The Sims 4

Are Burglars Returning to The Sims 4?

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We inspect hidden clues in The Sims 4 Build Mode and an Aspiration leading up to the return of the Burglar.

The latest Patch for The Sims 4 has brought preparations for the release of new Kits, but also prepare the game for the launch of a new Event, through which it’s believed that Maxis is teasing a return of Burglars to The Sims 4. The team thought of including a new Aspiration, Carton Drink Image and a Thief’s Letter, leading up to the potential long-awaited return of NPC Burglars to The Sims 4.

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Image source: Sims Wiki

Each Sims Game including The Sims 1, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 had this NPC character as a Base Game launch day experience. Unfortunately, The Sims 4 is still waiting to reveal whether or not they’re coming soon. Still, we’ve gotten first serious hints in the game that might switch things up for the first time…

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Image: The Red Plumbob

Starting February 4th, 2025 – players will be able to join a throwback character from The Sims 3 Into The Future called Emit Relevart (now read that backwards!). The character will guide the player through the story and give him new items, clues and possible hints for the future as you complete the storyline.

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF THE SIMS Behind The Sims 3 52 screenshot

Through the weekly quests you’ll be given certain rewards as a player to use including the giant Cake, Dance Floor and more fun items. However, your Sims will be given additional pieces of information, collectibles and vague letters to keep their journey more interesting.

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From The Sims 4 Cozy Celebrations Event

In this article, we’ve discovered new items that might be considered as Spoilers for players who want to experience The Sims 4 Blast From The Past Event for the first time. The full storyline and quest idea isn’t out yet, so don’t expect full information to be revealed below either.

Huge thanks to @EmilyBlueJay on Twitter for first spotting these items!

Hidden Mystery Items Found in The Sims 4

The first part of these hidden mystery items from The Sims 4, that you can unlock using bb.showhiddenobjects cheat, are related entirely to the quest progress storyline and don’t reveal much at all.

IOU Note

A mysterious IOU note, left inside of a time capsule.

Shard of Time

The past leaves echoes through time which manifest in these shards.

Time Travel Component

The theoretical component needed to make time travel possible.

The Time Capsule

There’s a new Time Capsule in The Sims 4 Build Mode debug, that you’ll also obtain through the upcoming Live Event story progress.

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This time capsule is worth 70 Simoleons, and each opening of the Time Capsule will give you a different variation of a MySims character collectible:

The Burglars Inspired Aspiration

Alright, this REALLY has to be a hint that Burglars are coming back to The Sims 4…right?!

The upcoming Sims 4 Live Event has a brand new reward Aspiration called Sticky Fingers. It also introduces a new exclusive Reward Trait called “Enhanced Kleptomaniac”. Take a look:

Sticky Fingers Aspiration

This Sim wants to become a master procurer and redistributor of goods and wealth to their own pocket.

Enhanced Kleptomaniac Reward Trait

Enhanced Kleptomaniacs are less likely to be caught in the act of taking things right in front of the eyes of others.

The only goal to completing this Reward Aspiration is to steal Swipe Items worth of 250,000 Simoleons. That’s a lot of work!

The Sims 4 Burglars: New aspiration
Image: @lunar_britney

Our Theory on The Return

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The first clue was spotted as a throwback character on the back of a Milk Box’s Carton. The render featured in the image is an NPC Burglar from The Sims 2, with the following description:

Some Sneaky Sim, Not a Raccoon

Last seen leaving the scene with a small sack of large furniture.

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Additionally, there is now a Thief’s Letter too, which sounds too good not to be a hint at this point:

Thief’s Letter

Sent years ago, it’s as though this letter has been waiting for just the right time.

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That’s all on the Mystery Items found in The Sims 4 Debug section. It’s very interesting how long the game’s been out without Burglars. Now looking at all the clues that The Sims Team has prepared, I can’t stop thinking about the possibility of their return. There’s already a rumor alongside happening for the remaster of The Sims 2 and Sims 1, so things are already on the “too good to be true” side of things.

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The Future of The Sims Goes Back to Refreshing The Past

A new interview with the Vice President of The Sims Franchise has sparked some light on The Sims Team’s perception of releasing future content for The Sims 4. Specifically, how they plan to keep refreshing existing systems and features.

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SimGuruLyndsay: I think given that we’re at a certain time threshold we’ve never been at in our generation, we’re going to do a little bit of both. I think you’ll see us going and start revisiting parts of The Sims 4 and say “Hmm, maybe this skill could be reworked and rethought out”; or maybe this new theme means we have to go back and revisit this core piece.

You can watch the entire interview clip here.

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But what do you think? Please note that everything discussed here is still in the speculation side of things until we get closer to the game’s 25th Anniversary. The Motherlode Season sure would make a lot more sense if it involved some Simoleon swiping…

Let us know your thoughts and theories in the comments down below and stay tuned for more Sims 4 News and Speculation!

About the author

Jovan

Reticulating splines as a webmaster for Sims Community over the last 11 years. You can find me here writing articles and doing reports on your favorite life sim games, among other things!

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Olivia-Kelly
Olivia-Kelly
26 days ago

Bonjour comment allez-vous moi ça dérange pas que vous remettez des choses qui était dans les anciens Sims 1, 2, 3 ça me donnera la chance de le vivre ici dans les Sims 4 mais qu’un autre côté je sens que vous allez faire plusieurs personnes contents et je pense qu’ils vont jouer des heures

Last edited 26 days ago by Olivia-Kelly
Parajew
Parajew
26 days ago

its nice theory i would add that a polish clothes shop called Cropp recently started the merch in collaboration with The Sims and one of the t-shirts has a burglar from the sims 1 on the back so something will happen in the future i think

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Last edited 26 days ago by Parajew
Thesequentialartman
Thesequentialartman
23 days ago

Burglars in The Sims 4? Yes please.