All Essences and How To Get Them in MySims

This guide helps you master MySims' essence collection, crucial for fulfilling Sim requests. Essences are crafting components used to create builds and paints, found through various activities. They're categorized into Emotions, Living Things, and Objects, each with a thematic link to Sim preferences.

What are Essences in MySims?

In MySims, essences are collectible items vital for crafting. Acquired through gameplay, they serve as building blocks and paint ingredients. Sources range from in-world gathering (apples, flowers) to character interactions.

Three main essence categories exist: Emotions, Living Things, and Objects. Matching essences to Sim preferences ensures successful order completion. Most essences function as physical items or custom paint components 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 acquisition focuses on your town, with areas like the Forest and Desert initially inaccessible. The Crowbar tool (obtained via town level-ups) unlocks prospecting caves, yielding additional essences.

Essence Name	Interests	How to Get It	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

Forest Essences

The Saw tool unlocks the forest, introducing new essences.

Essence Name	Interests	How to Get It	Location
Bacon	Tasty	Prospecting; Picnics & Cooking	Near the waterfall; Interaction
Cake	Tasty	Prospecting; Cooking	Near the waterfall; Interaction
Cherry Blossom	Tasty	Harvest from cherry blossom tree	Throughout forest
Chocolate Cake	Tasty	Prospecting	Near the waterfall
Crab	Tasty	Fishing	Pond
Eyeball	Spooky	Harvest from eyeball tree	Cave deep in the forest
Gingerbread Man	Tasty	Prospecting	Across the first log over the water
Jack O’Lantern	Spooky	Harvest from Jack O’ Lantern Tree	Cave deep in the forest
Knight	Studious	Harvest from knight tree	Northern hilltop area
Magic Carpet	Fun	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Music Note	Fun	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Octopus	Tasty	Fishing	Pond
Organic	Studious	Prospecting	Southern area of forest (and pulling up flowers)
Plum Blossom	Cute	Harvest from plum blossom tree	Throughout forest
Rose	Cute	Harvest from rose bush	Throughout forest
Soccer Ball	Fun	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Snake	Geeky	Fishing	Pond
Terra Cotta	Studious	Prospecting	Near prospecting cave

Desert Essences

Town ranking improvements unlock the Pickaxe, granting access to the desert and its unique essences.

Essence Name	Interests	How to Get It	Location
Alien	Geeky	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Amber	Tasty	Prospecting	Top east corner of the desert
Amethyst	Spooky	Prospecting	Top east corner of the desert
Beach Ball	Fun	Fishing	Ocean
Black Apple	Spooky	Harvest from black apple tree	South of the main orchard
Black Rose	Spooky	Harvest from black rose tree	Top east corner of the desert
Clubs	Fun	Harvest from club tree	In the treasure cave
Diamonds	Fun	Harvest from diamond tree	In the treasure cave
Dinosaur Fossil	Studious	Prospecting	Northern area, near Dinosaur bones
Elephant	Studious	Prospecting	South of the main orchard
Fish Bones	Spooky	Fishing	Ocean
Garnet	Cute	Prospecting	Cliff in northern area
Gears	Geeky	Harvest from gear tree	Cave in the Desert Junkyard
Ghost	Spooky	Harvest from ghost tree	South of the main orchard
Globe	Studious	Prospecting	In the junkyard area
Gold	Cute	Fishing	Ocean
Hearts	Fun	Harvest from heart tree	In the treasure cave
Hopi Doll	Fun	Prospecting	South of the main orchard
Jade	Studious	Prospecting	Top east corner of the desert
Kissing Fish	Cute	Fishing	Ocean
Lemon	Tasty	Harvest from lime tree	Main orchard area
Lime	Tasty	Harvest from lime tree	Main orchard area
Mega Lizard	Geeky	Prospecting	Northern area, near Dinosaur bones
Moai	Studious	Prospecting	Northern area, near Dinosaur bones
Orange	Tasty	Harvest from orange tree	Main orchard area
Pawn	Studious	Harvest from pawn tree	In the prospecting cave
Pencil	Studious	Prospecting	Northern area of the Desert Junkyard
Puppy	Cute	Prospecting	Near the ruins
Red Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Robot	Geeky	Prospecting	Cave in the Desert Junkyard
Rook	Studious	Harvest from rook tree	In the prospecting cave
Sapphire	Geeky	Prospecting	Top east corner of the desert
Skeleton	Spooky	Prospecting	Northern area, near Dinosaur bones
Sunflower	Cute	Harvest from sunflower tree	Throughout desert
Spades	Fun	Harvest from spade tree	In the prospecting cave
Spider	Spooky	Prospecting	Top east corner of the desert graveyard
Spring	Geeky	Harvest from a spring tree	Cave in the Desert Junkyard
Star	Geeky	Prospecting	Junkyard, near cave entrance
Tiger	Fun	Prospecting	South of the main orchard
Tim Doll	Cute	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Tina Doll	Cute	Prospecting; Friendly interactions with Cute Sims	In the prospecting cave; Interaction
Tiny Shark	Geeky	Fishing	Ocean
Topaz	Fun	Prospecting	Top east corner of the desert
Yellow Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
VooDoo Doll	Spooky	Prospecting	Top east corner of the desert graveyard

This comprehensive list aids in fulfilling MySims Sim requests. While exploration naturally uncovers many essences, this guide serves as a helpful reference.

MySims is available now on Nintendo Switch.