Table of skills by game
Skills and secret skills, including talent badges, learned in each game or expansion pack.
Regular skills
Skill | The Sims | The Sims 2 | The Sims 3 | The Sims 4 | Age | Notes |
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Cooking | X | X | X | X | Child and older | |
Mechanical / Handiness | X | X | X | X | Toddler[TS2:FT] and older | |
Charisma | X | X | X | X | Toddler[TS2], teen and older | |
Body / Athletic / Fitness | X | X | X | X | Child[TS3:G] and older | In The Sims 2 and its expansions, children can use some methods of building this skill (see Body). In The Sims 3, this changed to child and older in Generations. |
Logic | X | X | X | X | Toddler and older | |
Creativity | X | X | Toddler and older | Was split into many skills such as Piano, Writing and Painting in The Sims 3 and The Sims 4. However is available as a child skill in The Sims 4. | ||
Cleaning | X | X | Child and older | Is a hidden skill in The Sims. | ||
Painting | X | X | X | Child and older | Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 | |
Guitar | X | X | Teen and older | In Generations, it changed to child and older | ||
Fishing | Talent badge | X | X | Child and older | ||
Writing | X | X | X | Child and older | Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 | |
Gardening | Talent badge | X | X | Teen and older | In Generations, it changed to child and older | |
Photography | X[TS3:WA] | Child and older | ||||
Nectar Making | X[TS3:WA] | Teen and older | ||||
Martial Arts | X[TS3:WA] | Teen and older | ||||
Sculpting | X[TS3:A] | Teen and older | ||||
Inventing | X[TS3:A] | Child and older | ||||
Mixology | X[TS3:LN] | X | Teen and older | |||
Drums | X[TS3:LN] | Teen and older | In Generations, it changed to child and older | |||
Piano | X[TS3:LN] | X | Teen and older | In Generations, it changed to child and older | ||
Bass | X[TS3:LN] | Teen and older | In Generations, it changed to child and older | |||
Riding | X[TS3:P] | Teen and older | ||||
Racing | X[TS3:P] | Horse only | ||||
Jumping | X[TS3:P] | Horse only | ||||
Hunting | X[TS3:P] | Cat and Dog only | ||||
Gambling | X[Store] | Young adult and older | Only available in The Sims 3 Store | |||
Alchemy | X[TS3:SN] | Teen and older | ||||
Science | X[TS3:UL] | Teen and older | ||||
Social Networking | X[TS3:UL] | Teen and older | ||||
Street Art | X[TS3:UL] | Teen and older | ||||
Violin | X[Store] | X | Only available in The Sims 3 Store | |||
Dancing | X[Store] | Only available in The Sims 3 Store. This is a separate skill from the hidden Dancing skill. | ||||
Scuba Diving | X[TS3:IP] | |||||
Advanced Technology | X[TS3:ITF] | Child and older | ||||
Bot Building | X[TS3:ITF] | Teen and older | ||||
Laser Rhythm-a-con | X[TS3:ITF] | Teen and older | ||||
Artisan | X[Store] | Teen and older | ||||
Comedy | X | Teenand older | ||||
Gourmet Cooking | X | Teen
and older |
Requires level 5 in base cooking skill. | |||
Mischief | X | Teen
and older |
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Programming | X | Teen
and older |
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Rocket Science | X | Teen
and older |
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Video Gaming | X | Teen
and older |
Other skills
Skill | The Sims | The Sims 2 | The Sims 3 | Age | Notes |
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Walking | X | X | Toddler only | ||
Talking | X | X | Toddler only | ||
Potty Training | X | X | Toddler only | ||
Nursery Rhyme | X[TS2:FT] | Toddler only | |||
Study / Homework | X | X | Child or Teen | Is a hidden skill in The Sims 3 | |
Dancing | X | X | Child and older | Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 | |
Meditation | X | Teen and older | Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 | ||
Yoga | X | Teen and older | Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 | ||
Pool | X[TS2:U] | X[TS3:ST] | Teen and older | Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 and Showtime | |
Tai Chi | X[TS2:BV] | Child and older | Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 | ||
Magic / Spellcasting | X[TS2:AL] | X[TS3:SN] | Teen and older | Witch only | |
Parenting | X[TS2:FT] | Teen and older | |||
Fire Prevention | X[TS2:AL] | Teen and older | |||
Anger Management | X[TS2:AL] | Teen and older | |||
Lifelong Happiness | X[TS2:AL] | Teen and older | |||
Physiology | X[TS2:AL] | Teen and older | |||
Couple Counselling | X[TS2:AL] | Teen and older | |||
Driving | X[TS3:G] | Teen only | |||
Ballet | X[TS3:G] | Child only | Is a hidden skill in Generations | ||
Scouting | X[TS3:G] | Child only | Is a hidden skill in Generations | ||
Sandbox | X[TS3:G] | Child only | Is a hidden skill in Generations | ||
Hopscotch | X[TS3:G] | Child and older | Is a hidden skill in Generations |