Sims 4 Get Famous: becoming a star in Del Sol Valley

The Sims 4 already boasts a whole arsenal for building the perfect life: cheat codes, character creation, build mode, classic aspirations, occult ones, skills… But what happens when your Sim no longer dreams of a quiet little house, but of a villa perched on the hills, a red carpet and a horde of fans screaming their name? The Get Famous expansion pack is here for that. Released in 2018, it adds a whole new world dedicated to glitz and glamour, an active acting career, a five-star public image system, and above all every pitfall of a life under the spotlight. This guide walks you through, step by step, how to turn your Sim into a superstar of Del Sol Valley, without ever missing a scene or a VIP party.

Del Sol Valley, the new world of the stars

Get Famous places your Sim in Del Sol Valley, a region clearly inspired by Los Angeles, with its palm trees, its big sign hanging on the hillside, and its film sets. The world is made up of three neighborhoods with very distinct vibes, plus a studio that can't be accessed directly from the map.

• Mirage Park: the starting neighborhood, with more affordable rent. This is where up-and-coming artists set down their bags, work on their skills, and build their first network.
• Starlight Boulevard: the valley's glamorous showcase, where people come to see and be seen. You'll run into celebrities, stroll past the plaza and its walk of stars, and try to force your way into the trendiest club in town.
• The Pinnacles: perched on the hills of Del Sol, these luxury lots are home to established stars. Panoramic views, infinity pools and… paparazzi lurking in the bushes.

The Plumbob Pictures studio, meanwhile, is reached automatically through the actor career. This is where commercials, TV shows and feature films are shot. A starting tip often shared by the French community: don't stay too long in Mirage Park if you're aiming for the top, but start out there long enough to build your contact book before moving further up.

Public image: reputation, fame and 5 levels of celebrity

The heart of the pack lies in a new panel called Public Image. It combines two separate bars that the game tracks independently.

• Reputation measures how other Sims perceive you morally, on a scale ranging from very bad to very good.
• Fame measures your sheer volume of celebrity, rated in stars.

The game introduces a five-level celebrity system, represented by stars. At each tier, your Sim earns celebrity points to spend in the perks shop and unlocks new social behaviors.

1. Up-and-Coming Star: first appearances, a few occasional fans, a handful of celebrity points to spend.
2. Rising Star: your Sim can sign autographs, pose for photos, and trigger the "Meet a Celebrity" social events.
3. B-List Celebrity: paparazzi officially start following you, real fans appear, and you unlock the disguise to go out incognito.
4. A-List Celebrity: your Sim gains a sparkling aura, a recognizable star-like walk, and can ask for applause in public.
5. Global Superstar: the peak. Not being seen in public causes your reputation to drop, and it becomes possible to go on a detox retreat to reset accumulated bad traits.

To build your fame, work several angles at once: public performances (music, comedy, dancing), collaborations with other celebrities, charitable contributions, video uploads, and of course progress in your acting career. Heredity matters too: a baby born to two stars starts out with a head start in popularity.

Tip: a Sim who's very famous but not well-liked is still a celebrity. There's no requirement to be loved in order to be known — a "bad reputation" has its own perks, especially for playing the antihero the tabloids adore.

The active Acting career

The pack's big gameplay addition is the Acting career as an active career, available only to adult Sims. It doesn't start out like a regular career: your Sim first has to make a phone call to hire an agent. It's the agent who will then offer tailored auditions.

Landing a role

Each audition highlights a particular skill. Casting for an action movie calls for good fitness, a romantic drama will value charisma, and a musical will require some guitar or singing. The six most useful skills for winning more auditions are: acting, charisma, guitar, comedy, fitness, and handiness.

On the set at Plumbob Pictures

Once the role is secured, it's off to the studio. Your Sim goes through three mandatory steps: hair, makeup, and wardrobe, preparation in the trailer (memorizing the script, vocal warm-ups, practicing movement), then filming the scene. It's strongly recommended to actively guide your Sim on set rather than let the computer handle it — your choices directly affect the performance, the relationship with the director, and the chances of promotion.

The career has ten levels, from uncredited extra to silver screen icon. Halfway through, roles diversify: commercials, TV shows, blockbusters, each of which brings both salary and fame.

Writing your own screenplay

Get Famous also adds the Media Production skill (5 levels) via the video editing station. Combined with writing, it lets your Sim write their own screenplay, produce it, then turn it into a monetizable work — a great way to bypass the wait for an audition when the inbox is empty.

Model and DJ: the side jobs that pay

To make ends meet, two small freelance jobs round out the picture and stack perfectly with the acting career.

• Modeling: accessible via the phone, this activity lets your Sim pose for photo shoots, often in a glamorous setting. Charisma and appearance matter, and every successful contract boosts fame.
• DJ (via the turntable): mixing in public, especially at Starlight Boulevard's community lots, develops the DJ skill (inherited from the Get Together pack) and draws crowds, which naturally increases encounters and fan numbers.

The perks shop: what changes when you're a star

The fame points earned at each tier can be spent in a dedicated shop that offers around twenty upgrades. Some of them radically transform your Sim's daily life.

• Influencer status: other Sims start copying your fashion style, and your videos become monetizable.
• Entourage: a circle of prestigious Sims ready to go out with you at the click of a button.
• Close protection: a bodyguard fends off the most intrusive fans and paparazzi.
• Staff favorite: skip every line, VIP entry into the clubs on Starlight Boulevard.
• Pampered star: get certain items for free in exchange for fame, very handy for furnishing the private villa in The Pinnacles without blowing your budget.
• Business partnerships: sponsorships that pay out on an ongoing basis.

Good tip: buy the perk that monetizes videos early on. Combined with the media production station, it turns a simple couch and a camera into a passive Simoleon-making machine.

Managing paparazzi (and your star style)

Starting from the third star, your lawn no longer really belongs to you: paparazzi camp outside your villa, snap photos of every outing, and feed the tabloid press. Three possible stances.

• Ignore them: the neutral option, which affects neither fame nor reputation.
• Confront them: conflict or insults. Immediate effect on fame (tabloids love it), but a severe hit to reputation.
• Pay them off: the “cleanest” route when you want to preserve your public image. Costs Simoleons, but guarantees peace for a while.

On the wardrobe side, Grand Fame delivers an entire closet of star outfits: gala gowns, sequined tuxedos, oversized dark sunglasses, eccentric hairstyles, unapologetic '80s accessories. Remember to set a truly distinctive Party outfit in CAS — it's the one that will automatically show up on red carpets and at award ceremonies (the famous Topsims).

Celebrity quirks: when fame goes off the rails

Becoming famous costs more than just time: as your Sim gains stars, they accumulate celebrity quirks, a kind of negative trait that appears automatically depending on their behavior. They're what really makes the pack shine, injecting constant drama into your character's life.

• Don't Touch Me!: your Sim panics whenever a fan enters their personal bubble.
• Fruit Juice Addict: a compulsive need to drink an overpriced smoothie every few hours.
• Obsessed Fan: a particular Sim starts hanging around your mansion, leaving gifts, or even breaking into your home.
• Public Number: your phone rings nonstop, at any hour of the day or night.

These quirks aren't permanent. A celebrity detox (unlocked at the fifth star) wipes the slate clean, as do the crystal crown or certain potions from the pack. Not to mention the new Self-Absorbed trait, which makes your Sim happy when people talk about them… and unhappy when they don't.

Reminder: the pack adds two dedicated aspirations, World-Renowned Celebrity and Master Actor. The latter ends with the placement of a star bearing your name on Starlight Boulevard — a highly satisfying narrative payoff.

To go further

• Combine Get Famous with Eco Lifestyle and City Living to build an eco-friendly influencer empire, posting videos from a San Myshuno penthouse.
• Bring a star crashing down by deliberately leaning into bad reputation to explore the storytelling of media downfall.
• A multi-generational celebrity family, taking advantage of the hereditary nature of fame to launch a star's kid into stardom right from their teenage years.