visitors put up with ads and slow download rates. Those who wish to support this site and their favorite creators can pay as little as two dollars a month to subscribe to their VIP programs for ad-free, single-click downloads.
9 Maxis Match CC World
A fan favorite for custom content consumers is the meticulously methodized Maxis Match CC World. Creations by hundreds of different artists are reblogged on this website for shoppers to browse and download as they please. The beauty of Maxis Match CC is that the art style looks as though it belongs in the game, in opposition to Alpha CC style which provides content that looks more realistic.
The structure of this site allows its visitors to customize their search for items specific to create-a-sim, build/buy mode, pets, and many more. Looking for more afro-textured hair? Select "Hair" from the navigation page and choose to be directed to posts based on age, gender, hair length, style, and texture.
8 Mod The Sims
Since 2004, Mod The Sims has existed to guide Simmers to exactly the type of custom content and mods that they are looking for. Players who are sick of annoying and terrifying bugs and glitches in the game can find exactly what they need to fix their problems.
This site even offers all the resources and tutorials needed to create new custom content and improve players' gameplay experience. From beginner projects such as fitting a logo to a T-shirt to expert projects like creating textures and meshes, Mod The Sims have everything that players need to begin their custom content creation journey.
7 Curse Forge
Curse Forge is a site that makes downloading mods and custom content incredibly easy. Find mods that deter Sims from using bathroom sinks to wash their dishes and custom backgrounds and loading screens all in one easily accessible place. Once Sims players start using Curse Forge, they never go back to other sites.
In comparison to other sites like The Sims Resource, this site allows its visitors to download as many pieces of custom content as they want in a matter of seconds. There are no ad interruptions, and the downloaded files go straight into the mod folder. The website will even sort through custom content and mods that are out of date with the latest patch update.
6 Llama CC Finds
Llama CC Finds, named in relation to the franchise's obsession with llamas and freezer bunnies, is a fan-owned website that reblogs custom content for The Sims 2, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4. This blog offers everything from custom hair to fully furnished houses for download, and it is refreshed on a daily basis.
Although this website offers a smaller variety of content, it's a great place for those new to custom content to commence their shopping hauls. Use the search bar to type and find exactly what kinds of content are needed for personalized, realistic gameplay.
5 YouTube CC
YouTube can be used as a secondary source for finding custom content. Simmers who upload on YouTube fill their game with mods and custom content, so their game looks unrecognizable from the base game. Several YouTubers will post videos highlighting their favorite cc finds or a haul of their recent shopping sprees.
For those who want their game to look like their favorite YouTubers' games, there are several places to go. UrbanSims, a Sims stylist who competed on the Sims game show "The Sims Spark'd," makes frequent posts about custom content she uses in her games as well as advertises the cc she creates herself.
4 Sims 4 Updates
Since 2009, the Sims 4 Updates website has connected players to the exact kinds of custom content that they desire. Thousands of creations are listed here, and they are categorized by accessories, clothing, furniture, and many others. And although they are unusable, there is even a category for cars, which is a feature that The Sims 4 has been missing since its release.
Not only does Sims 4 Updates post custom content, but they also provide lists for cheat codes, guides, tutorials, and mods. The only downside is that there are a lot of ads to put up with.
3 Pinterest
Pinterest is home to many creative posts, but it is a goldmine of inspiration for Sims enthusiasts. Many flock to this website to find artistic custom content in The Sims 4 and browse through boards that users have created for certain aesthetics and content types. For example, players looking for cowgirl/cowboy and horse-themed create-a-sim items for the new Horse Ranch expansion pack can get easy access to boards filled with custom content.
Fortunately, the website is very user-friendly and yields a lot of results. Unlike websites such as Curse Forge, however, Pinterest does not keep its visitors up to date on broken mods and custom content unsupported by its creators. Simmers should beware that Pinterest links lead to reliable sources.
2 Patreon
The majority of custom content creators do not get paid for their hard work. For this reason, many large-scale creators post their content on Patreon, where people can directly support and donate to them. Those who pay small monthly membership fees can get access to content before it is released to the public and other rewards decided by the creator. After it's released to the public, everyone can access the content that - like The Sims 4 - is free to download.
Due to the fact that many content posts are behind paywalls, those who are shopping for content can ensure that they are among the highest quality work.
1 Tumblr
Several creators use Tumblr as a mod hub and a place to reblog custom content. It's a great place to be involved in the Sims community and is completely free to browse and download. The whole site, however, is home to many other smaller creators that deserve recognition.
Tumblr has everything players need to improve their gameplay experience in The Sims 4. The user Okuree is known for creating diverse hairstyles and reshade presets. Kijiko's most popular cc items are new eye shades and eyelash sets, which are desperately needed for base game content. Players in need of a wardrobe refresh should check out Arethabee's Tumblr for clothing custom content.
The Sims 4 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.