The Sims 4: Cottage Living is a country-living-inspired 2021 expansion pack of The Sims 4. Focused on farming and a rural lifestyle, the expansion pack includes various farm animals such as cows, chickens, and llamas. The expansion pack takes place in an English-inspired town known as Henford-on-Bagley and has its own pre-made families and shops to be interacted with. It also features new traits, aspirations, skills, and activities to make the player’s world new, exciting, and dynamic. The Sims 4: Cottage Living is the perfect expansion pack for the player who enjoys slow, simple gameplay away from the hustle and chaos of cities.
The Sims 4 received mixed reviews shortly after its launch, with critics calling the game incomplete and others praising it for its improvements from The Sims 3. Despite the criticism, the game is the most successful Sims game to date, receiving more than 70 million players as of 2023.
The Sims 4: Cottage Living Premise
The Sims 4 is a game that has no set objective. The game is a social simulation where players create their sim and control their actions. The player becomes responsible for the sim’s needs, aspirations, desires, and lives. In The Sims 4: Cottage Living, players live in the fictional town of Henford-on-Bagley on a homestead. Here, players raise farm animals, grow crops, and interact with the village, its shops, and even its mayor. Each player can get involved in various activities like raising a family, getting a job, and participating in the town fair.
The Sims 4: Cottage Living Main Characters
Within the new world of Henford-on-Bagley, players are introduced to seven townies and four premade families. All of these NPCs have unique characteristics and traits that players should be familiar with. Here is a list of residents in Henford-on-Bagley.
- Moody and McMillan household: Ian and Derek escaped their unfulfilling office jobs to live a life of peace in their rustic house in the village. Despite their personality differences, they enjoy their time together in retirement and as crucial figures in Henford-on-Bagley.
- Watson Family household: Thomas Watson inherited his family estate with his wife Rahmi and their three children. Unlike Ian and Derek, this family is splintered. Even though Rahmi loves the fresh air and quiet the house brings, her feelings toward Thomas are fading.
- Cecilia Kang: After a heartbreak, Cecilia ditched city life for a small and modest plot in Henford-on-Bagley.
- Scott household: Sara and Simon Scott own The Gnome’s Arms, the beloved pub of the town.
The Sims 4 List of Expansion Packs
Being the most popular The Sims game, The Sims 4 has many expansion packs that improve the game and expand on its features and gameplay. Here is a list of all The Sims 4 expansion packs.
- The Sims 4: Get to Work (2015)
- The Sims 4: Get Together (2015)
- The Sims 4: City Living (2016)
- The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs (2017)
- The Sims 4: Seasons (2018)
- The Sims 4: Get Famous (2018)
- The Sims 4: Island Living (2019)
- The Sims 4: Discover University (2019)
- The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle (2020)
- The Sims 4: Snowy Escape (2020)
- The Sims 4: Cottage Living (2021)
- The Sims 4: High School Years (2022)
- The Sims 4: Growing Together (2023)
The Sims 4: Cottage Living not only adds exciting new features, items, and abilities. New cheats and cheat codes supplement these additions. Cheat codes are available for the PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox versions. It is worth considering that cheat codes will disable achievements for a player’s world.
The Sims 4: Cottage Living Cheat Codes
To activate cheats on the PC, press CTRL + Shift + C to open the cheat code console. Press CMD + Shift + C to open the cheat code console for Mac. For PlayStation and Xbox, press all four should buttons at once to open the cheat code console. After opening the console, type “testingcheats on” to enable cheat codes. After this, type in either of the below cheat codes to test them.
traits.equip_trait trait_AnimalEnthusiast – acquire animal enthusiast trait for player’s sim.
traits.equip_trait trait_LactoseIntolerant – Gives lactose intolerant trait for player’s sim.
traits.equip_trait trait_Nature_Country – acquire nature conservationist trait for player’s sim.
stats.set_skill_level Skill_CrossStitch # – replace # with desired skill level.
All animal clothing – shift-click on the animal, then select “Get all Animal Clothes (debug)”.
Become best friends with animals – shift-click on the animal > “cheat relationship” > “set max friendship.”
Spawn animals – shift-click spot you want to spawn the animal > “create animal” > “create *animal desired*” such as cow, rabbit, chicken, chicken egg, etc.
Animal treats recipes – shift-click on fridge > “animal treats” > “unlock all animal treat recipes.”
The Sims 4: Cottage Living Cheat Codes FAQ
Are these cheats available for the main game?
Since these cheats are specific for expansions added by Cottage Living, the cheats will not work for the main game.
What is the next expansion pack going to include?
Teasers for the next expansion pack of The Sims 4 have shown that it is a western-themed expansion filled with horses, a desert setting, and banjos. The expansion pack is titled The Sims 4: Horse Ranch.