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Villain & Dark Roleplay

The Crime Boss

From a small-time crook running petty scams to the untouchable head of a criminal empire โ€” your Sim claws their way to the top of the underworld, and once they're Boss, the whole town quietly works for them.

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Type
Villain ยท Career
Difficulty
Hard
Length
Single lifetime
Best for
Players who want a clear villain power-climb

Difficulty (1โ€“5 plumbobs): 1 Casual ยท 2 Moderate ยท 3 Hard ยท 4 Brutal ยท 5 Extreme

๐Ÿ“– The story

From a small-time crook running petty scams to the untouchable head of a criminal empire โ€” your Sim claws their way to the top of the underworld, and once they're Boss, the whole town quietly works for them.

๐Ÿ’ The goal

Reach the top of the **Criminal career (Boss branch)** and build a wider criminal "empire" around it.

๐ŸŽ€ Packs required

โœ“ Base game only

Packs recommended

Get FamousCity LivingGet Together

๐Ÿก Setup

LotA gritty urban apartment or warehouse
Fundsยง1,000
AgingOn, normal
SimsOne aspiring criminal

๐Ÿš€ Getting started

  • Create an aspiring crook and move into a gritty urban lot. Build the Mischief skill to support the rise.

โŒจ๏ธ Cheats to type

testingcheats truemoney 1000

๐Ÿ“‹ General rules

  • Income comes from crime and crime-adjacent hustles, not honest careers.
  • No money cheats.
  • Roleplay the rise from petty to powerful.

โœจ Specific rules

  • Max the Criminal career's **Boss** branch.
  • Build a crew โ€” recruit other Sims who do your bidding (a club works well).
  • Establish "territory": a set of Sims or lots under your influence.

โœ… What you can do

  • Climb the Criminal career into the Boss branch; recruit 'henchmen' Sims through roleplay.
  • Use villainous and mischief socials; use `bb.moveobjects`.

โ›” What you can't do

  • No legitimate (non-criminal) career income.
  • Build the empire through play โ€” no money cheats.

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives โ€” complete the checklist

0 of 6 done ยท 0%

๐ŸŽฎ If you don't own the packs

Fully base-game.

๐Ÿ’ก Strategy tips

  • The **Mischief** skill underpins the villain fantasy โ€” max it for the meanest interactions and the Public Enemy aspiration alongside the career.
  • Use a Get Together **club** as your "syndicate," with rules and perks that reinforce the crew's loyalty.
  • A bad **reputation** (Get Famous) is a feature, not a bug โ€” lean into being feared.

๐Ÿ’• Milestones โ€” track your progress

0 of 5 done ยท 0%

๐Ÿ”ฅ Want it harder?

  • Run the empire while **never being arrested or caught** in any mean act by a townie witness.
  • Pass the empire to an heir who must hold it a second generation.

๐ŸŽญ Variations

The **Oracle** (hacker) branch instead, for a cyber-crime empire run from the shadows. ---

Original โ€” Plumbob, built around the Criminal career. ยท Last tested: Patch 1.108 โ€” Feb 2026