Essences come in all shapes and sizes, whether it be build items, fellow Sims’ emotions, or creatures. You’ll acquire these various elements through specific interactions, earning you more content for your collection. Here’s how to unlock all Essences inMySims.

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How to get all Essences in MySims

If you’re an avidSimsplayer, you know all about the customizable Build Mode.MySimsoffers a similar feature but goes beyond standard build items through its Essence collection. Essence is broken down into three categories:Objects, Emotions, and Living Things. Objects are pretty self-explanatory; they’re the products you can use when crafting a house. Then, there’s the Emotions category from socialization, used for multiple crafting recipes. Last but not least are Living Things, creatures like fish, puppies, and elephants.

Each Essence showcases an Interest that other Sims can either like or dislike. This includes Cute, Tasty, Fun, Studious, Geeky, and Spooky attributes. So, if a Sim enjoys Geeky stuff, you should shower them with nerdy content. When selecting a dialogue option, you can also keep a Sim’s Interests in mind.

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In addition to building and socializing, Essence can alter paint decorations. For example, if you earn the Happy Essence, you may change a furniture design to a happy face theme. You’ll be doing this interaction quite a lot, as multiple Sims will mandate a distinct theme during quests.

We’ll break down every category to help you unlock all Essences inMySims.

Collecting Red Apple Essence

All Emotion Essences in MySims

The easiest way to earn Emotion Essence is by speaking toother Sims. It can be as simple as being nice to someone, earning you a Happy Essence. Let’s go over what social points you may use to unlock these features.

All Object Essences in MySims

Object Essences are much more substantial than Emotions and Living Things. There are plenty of items to go around inMySims, and you’ll need to think outside the box to discover them all. In particular, you can search for nearby Essences on the ground through the Prospect interaction. You’ll whip out a device that releases Sonar Pings, which you must follow to find a dig spot. You can also perform other tasks like harvesting trees or fishing for more objects.

All Creature Essences in MySims

The finalMySimsEssence category, Living Things, brings more creatures to your world. You’ll likely discover a variety of fish types first, as they are found in the beginning area of Town Square.

The Essences shown above are the ones that I’ve discovered thus far. However, there may be more that I have yet to find, so I’ll update this guide to keep you up-to-date.

Ancient Idol in PEAK

PEAK Mesa biome

A character dressed as a pirate standing in front of a flying ship in disney dreamlight valley

A bunch of characters battling bugs in Fortnite

The Mesa biome in PEAK

A pink power ranger looking at a swirling purple portal access point in fortnite

A yellow and black power ranger running together in fortnite

A ghost trapped in a summoning circle in front of a flaming cross in Phasmophobia