The Sims 4: How To Delete a Sim (2024)

The Sims is a virtual reality simulation game that allows players to build and design ideal life. The Sims 4 is the latest addition to the series, with a lot more freedom to explore worlds, create personalized Sims, and control every aspect of their lives. It comes with a more hands-on approach to customizing the Sims and choosing personality traits according to their desires.

Some players might get carried away and create too many Sims(yes, it happens!), or perhaps they just don’t like how one of their Sims turned out to be. Either way, if a Sim is taking up too much space in the household, or causing trouble – the only way to get rid of them is to delete the Sim properly so that they don’t come back knocking on their door ever again. This article will provide a walkthrough of deleting a Sim in The Sims 4.

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How To Delete a Sims in Sims 4

Deleting a Sim in The Sims 4 is pretty straightforward. However, before making any big changes, don’t forget to save the game progress. Follow the instructions below to save the game progress.

• Open the menu in the top-right corner of the screen.
• Click the Manage Worlds icon and save the game from the popup menu. This enables players to restore the saved file in case of change of mind, or accidentally delete the wrong Sim.

These steps will quickly enable players to get rid of a Sim of their choice permanently.

• Locate the household of the Sim. Click on the “More” option, represented by three dots “ … ” in the top right corner of the screen and click Manage worlds option from the menu.
• Click on the “Manage Household” option to view all the Sims currently living in the house.
• Hover the cursor over the Sim’s image players want to get rid of.
• Hold still for a few seconds till an X button pops up.
• Click on the X button, and when prompted, confirm the choice to delete the Sim permanently.
• And, that’s it! The selected Sim will instantly be deleted from the game.

The Sims 4 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.