The Life and Death expansion pack introduced major gameplay aspects to The Sims 4, but it also added various details and customization options that may go unnoticed by many players. Ghosts have become proper Occult Sims thanks to the Life and Death pack and a free base game update released in October 2024, and so the Sims Team thought it was finally time to give them proper customization options regarding their colors.

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This guide shows gamers how to customize the spectral color of a Ghost Sim's body in The Sims 4 and how to toggle mood color changes on and off during gameplay.

How to Customize Ghost Colors in The Sims 4

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To customize a ghost's color in The Sims 4, players click on a Ghost Sim and then press the Set Ghost Color option. Even if the Ghost Sim isn't part of the player's currently active household, they can still change its colors; it's possible to select the color of any ghost in The Sims 4.

Although this is a simple feature, it is exclusive to players who own the Life and Death expansion pac k.

How to Toggle Mood Color On/Off in The Sims 4

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Ghost Sims will change color according to their current moodlet by default. However, if players choose to customize this color, that will change. Gamers can interact with a Ghost Sim at any time and revert this by ticking the box that says "Enable Mood Color". Players can change back to customized color by ticking off the box or simply selecting a color option in this same menu.

Players can customize a Ghost Sim's appearance further by taking them to Create-a-Sim after enabling cheats in The Sims 4 and activating the CAS.fulleditmode cheat. Here, gamers can select the ghost's Cause of Death; the ghost will look different depending on what led to their demise.

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The Sims 4
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7 /10
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September 2, 2014
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SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
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ESRB
T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Maxis
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts
Engine
Proprietary Engine
Cross-Platform Play
Xbox, PlayStation, and computer versions of Sims 4 are all separate games incompatible with each other
Cross Save
no
Franchise
The Sims
Steam Deck Compatibility
yes
Platform(s)
PS4, Xbox One, PC
Genre(s)
Simulation
How Long To Beat
N/A
X|S Optimized
No
File Size Xbox Series
22 GB (November 2023)
OpenCritic Rating
Fair