There’s a trend in The Sims 4 that sees players killing off their characters seemingly at random, but there’s a good reason behind it. Although this practice may seem counter-intuitive, as for years players have attempted to keep their Sims alive as long as possible for fear of having to start over, sometimes players are intentionally trying to knock their characters off all in the name of fun – but not the Sim's fun.
The reason for this trend is quite simple. Just like there are endless opportunities in the game to create a perfect life, there are also endless options for how a Sim can die. There are twenty-three The Sims 4, thirteen of which are only accessible through DLC content.
While some of these deaths in The Sims 4 are realistic and common, like old age or over-exertion, others are much more bizarre. Therefore, many players want to activate the deaths themselves in order to see what all the fuss is about, thus explaining the increase in players intentionally killing their characters.
What Ways Can A Sim Die In The Sims 4?
There are ten possible death sequences in the original version of The Sims 4. Older Sims can die from old age or over-exertion, whereas any Sim can die from fire, drowning, electrocution, and even starvation if players forget to regularly feed their character. The final four deaths are a bit more interesting, explaining why players want to recreate them themselves. Sims can die from a cow plant (which sucks their life force – seriously), mortification, cardiac explosion from extreme anger, and hysteria, which happens if a Sim laughs too much. Evidently, if a Sim feels any feeling too strongly it could be the end of them.
The deaths that are available through DLCs – including expansion, game and stuff packs – are even weirder. Sims can die in a rocket ship crash, they can wish for the wrong thing at the wishing well, or simply by eating a dangerous puffer fish. There are poisonous arrows to watch out for if traversing through the jungle, and even the research machine at The Sims 4's University can overexert a Sim to the point of death. Sims can also away after overheating in a sauna, being hit by lightning, or attacked by bugs or other poisonous creatures. Similarly, exposure to extreme temperatures, the death flower, and a rabid rodent can kill a Sim. Finally, one of the newest deaths happens if a Sim gets trapped in a Murphy Bed.
Killing off one’s Sim may seem counter-intuitive, but given how many ridiculous deaths can be accessed through The Sims 4, it’s not hard to see how (and why) dark-minded players started this trend in the first place.