Note that some do require the newest update and/or certain expansion packs to work. This guide will give you some good examples of how to use the cheats, and then a full list of the current The Sims 3 cheatcodes that are available to use while playing your game. If you aren’t playing too seriously and don’t mind using cheats, you can really advance your Sim games quickly – and still have tons of fun while playing. Playing in The Sims 3 can take a very large amount of time to do some of the things you may want your Sims to do or be.