SimCity 4 Cheat Codes

Add $1,000 (Infinite Money)

Hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift+X, type weaknesspays, press Enter — repeatable; the classic SC4 money code.

weaknesspays

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

All reward buildings (Unlock All)

Unlocks every reward building instantly.

you don't deserve it

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

No power required (Misc)

Buildings work without electricity.

fightthepower

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

No water required (Misc)

Buildings work without water.

howdryiam

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Rename city (Misc)

Changes the city name.

whererufrom [name]

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Rename mayor (Misc)

Changes the mayor's name.

hellomynameis [name]

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Set time of day (Misc)

Sets the 24-hour clock, e.g. whattimeizit 12:00.

whattimeizit [time]

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Toggle advisors to llamas (Easter Egg)

Swaps advisor portraits between people and llamas — the series' llama joke.

dollyllama

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Toggle zots (Misc)

Toggles the complaint bubbles (zots) over buildings.

tastyzots

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Show frame rate (Misc)

Displays the FPS counter.

fps

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Green map tinge (Easter Egg)

Applies a green tint to the map (a Game of Life reference).

gol

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Hide empty zone color (Misc)

Hides the empty-zone coloring overlay.

zoneria

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Animation recorder (Misc)

Opens the cinematic animation recorder menu.

recorder

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Pause/resume clock (Misc)

Pauses or resumes the 24-hour simulation clock.

stopwatch

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Coordinates overlay (Misc)

Shows terrain coordinates on hover.

TerrainQuery [on/off]

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Snowy Christmas (Easter Egg)

Type Snow in the cheat box, then set your PC's date to December 25 — the city snows over.

Snow

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

Gambling ordinance exploit (Exploit)

Legalized gambling income doesn't scale with population: one road tile + gambling ordinance = passive $100/month — leave it running overnight at max speed.

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.

God-mode terraforming tools (Misc)

Hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift and click God Mode during city play to unlock terraforming/terrain toolbars mid-game.

During gameplay press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X (Ctrl+X pre-patch) to open the cheat box, type the code, press Enter.