All Essences and How To Get Them in MySims

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

What are Essences in MySims?

Essences are collectible items used in crafting and paint creation. Found through various activities, they range from common in-game items (apples, flowers) to interaction-based collectibles.

Three main Essence categories exist: Emotions, Living Things, and Objects. Each carries a thematic element, influencing Sim happiness when used in construction projects. Most Essences serve as both physical components and custom paint ingredients in Build Mode.

Complete MySims Essence Guide

This guide details all MySims Essences and their acquisition methods on the Nintendo Switch. Sim requests often specify required Essences, highlighting the importance of knowing their locations. Note that some Essences unlock with area progression or town level-ups.

Town Essences

Early game Essence hunting focuses on your town, with areas like the Forest and Desert initially inaccessible. The Crowbar tool (obtained via town level-ups) opens prospecting caves, revealing additional Essences.

Essence Name	Sim Interest	Acquisition Method	Location(s)
8-Ball	Fun	Prospecting; positive interactions with Fun Sims	Near Train Station; Interaction
Action Figure	Geeky	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Angry	Fun	Negative interactions with Sims	Interaction
Clown Fish	Fun	Fishing	Pond
Dark Wood	Studious	Chop Studious or Cute tree	Interaction
Dead Wood	Spooky	Chop dead or Spooky tree	Interaction
Green Apple	Tasty	Harvest from apple trees (plantable)	Town Square
Happy	Cute	Friendly interactions with Sims	Interaction
Light Wood	Studious	Chop Tasty or Fun tree	Interaction
Metal	Geeky	Chop Geeky trees	Interaction
Organic	Studious	Pull up flowers	Interaction
Purple Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	Town Square, near apple trees
Rainbow Trout	Tasty	Fishing	Pond
Red Apple	Tasty	Harvest from apple trees (plantable)	Town Square
Sad	Spooky	Kindness to Spooky Sims or meanness to others	Interaction
Scary	Spooky	Kindness to Spooky Sims	Interaction
Stone	Studious	Prospecting	Town Square, near apple trees
Thorn	Spooky	Harvest from Spooky tree	Near your house, towards town edge
Tire	Geeky	Fishing	Pond
Yellow Blossom	Fun	Harvest from blossom bush (plantable)	Town Square
Video Game	Geeky	Prospecting; playing video games	Prospecting cave; Interaction

The remaining Essence locations (Forest and Desert) are detailed in subsequent sections, requiring the Saw and Pickaxe tools respectively. Remember, fulfilling Sim requests efficiently requires knowing where to find each specific Essence. Enjoy your MySims adventure!

MySims is available now on Nintendo Switch.