How to Get Started
How to Do the Asylum Challenge in The Sims 4
You’ll start the Asylum Challenge for The Sims 4 by creating a Young Adult Sim that must have the insane trait. The other two traits are up to you as long as they are not custom traits. You are also not allowed to give your Sim the Successful Lineage, Mansion Baron, Fabulously Wealthy, or Big Happy Family Aspirations.
Next is to create the strangers who will be living with you throughout the Asylum Challenge. Just like your Sim, they all need to be Young Adults with the insane trait. Make sure none of these Sims are related.
Once you have completed your group of insane Sims, you’ll want to create a place to put them all. The Asylum Challenge allows you to build your very own asylum if you want but if you’re not feeling up to the task you can also download a pre-made asylum from the gallery using #AsylumChallenge.
If you decide to build your own asylum, keep in mind that there are some rules you’ll have to follow depending on what difficulty level you want to set for this challenge.
The Sims 4 Asylum Challenge General building rules for all difficulties:
- Money cheats are allowed to be used for the purpose of building a new asylum.
- All objects used must be the cheapest version of that object (cheapest counters, cheapest floors, cheapest chairs, etc.).
- You are not allowed to add an item that impacts the emotions of the Sims living in the asylum or any items that prevent fires. The only exception is if the item was given to a Sim as a career reward.
- Once you have finished the initial building of the asylum you are not allowed to change it unless you are upgrading items after the asylum has saved up enough money to do so. Keep in mind that while you are allowed to upgrade items as you save more money, you are not allowed to simply add more items. For example, you should not buy a new sofa without getting rid of the old sofa that was there in the beginning.
- You can only add five Skill Building items (TV, computers, bookcases, stoves, and mirrors do not count as Skill Building items).
The Sims 4 Asylum Challenge Easy mode building rules:
- Allowed to have two sinks, two toilets, and two showers or bathtubs
- Shouldn’t have any more than six spots available for Sims to sleep. So a bed that has room for two Sims would count as two bed spots, not one.
- Shouldn’t have any more than eight spots for Sims to sit at. This includes all couches, loungers, and chairs.
The Sims 4 Asylum Challenge Medium mode building rules:
- You cannot have a TV and a computer in the asylum at the same time
- You are only allowed to have one sink, one toilet, and one shower or bathtub
- No more than five spots for Sims to sleep in. Remember that you are counting spots and not beds. One bed that has room for two Sims still counts as two spots.
- No more than six seating spots for Sims. This includes all couches, loungers, and chairs.
The Sims 4 Asylum Challenge Hard mode building rules:
- You are only allowed to have one sink, one toilet, and one shower or bathtub.
- No more than four spots for Sims to sleep in. Remember that you are counting spots and not beds. One bed that has room for two Sims still counts as two spots.
- No more than four seating spots for Sims. This includes all couches, loungers, and chairs.
- This is the only mode where you are not allowed to purchase upgraded objects in the asylum even as the asylum saves up more money. You are, however, allowed to upgrade items using the handiness skill.
