Best Build Kits For The Sims 4

The most recent type of DLC for The Sims 4 is Kits. These are small packs that focus on one aspect of the game, either gameplay, build mode, or create a sim. In the store, these are further categorised as Architecture & Decor, Fashion & Style, Everyday Activities, Family & Friends, Outdoor Adventures, and Creator Kit.

Kits are designed to fill gaps in the game, and cover niche themes. Just as not all expansions or game packs are equal, neither are all kits. Here we take a look at which are the best, taking into account the number of items, styles, and versatility.

Each pack contains a list of contents sorted into rough categories to give you an idea of what to expect. These categories vary from pack to pack.

Updated on February 13th, 2024, By Helen Ashcroft: Build Kits continue to add to our build and buy catalogue with an ever increasing range of niche themes. We’ve updated this list to add the latest build kits.

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Basement Treasures

The Basement Treasure pack is the most limited kit so far. It includes a bunch of trashed furniture you’d find in your basement. While a handful of items are usable, including a sofa, chair, TV, and lamp, most are purely decorative.

Most items are old, dusty, and worn-out looking, with just an odd trinket breaking this style. If you want a damp and dingy space, they are great, but their use is very limited.

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Party Essentials

The Party Essentials Kit is firmly focused on celebrations and most of the items have little to no use outside this. The big ticket items here are a disco ball, dance floor, and fog machine, which are all very limited in scope.

Aside from these are a range of lights, light-up decor, balloons, and a few other decor items with a very firm party focus. The designs are great but the scope is very limited.

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Castle Estate

The Castle Estate kit is the most beautiful kit with some of the most limited value. Unless you want to build a castle or church, you will likely never use most of these items. The stone walls, stairs, and flooring have some other uses, but the style is very niche.

The pack matches beautifully and has a wide range of swatches, as well as several different windows and doors, but it’s all external decor to make your house into a literal caste.

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Courtyard Oasis

The Courtyard Oasis kit is very heavily focused on outdoor areas. The bulk of its items are architectural and include archways, windows, flooring, stairs, and fencing. There’s also a large outdoor fountain and mosaic.

Even the other items are large. While there are a few regular furniture pieces, the plants are huge, as is the vase. This kit makes beautiful outdoor areas, but you’ll need a large garden and a very specific decor vibe to get the most out of it, making it the least flexible on offer.

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Greenhouse Haven

The Greenhouse Haven kit allows you to build a full greenhouse. It includes floor-to-ceiling doors and windows, both open and closed, as well as flooring and a wall option. You’ll also find greenhouse lights, some storage items, and some clutter that matches well.

The items here perfectly complement each other, but aside from the small plant, which fits in any slot on a shelf or bookcase, most are limited in nature. For large houses though, and Sims who are gardeners, this kit is a great way to add plants outdoors that will grow all year round.

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Industrial Loft

The Industrial Loft Kit has a unique look, which is both a blessing and a curse. The items are spread across a range of rooms, and finding others to complement this kit isn’t easy. The bedroom items include a bed, dresser, side table, and lighting, but the other items are more random.

The pipes and garage-style door are excellent additions to a factory design, but mostly the sofa, tables, and bar stools just look slightly out of place and the wall decor is incredibly niche. You can make a comfortable seating area, but matching it into a wider build is challenging.

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Decor To The Max

Decor To The Max lives up to its name with a range of vibrant and bold items. Striking wallpaper and flooring are complimented by a range of bold patterned furniture and decor items. It will turn your interior design up to 11.

This range is not for the faint of heart and neutral swatches are minimal. Go big or go home with some lounge items complimented by equally outlandish decor and artwork. If you love this vibe, you’ll love this kit. Fans of neutral colours will want to pass on this one but used sparingly it’s surprisingly flexible.

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Blooming Rooms

If you’re fed up with using the same five plants, then the Blooming Rooms kit is for you. It comprises a lot of plants and some plant-adjacent furniture. While not everyone will love the aesthetic of the tables with greenery in them, there is sure to be a plant you’ll love.

The variety is great and includes tiny plants to fit in the smallest of gaps, up to large potted plants, hanging plants, and everything in between. So many options are covered here, and many designs are neutral enough to work in many different styles of home, giving this greenery great versatility.

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Pastel Pop

Pastel Pop is a teenager’s dream. This kit focuses mostly on bedroom items and includes a bed, bookcase, desk, sofa, tablet computer, and a lot of pastel-coloured accessories. You can compliment your look with vibrant wallpaper, patterned flooring, and a couple of unique rugs.

This pastel paradise is let down mostly by the lack of a dresser. Luckily, there are a few other options in the game you can pair with this eye-catching kit that would make Barbie green with envy. The only reason it doesn’t rank higher is because the slightly garish colour palette is incredibly divisive.

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Desert Luxe

Desert Luxe is another outdoor-focused kit, yet its items are very neutral and as such can match other decor more easily. While you may want to leave the BBQ outside, the sofa, side tables, curtains, and lights are all very flexible. There’s also a blank curtain rail, so you can make it look as if the curtains are open or shut.

A couple of unique windows round out this pack that is flexible enough to fit a range of build styles, and plain enough to make a jump from external to internal without feeling out of place.

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Riviera Retreat

The Riviera Retreat Kit is a versatile outdoor set which perfectly matches many other items. It includes two sets of wall decor, some flooring, and tiles, lights, floats and ladders for pools. There are also some unique stones, stepping stone, and waterfall features.

Aside from this, you’ll also find basic furniture in the form of a chair and table set, a lounger, a side table, and a towel rack. Curtains, a fire pit, an arbor and some miscellaneous decor items finish the pack which even has a functional drinks tray. Perfect for patios, pools and other outdoor spaces.

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Country Kitchen

If you’ve ever wished for more kitchen options then Country Kitchen is the pack for you. The main furniture comprises a full kitchen with units, island, sink, stove and fridge. There are also several clutter items, as well as floor and wall tiles. Each item has several swatches including colourful and neutral options.

This is one of the smallest build kits with just 15 items, yet less is more with this pack. Everything matches perfectly, and the smaller number of items reflects the fact that it includes three appliances. The clutter also fulls gaps in kitchen items by including items we don’t already have.

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Little Campers

Little Campers is an excellent kit for anyone who plays with children. It is focused on outdoor spaces, yet most items are versatile enough to go inside. A large number are also interactive items, including a cinema screen, swingset, firepit, dolls house, and activity table.

While some larger items are clearly outdoor decor, there are also toys, a cushion, a rug, and several other items that could easily add something new to any kid’s bedroom.

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Book Nook

The Book Nook kit comprises a number of bookcases that mix and match together to create different combinations. These are complimented by a rug and wall covering, sofa, chair, and tables as well as a number of lighting and clutter items.

Being able to build bookcases into different spaces is fantastic, and the clutter items are unique and useful. This isn’t the largest pack but its uses are many.

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Everyday Clutter

I know a clutter kit may be very decisive, but for many builders the Everyday Clutter Kit is a dream. It comprises 30 different clutter items that can be used to add life to any build. Clutter items that are truly versatile have been missing from the game and this kit fills a real need without being too niche.

It includes everyday items like a water bottle, phone, mugs, and glasses, as well as more unique items such as trinket boxes, gym equipment, headphones, and a drawing tablet. Versatile and flexible, this clutter can go anywhere and fit right in to any style. It adds an instant lived-in feel to any home.

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Bathroom Clutter

Bathroom Clutter is a solid kit. It includes new towel rails, a modern toilet paper holder, toothbrushes, and a razor, as well as a matching toilet and bathmat, making a nice selection of clutter. There are also jars, and lotion bottles, which can be used elsewhere.

These items are flexible, and while overall I’d argue that Everyday Clutter has an edge over Bathroom Clutter, the latter has an ace up its sleeve… light switches. That’s right. We can now finally add light switches to our Sims homes, and I’m yet to find anything in any kit as satisfying.

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Storybook Nursery

In the Storybook Nursery pack you are given enough items to make a fully coordinated nursery in either deep reds and blacks, or in pale yellow, pink or blue pastels. It includes core staples such as a basinette, crib, and toddler bed, with matching wardrobe, changing table, rocking chair and storage.

Even toys are included with a dollshouse, blocks, and playmat. The items cover Sims from newborn to child age, with some being usable beyond this. It fits a gap while also being versatile, since items such as the rocking chair, toy box, curtains, and rug all have multiple uses.

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Cozy Bistro

Cozy Bistro is amazing for anyone who wants to create a dining space in a community lot or at home. It also works well for any vintage style store. The doors and windows match to create a dark wooden vintage vibe that’s complimented by the flooring and walls.

In terms of items, the bar, background, privacy dividers, tables, and chairs are all versatile and have a good range of swatches. Add in some lights, a coffee machine and some signage and vintage art and you have a recipe for a neat pack that compliments many others, yet is still unique.

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Comfy Gamer

The Comfy Gamer kit is a must for anyone who has Sims who game or stream. It’s also flexible enough to create a cute Sims-themed bedroom. Posters resemble past Sims games, and the clutter decor includes a cup for bubble tea, some cute headphones and some games.

The storage options here are limited but flexible due to the pegboard shelving and cube-style unit. Displaying cute items is the aim of this pack and they are generic enough to fit in my spaces.

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Cozy Kitsch

The Cozy Kitsch kit comprises a range of retro lounge items spanning seating, storage, tables, a fireplace, artwork, and clutter. It all matches not only with itself but also with a number of other items in the game already.

Most items in this pack can be mixed in with others to add a unique touch to any lounge area. The lighting, clutter and art work as especially versatile key pieces to add a unique finishing touch to any room.