How to Get an Imaginary Friend in The Sims 4

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Over the past few years, The Sims 4 has significantly expanded gameplay options for child Sims, making their childhoods feel more impactful and connected to their future lives. The Adventure Awaits expansion pack builds on this by adding imaginary friends to The Sims 4. Every Sim can have a unique imaginary friend who will influence their development and be a companion throughout their childhood.

First, players need to learn how to give their Sims an imaginary friend in The Sims 4. After that, they can choose whether to make the imaginary friend a real Sim or keep them as just a childhood companion. This guide will explain how to help your Sims grow up with an imaginary friend.

How to Get an Imaginary Friend in The Sims 4

Okay, so if you want to get an imaginary friend in The Sims 4, here’s what I’ve figured out. You gotta go into Build Mode and buy one of the four ImagineMe! dolls in the Kids > Toys section. You can also just type “Imaginary Friend” into the search bar – they’ll pop up that way too. Just plopping the toy down in your Sim’s house isn’t enough, though. Your Sim actually has to meet certain conditions to *make* it become a real imaginary friend:

  • Befriend the doll
  • Achieve Level 3 in the Creative Skill
  • Have an extreme low Social Need

If a Sim fulfills any of these conditions, they can transform the doll into an imaginary friend by removing it from their inventory and choosing the Turn Into Imaginary Friend option.

  • Sims are able to play with and spend time with their imaginary friends. However, when you are controlling a different Sim, it will look like the child is playing by themselves or talking to themselves.

    In the end, the friend will go back to Imaginary Land. However, Sims can always bring them back whenever they want by putting them back in the world and choosing the Summon Imaginary Friend interaction.

How to Keep an Imaginary Friend Forever

Having imaginary friends is a fantastic way to improve a lonely child Sim’s Social Need. As Sims get older, they usually become more interested in other aspects of life and naturally forget about their imaginary companions. But it doesn’t have to end there! Players can ensure these imaginary friends stick around permanently by turning them into real Sims. This allows your Sims to maintain those cherished relationships even as they grow up and focus on other things.

Once a child Sim becomes a teenager, they can play with their imaginary friend doll and select the ‘Offer to Make Real’ choice. This will transform the imaginary friend into a real Sim and add them to the current household. If the household is already full, the game will open the Manage Households panel. When a Sim successfully turns their imaginary friend into a real Sim, they’ll develop the Non-Fictitious Friend sentiment towards them.

How to Get Rid of Imaginary Friends in The Sims 4

What Happens When You Say Goodbye Forever to An Imaginary Friend in The Sims 4

Players can permanently dismiss their imaginary friends, whether their Sim is a child or an adult. To do this in The Sims 4, players need to interact with the imaginary friend and choose the “Say Goodbye Forever” option. If the friend is currently in doll form, players will need to confirm their choice one more time. After that, the Sim and their imaginary friend will share a heartwarming hug and a touching moment.

When Sims permanently say goodbye to an imaginary friend, that friend will still appear in their Relationship panel. Although the Sim doesn’t immediately feel bad when saying goodbye, it’s something that will eventually happen. The Sim will receive the Fictitious Friend No More guilty sentiment regarding their doll. However, if the Sim chooses to keep the doll, they can use the ‘Seek Comfort from an Old Friend’ interaction anytime they’re feeling down.

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2025-10-04 02:43