The Sims 4 does have a fair share of traits that we can pick from.
But many of them can get quite repetitive if you’re one of those who like to have a ton of Sims in one town.
It gets to a point where all sims have the same traits over and over again. And that’s when an injection of much-needed variety comes in handy.
As such I’ve compiled a list of the best custom traits add-ons that we can install for The Sims 4, all thanks to the work of a group of fantastic modders.
All of these mods are 100% free, and they can be downloaded using any of the links below. Have a gander and see what you think.
If you don’t like your sim to be an outright alcoholic but you still want them to enjoy a few drinks, then this mod has a trait that’ll serve you well.
The mod itself adds 4 new hobby traits to the game, one of which is the Bar Drinker trait.
Cute right?
It also adds Chess Lover as well as Coffee Lover and Beauty Lover.
Get your sims invested in what they love and select what that is for them before they are “born”.
This seems like a trait that could’ve easily have been in the base game.
So naturally, it’s one that I’m adding to my list.
The Bossy trait makes it so any sim that has it feels superior to the rest, which in turn makes them think that they can boss everyone else around.
It makes the sim a bit annoying. But we have to deal with people like this in our lives all the time, so why wouldn’t those who live in sim world be subjected to the same fate?
This is a pretty serious trait mod, but one that everyone looking for a realistic experience should have in their game.
The Autism trait make sit so sims act as if they had autism – they repeat the same activities over and over again, they have issues communicating and performing any type of social activities. And they can only speak to others about a handful of topics.
It’s not a mod that’ll make your sims better in any way.
But it does add a lot of realism to the game and puts things into perspective for your others sims; figuratively speaking.
I think you can already imagine what these traits do – they basically change the life of a sim without them having any control of what happens.
The cursed trait will make your sim’s life a bit of a living hell, whilst the blessed trait will make the life of your sim feel like they’re in heaven.
Which one would you rather have? I know which one is certainly more fun.
These amazing emotional traits are basically extreme versions of other traits in the game.
You’ll have a Stoic sim, for example, which is a sim that is always super calm.
You may also have an Egghead sim which is a genius that always seems to be talking about nerdy stuff and might bore other sims with their jib-jab.
I love this because it truly makes every sim more unique than they are in the base game – extreme emotions are common among people and they should be in Simland too.
Get in touch with yourself and with nature with the spiritual trait, which will make your sim feel more attached with the things we can’t see but make us feel more pure.
Having good karma is important for many people.
And now it will be important for many sims as well.
It’s time to balance those energies that float around and keep your sim in the purest of states of mind.
If you want a challenging but realistic trait mod then this is the one you’ll want to download.
The Anxious Trait mod makes your sim incapable of controlling their anxiety, which will result in a generalized increase of panic attacks and the inability to keep a hold of themselves in many situations that wouldn’t cause any issues to other sims.
It’s based on a real disease, so be ready to enter a new plane of realism with this trait.
Trust me it won’t be fun at all. That’s why I’m adding it to the list!
Sure, you can have the aspiration to be an author.
But with this mod, you will be able to have the trait as well!
Experience the thrill of creating fictional situations and have it as your passion by adding this trait to one of your sims.
It’s a fantastic complement for anyone that has the goal of becoming a best-selling author, and an overall fun one to have if you plan to make a sim that lives off writing royalties.
These two complementary traits make sims much more prone to enjoying the time they spend together.
Being with their partner will increase their mood by a landslide, and finding that special someone is sure to make them the happiest sims in their respective blocks.
If you’re going for a serious relationship playthrough this mod is a must-have!
Don’t be too judgmental on witches – not all of them are bad!
The Mama’s Witch Trait mod allows witch sims to be friendlier and much more open to others, and it will also give them the ability to gain certain skills much faster than other sims.
They can’t be tense or bored, and they will always be focused. It’s a very positive trait mod you’ve gotta believe me!
This trait does seem like a pretty weird one to have in an adult.
But the Internet Kid trait is the one you want if you’re looking to have your sim spend countless hours on the computer like you did when you were younger.
This basically turns every sim into a computer freak that never gets bored of staring into a screen.
Sounds a bit too familiar to me…
It’s meant to be used mainly by sims up to the age of teenagers, as afterward it would just be a tad weird to have the trait on them.
It works on adults too though, so don’t worry. We can all be PC-addicted in our fantasy games.
Sirens are flirty entities that can basically engage socially much better than any other sim in the game.
You will be able to level up your social skills much quicker than with any other sim (and this also includes mischief).
The only disadvantage of playing one of these sims is that the relationships and bonds that they have with others are also quick to decay much faster than your average sim.
This always puts your sim on a flirty mood as well.
It really does fit women much better than men, as it makes far more sense in terms of the effects of the trait as well as its essence.
Why hack the game to make the Grim Reaper a playable character when you can add the Grim Reaper trait instead?
This mod makes it so certain sims act pretty much like Death itself.
They will not be able to die, and as time goes by, they will become apathetic to being alive for so long. Causing them quirky side effects like not wanting to be around anymore.
Yeah this is getting pretty dark really fast.
In any case, it’s quite a unique mod and one that differs from the rest of the trait mods on my list.
Your sim will never be able to stare at another wild animal the same after you install the zoophobic trait.
It will make your sims irrationally scared to the wild creatures of the sim world, and you’ll have to deal with that to prevent them from having panic attacks.
Odd, but frankly most on this list are just plain strange.
It’s a fun little trait that adds a bit of challenge to the game but doesn’t make it ridiculously hard.
Kids in the Sims universe seem to not have enough traits to pick from, and this mod aims to change that.
You will be able to select far more traits for your kids once you install this mod, which will allow you to play with more diversity even at the younger stages of a sim’s life.
Boost up the life of toddlers and make the game far more entertaining with these traits.
Become the typical movie girlfriend with the Drama Queen trait.
This mod will make every sim that has the trait throw a tantrum over the most trivial of details, making them quite annoying to live or deal with.
Many people are like this, and I’m sure you’ve come across your fair share of drama queens in your life. It’s time to bring reality into virtual reality.
This would also seem like a trait that could’ve made its way to the base game, so if you’re looking for vanilla-friendly traits I would say you’ve come across one of the best you can find.
It’s so frustrating that singing is barely a skill and you can’t make a career out of it.
Even the musical branches make you either play piano or guitar! Why can’t we become singers, dammit?!
Well this trait won’t let you become a singer. There are career mods that allow you to do that, but with the singer trait your sim will have a natural knack for singing and will become much better at mastering the vocal arts.
Again, if real life doesn’t match up just bring it over to The Sims.
Bust your local chords with the singer trait and outshine the rest of the artists that roam your virtual cities.
Born in the first half of the 90s, video games have been a part of my life ever since I was introduced to Age of Empires I by my dad. I'm a Mass Communications graduate with a specialization in Marketing, as well as a hardcore gamer. My aim is to bring you quality content so you can get the best out of your games and take your experience to the next level!
