The Sims 4 Get Famous: Becoming Famous in Existing Careers (2024)

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The new acting career isn’t the only way for your Sims to get famous. Sims can find fame in any career or skill in the game. Want to be a famous detective? You got it! A famous writer? Yup. A famous musician or comedian? Definitely. Chef? Painter? Gardener? Carpenter? Business tycoon? Athlete? A big YES to all of them and more! If you can imagine a way for your Sim to become famous, the chances are high that they can find fame that way.

But becoming famous in an everyday career is no walk in the park. You won’t have your face all over TV screens from the start like the acting career. If you want to become famous from a regular career, it’s not going to happen overnight. It will take a lifetime of hard work and dedication to your profession to begin to see any major results.

A Slow Grind

No matter what career your Sim chooses, they’ll need to get promoted to a high level before fame opportunities will start to present themselves. Once your Sim is well established in their career, they may start to receive event popups that will affect their fame level. There is no way to trigger these events except by gaining promotions and going to work. They pop up at random when your Sim is at a high level in their career. These popups differ from the standard chance cards. The outcomes are not random. You will be able to see exactly how your choice will affect your Sim. One option gives your Sim a hefty fame boost, while the other allows your Sim to continue on the way they always have been.

For active careers, your Sims will gain a small amount of fame whenever they do something significant during their work day. For example, Sims in the Detective career will earn fame for arresting suspects and closing cases.

Our Thoughts

One thing we noticed while playing through some of the existing careers was that fame came much more slowly. We did not receive any fame events until our Sims were at quite a high level in their careers. In the active careers, we weren’t able to gain fame faster than the decay rate. Our detective Sim would gain a small amount of fame when she made arrests and solved cases, but as soon as she got a day off, her fame would plummet back to zero. We could not get her to one star of fame solely by doing detective work.

We got around this limitation by supplementing our Sims’ careers with related activities that built up fame. Our Entertainer started out by playing for tips at lounges. Later on, he got signed with a record label and released tracks with the music station. Our Detective started a social media following and would regularly update her Simstagram Story on her days off to prevent her fame from decaying.

Our advice? If you plan to get famous in an existing career, supplement their career with another fame boosting activity. Get creative with it. Maybe your detective writes crime novels based on real cases they’ve solved at work. Maybe they manage the police department’s social media page and regularly post things that go viral due to their police humour. Perhaps your chef has their own online cooking show. Get them a video station and a drone and start cooking up a following. There’s lots of room for creativity.

Seeking fame in a regular career is not for those aspiring to get rich and famous overnight, but for the truly hard-working Sims among us, it might be more rewarding to find fame and fortune the slow and steady way.

Have any tips of your own for becoming famous in an existing career? Let us know in the comments or chat us up on social media!

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The Sims 4 Get Famous: Becoming Famous in Existing Careers? ›

Sims can also gain fame from working in their jobs, specifically as Actors. Celebrities can also earn and manage fame perks to gain advantages with more fame and reputation as well as certain boosts to careers, friends, and media production. Reputation is another feature that plays a part in the public image of a Sim.

Can you be famous in any career Sims 4? ›

While certain creative careers may not provide fame themselves, the activities involved often do. Sims who sell books, paintings, and archeological signs will be granted fame points every time they do. Sims in any career path can also do these activities, so there's no limitation to it.

What careers come with Get Famous? ›

Actor/Actress career is a new active career introduced with the Get Famous pack, and quite similar to Doctor, Scientist, and Detective careers in Get To Work expansion pack. This career relies heavily on the celebrity status and acting skill of the Sims to progress and gain promotions.

What is the highest paying job in Sims 4? ›

The highest-paying career in The Sims 4 is the Military career track. Both the Covert Operator and Officer branches offer the same financial rewards, and those who successfully rise through the ranks will earn §16,880 per week in either of the jobs, be it Grand Marshal or Sim-in-Black.

Which agency is better Sims 4 Get Famous? ›

What Each Of The Sims 4 Talent Agencies Offers
AgencyPros of SigningCons
G.R.A.N Talent AgencySend flowers when you perform well at workLimited role selection
Well Suited Talent AgencyHigher pay per roleOnly for the most prestigious actors
Prime-Time, drama, and action roles
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Can your Sim become a celebrity? ›

Painting and selling the paintings to collectors will gain fame, as will Writing books. One more way a Sim can get famous just by living their normal lives is to get a streaming drone. It's called the "Up and Adam Streaming Drone," and it's located in the Electronics sort of Build Mode.

Can you date a celebrity in Sims 4? ›

Once your Sim reaches or surpasses a celebrity's level, interactions can happen as normal as seen with Vanessa Jeong earlier. Your Sim can even enter romantic relationships or request a celebrity to move in with them.

How do you cheat Fame in Sims 4? ›

If you want to cheat your way to the top, Shift-click your Sim and select public image. There's a "public image" option now. In the next prompt, there are four options: set reputation, add (or remove) fame quirk, increase (or decrease) celebrity level and freeze frame.

Can you become a famous singer in The Sims 4? ›

Sure, it may be harder in real life, but The Sims 4 singing career is as easy as freelancing your way to super-stardom. While there's no formal singing career in The Sims 4, you can easily make money as a singer and bring in big bucks doing it.

What is the hardest career in Sims 4? ›

Top 3 Most Difficult Careers
  • Writing – Journalist.
  • Culinary – Mixologist.
  • Business – Investor.

What Sims cheat gives you the most money? ›

To get some more Simoleons, enter these Sims 4 money cheats:
  • Get 1,000 Simoleons: "kaching" or "rosebud"
  • Get 50,000 Simoleons: "motherlode"
  • Change your Simoleon balance to a specific number: "Money (# here)"
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Can you have a miscarriage in the Sims? ›

- When a miscarriage occurs, an urn is added to the inventory. - From the urn, you can name the unborn baby and decide or not to integrate to family tree.

How do you stop fame decay in Sims 4? ›

It's here: On a computer - MC Command Center > MCCC Settings... > Gameplay Settings... > Motive Decay > Fame Decay Percent. You can make it decay up to 200% faster all the way to zero decay.

Is AI staffing or everyday extras better? ›

In short, the AI Staffing Agency gives automatic reminders to work more often, while the Everyday Extras Talent Agency has more options for gigs. You can switch talent agencies whenever you wish via your cellphone. Acting is different from every other career in the game in that you don't have set days or times to work.

What is the secret agent career Sims 4? ›

The Sims 4 Secret Agent Career is one of ten careers available in the game. It has elements of the old Law Enforcement career from previous titles, but with it's own spin. The first thing to note is that the preferred mood for this entire career is Focused. The base career and both branches all want you to be focused.

How do you become famous in Sims 4? ›

There are a multitude of ways to gain fame points:
  • Receiving a random fame opportunity from being in a high level of any career.
  • Completing gigs in the Actor career.
  • Using scientific inventions.
  • Updating Social Media Status. ...
  • Obtaining awards. ...
  • Exploring space. ...
  • Performing Romantic or horror scenes in public.

Can you become a famous actor in Sims 4? ›

There are many ways to become famous in The SimsTM 4 Get Famous Expansion Pack*, but if your Sim has some big ol' acting dreams, it's time to get the camera rolling! You can't possibly break into show business without an agency! Joining one will be your Sim's first big step in their Acting career.

Can you become a famous influencer Sims 4? ›

Becoming an Influencer in Get Famous simply requires your sim to begin to make videos or mix music using the new items, More Views Video Station and Mix Master Music Production station respectively.

Can you be a famous athlete in Sims 4 Get Famous? ›

As a career Athlete, your Sim can finally turn their Fitness Skill into a steady flow of Simoleons. Sims who choose the Athlete Career can decide to hone their skills and become a world-renowned Bodybuilder or a Pro Athlete.

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