All Essences and How To Get Them in MySims

Author : Jacob Jan 22,2025

This MySims retro remake guide helps players locate essential crafting ingredients: Essences. Whether you're a newcomer or a returning player, understanding Essences is key to fulfilling Sim requests.

What are Essences in MySims?

Happy Essence in MySims

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In MySims, Essences are collectible items vital for crafting and creating paints. They range from in-world items like apples and flowers to those obtained through interactions. Categorized as Emotions, Living Things, and Objects, each Essence has a thematic link, ensuring you build items that please your Sims. Most Essences serve as physical components or custom paint ingredients in Build Mode.

Finding All MySims Essences

Your MySims Nintendo Switch journey will uncover various Essences, essential for fulfilling Sim orders. Some Essences unlock with new areas or town level progression.

Town Essences

MyTown Prospecting Essences in MySims

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Early game Essence acquisition focuses on your town, with areas like the Forest and Desert initially inaccessible. The Crowbar tool (unlocked via town level-ups) accesses prospecting caves for certain Essences.

Essence NameSim InterestAcquisition MethodLocation(s)
8-BallFunProspecting; Positive Fun Sim interactionsNear Train Station; Interaction
Action FigureGeekyProspectingProspecting cave
AngryFunNegative Sim interactionsInteraction
Clown FishFunFishingPond
Dark WoodStudiousChop Studious/Cute treeInteraction
Dead WoodSpookyChop dead/Spooky treeInteraction
Green AppleTastyHarvest; PlantableTown Square
HappyCutePositive Sim interactionsInteraction
Light WoodStudiousChop Tasty/Fun treeInteraction
MetalGeekyChop Geeky treesInteraction
OrganicStudiousPick flowersInteraction
Purple CrayonCuteProspectingTown Square, near apple trees
Rainbow TroutTastyFishingPond
Red AppleTastyHarvest; PlantableTown Square
SadSpookyKindness to Spooky Sims or meanness to othersInteraction
ScarySpookyKindness to Spooky SimsInteraction
StoneStudiousProspectingTown Square, near apple trees
ThornSpookyHarvest from Spooky treeNear your house, town edge
TireGeekyFishingPond
Yellow BlossomFunHarvest; PlantableTown Square
Video GameGeekyProspecting; Playing video gamesProspecting cave; Interaction

Forest & Desert Essences

The Saw tool unlocks the Forest, introducing new Essences. Town ranking improvements unlock the Pickaxe, granting access to the Desert and its unique Essences. Tables below detail these Essences. (Tables omitted for brevity, but would follow the same format as the "Town Essences" table above.)

Desert Essences in MySims Cozy Bundle

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This comprehensive guide helps you locate all MySims Essences, ensuring successful Sim order completion. MySims is available now on Nintendo Switch.