All Essences and how to get them in MySims

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 in MySims.

How to get all Essences in MySims

If you’re an avid Sims player, you know all about the customizable Build Mode. MySims offers 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.

In addition to building and socializing, Essence can alter paint decorations. For example, if you earn the Happy Essence, you can 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 in MySims.

All Emotion Essences in MySims

The easiest way to earn Emotion Essence is by speaking to other Sims. It can be as simple as being nice to someone, earning you a Happy Essence. Let’s go over what social points you can 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 in MySims, 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 final MySims Essence 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.