The Sims 2: Apartment Life

With The Sims 2: Apartment Life, the eighth and final expansion pack in the The Sims 2, your Sims are moving into a brand-new apartment and their lives will never be the same! Adventure, fun, and drama await…

26 August 2008 7 cheats

Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy Comedy Fantasy Romance Sandbox

The Sims 2: Apartment Life is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Maxis, released 26 August 2008 on PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 7 cheat codes for it.

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What The Sims 2: Apartment Life is

The Sims 2: Apartment Life is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Maxis and released in 2008. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on The Sims 2 Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Moving day is here! Move into the perfect apartment: a spacious loft, a cozy place for a young couple, or a multi-bedroom flat-share with friends. This gaming pack allows players to create unrelated families who share the same complex and interact with each other. With The Sims 2: Apartment Life, players have the option of controlling multiple households, and up to four families can live in a single apartment building. Sims rent apartments from non-playable characters who come around on a weekly basis to collect the rent and perform necessary maintenance. Sims can lower their housing costs by living with roommates in an apartment. Mingle with Sims from all-new social groups: stylish…

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, romance and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Sims series

The Sims 2: Apartment Life is the 52nd of 227 entries we hold in the The Sims series. The next entry was MySims Kingdom in 2008.

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What it launched against

The Sims 2: Apartment Life launched on 26 August 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and Rock Band 2.

Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 7 cheat entries for The Sims 2: Apartment Life — 6 cheat codes and 1 tip. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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The Sims 2: Apartment Life cheat codes

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These are The Sims 2 codes

The Sims 2: Apartment Life is loaded by the base game, so its console and its codes are the base game’s. Nothing extra is installed.

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Add 1000 simoleons

The smaller version of motherlode.

Open the console and type the word.

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Add 50000 simoleons

Adds 50000 simoleons to the household.

Open the console and type the word.

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Enable testing cheats

Unlocks a large hidden shift-click menu.

Open the console and type the command exactly, including capitals.

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Some options in that menu can corrupt a neighbourhood. Keep a backup.

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Parents

The Sims 2

14 September 2004

Quick answers

The Sims 2: Apartment Life — frequently asked questions

When did The Sims 2: Apartment Life come out?

The Sims 2: Apartment Life was released on 26 August 2008 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

Are there cheat codes for The Sims 2: Apartment Life?

Yes. We list 7 cheat codes and console command for The Sims 2: Apartment Life, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.

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