Needs, skills & friendships
Keep your Sim ready for work, social goals and daily life.
This wiki covers The Sims Bustin’ Out for PlayStation 2. The separate Game Boy Advance and N-Gage adventures have different characters, locations and gameplay.
Everyday needs
Hunger, Comfort, Hygiene, Bladder, Energy, Fun, Social and Room affect your Sim’s mood. Check the bars when an action is going badly.
Six skills
Build Cooking, Mechanical, Charisma, Body, Logic and Creativity using the appropriate household objects.
Friendships
Set aside time to talk and spend time together. Try a different activity if a conversation keeps failing.
A practical home
Our suggestion: prioritise a bed, food preparation, a bathroom and a source of fun before decorative purchases. Keep routes through rooms clear.
Check the current house goals before moving, and leave time for food, sleep and friends.