The Sims 4 Wants And Fears
Wants and Fears in The Sims 4 are a new addition that came with the July 2022 base game update. To learn how Wants and Fears work in the game, read here.
Wants and Fears in The Sims 4 is the re-vamped whim system which came with the July game update for free. Now, sims will have three 'wants' in The Sims 4, a long-term, short-term, and reactionary want that is situational. Fears take a much more active role in developing your sim's personalities. To learn more about the Wants and Fears system in The Sims 4, read here.
- For more information on the base game update, read our Sims 4 July Patch Notes guide.
Sims 4: Wants
You have the option to confront your fears by completing a Want associated with your fear. These are contained in the spiky bubbles underneath the usual whims or 'Wants' and only appear after you have gained a new fear.
As mentioned, you have three wants at any given time and an optional fourth want that pertains to concurring a fear, (which appears in a jagged bubble).
- Read our Sims 4 High School Years items guide for a comprehensive list of all the items included in the new pack.
Sims 4: All Fears
Fears will appear in your traits panel under the character tab. Fears will slowly develop as you play with your sims, they trigger depending on different scenarios such as the unfulfilled dreams fear, which is triggered when a sim's Wants are not completed often.
Sims can have more than one fear at a time, and it is up to you whether you wish for your sim to live with their fears or concur them by completing the special Wants.
The following are all the new Fears in The Sims 4, how they are triggered and how to concur them.
|
Fear |
Fear Triggered By |
How To Concur Fear |
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Fear of Fire |
Witnessing a fire. |
Extinguish any fire
|
|
Fear of the Dark
|
Having a scary encounter at night. |
Gain a confident mood when outside in the dark. |
|
Fear of Dead-End Job
|
Not experiencing a promotion for some time. |
Wait for the fear-related want bubble to appear. Click on your sim and select 'Regain Passion' before going to work. |
|
Fear of Unfulfilling Dreams
|
No recently fulfilled wants. |
Completing a 'want' first and then discussing your fears with someone close to you. The want will appear in the spiky bubble near the other whims. |
|
Fear of Being Cheated On |
Bad woohoo or no woohoo for some time |
Talk about your relationship fears with your partner. |
|
Fear of Being Judged |
Experiencing mean interactions |
Use the 'figure out differences' interaction with another sim |
|
Fear of Death |
Witness the death of someone close to you |
Discuss fear with other sims or give a Death Flower to Grim. |
|
Fear of Ghosts |
Have a scary ghost encounter |
Enter a fight with a ghost |
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Cowplant |
Get eaten by a Cowplant |
Milk a Cowplant when under the confident moodlet |
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Failure |
Craft a poor-quality item or from having poor work performance |
Ask for a performance review while at work or craft something and show it off to another sim. |
|
Fear of Swimming |
Have a scary experience while swimming |
Swim for an hour while in the confident moodlet state |
|
Crowded Places |
From being on a crowded lot with many sims |
Be funny in a crowded lot. |
- For more Sims 4 content, check out our guide to making a Sims 4 Prom.
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Kiera Mills
Kiera is a former GGRecon Guides Writer.
