WithThe Sims 2: Legacy Collectionofficially released, the entireSimscommunity is enjoying their favorite nostalgic game to their heart’s content. However, nostalgia can blind us to the truth sometimes, and that truth is thatThe Sims 2isn’t always perfect.
Luckily, the modding community for the series has already solved pretty much every problem you can think of in the game. If you’re looking for the most important mods forThe Sims 2that still work in 2025, we’ve got you covered.
The Top 10 Mods for The Sims 2 that work in 2025
Autonomous Casual Romance
WhileThe Sims 2does give your Sims plenty of freedom, something they won’t do on their own is engage in some romance. That’s whatAutonomous Casual Romanceby Simbology is for, so your Sims can enjoy some loving.
This mod lets your Sims and others autonomously perform romantic socials, instead of you having to direct it. It makes for some juicy storytelling, so if you’re into drama, this mod is for you.
No Eat Crap
I’m going to say something brave; I think all Sims eat way too slowly. I’ve yet to play aSimsgame that doesn’t have this problem. It already takes at least an hour to cook a meal, and then two more to eat it since your Sims are too busy chatting.
Luckily theNo Eat Crap modhelps, by stopping your Sims from talking so much when they should be focusing on eating. No more worrying about your Sims dying of hunger because they justhadto stop and talk about their hobbies.
Pregnancy Wear Any Outfit
You may not have quite as many clothing options inThe Sims 2as you do for later games, but it’s still a good selection except for one outfit, the pregnancy outfit. Regardless of your Sim’s regular style, as soon as they’ve got a baby bump, they’re relegated to a matronly top and pants.
With thePregnancy Wear Any Outfitmod by Squinge, your Sim can keep the pregnancy but ditch the lousy clothes. Be aware that some outfits conflict with this mod, so the pregnancy simply won’t show. Your Sim is still having that baby though.
OMSP
Another mod for Build and Buy Mode,OMSP, or One More Slot Please, lets you create far more realistic builds. Simply place down one of the OMSP shelves, and now you’ve got tons more slots to place clutter and other decorations on.
The shelves work with any table, countertop, and more.Sims 2builds can look a bit bare, especially compared to later games in the series, but this mod solves the problem for you.
Community Time
One of the most frustrating things about the base game forThe Sims 2is that your Sim seemingly travels back in time when returning from a community lot. If they leave at 9 AM and spend all day out shopping, they’ll return to their home only for it to be 9 AM again, ready for bed.
This will throw off your entire schedule. So, I highly recommend downloading theCommunity Time mod, so your Sim will return at the time they left the community lot. Not only is it more realistic, but much smoother for gameplay.
Shiftable Everything
The Sims 2is superior to the other games in the series in tons of ways, but unfortunately, Build and Buy Mode freedom is not one of them. While cheats can get you far, there are some changes you want to make that can’t be done.
This is whereShiftable Everythingcomes in. You can now take any object you place in the game and move it up and down, instead of just across the grid. This mod is particularly useful for paintings, so you can place them anywhere on the wall instead of at their set height.
Community Skilling
Another limitation of community lots is the fact that you can’t build skills when you visit them. This is an odd choice, seeing as how there are many skills Sims need specific objects to build, that typically won’t be on a home lot.
Community Skillingis here to fix that issue. Just add it to your game and your Sim will be able to gain all skills normally on any lot. Now going to a community gym won’t be useless.
Same-Sex Marriage
As forward-thinking asThe Simsseries has always been, it’s still a product of its time. So, instead of same-sex marriages, Sims will have legal unions instead. This mod, theSame-Sex Marriage mod, fixes it, so your Sims of all orientations can join in marriage.
There aren’t any actual limitations to romance inThe Sims 2, and you can perform any romantic social on any gender, besides the Try for Baby option. This mod just changes the name of the partnership to marriage. But, I still find it’s necessary since everyone deserves equality
Sim Transformer
The Sims 2has some incredible supernatural states, but they’re hard to achieve. You can’t simply make your Sim an occult from CAS, instead they need to be turned into one. This is what theSim Transformeris for.
Instead of having to wait, this mod lets you instantly turn your Sim into a vampire, witch, werewolf, or zombie. you’re able to enjoy all of the occult gameplay without having to waste time just trying to get there.
Build/Buy Mode Enabler for Community Lots
Have you ever visited a community lot inThe Sims 2and thought that something was missing? But, changing it would take forever, since you need to exit your current family, then open the building itself in Build and Buy Mode from the Neighborhood View.
TheBuild/Buy Mode Enabler for Community Lotsmod cuts out all that unnecessary work and lets you modify community lots whenever you’d like. Now, you can make the lot perfect for your Sims without having to wait through multiple loading screens.
