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All Essences and How To Get Them in MySims

by Patrick Feb 10,2025

This guide helps you master essence collection in the MySims Nintendo Switch remake. Essences are crucial crafting components for fulfilling Sim orders. They're categorized into Emotions, Living Things, and Objects, each with a thematic link to Sim personalities and preferences. Many are gathered directly from the environment, while others require specific interactions.

What are Essences in MySims?

Happy Essence in MySims

Screenshot by The Escapist

Essences are collectible items used as building blocks and paint ingredients in crafting. Finding the right essences ensures you create items that resonate with your Sims' personalities, keeping them happy.

All MySims Essences and Locations:

Unlocking new areas and leveling up expands your access to essences. Here's a breakdown by location:

Town Essences:

Initially, you'll explore your town, with prospecting caves unlocked later via the Crowbar.

MyTown Prospecting Essences in MySims

Screenshot by The Escapist

Essence Name	Sim Interest	Acquisition Method	Location
8-Ball	Fun	Prospecting or Fun Sim interaction	Near Train Station/Interaction
Action Figure	Geeky	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Angry	Fun	Negative Sim interaction	Interaction
Clown Fish	Fun	Fishing	Pond
Dark Wood	Studious	Chop Studious/Cute tree	Interaction
Dead Wood	Spooky	Chop dead/Spooky tree	Interaction
Green Apple	Tasty	Harvest/Plant	Town Square
Happy	Cute	Positive Sim interaction	Interaction
Light Wood	Studious	Chop Tasty/Fun tree	Interaction
Metal	Geeky	Chop Geeky tree	Interaction
Organic	Studious	Pick flowers	Interaction
Purple Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	Town Square (near apple trees)
Rainbow Trout	Tasty	Fishing	Pond
Red Apple	Tasty	Harvest/Plant	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
Tire	Geeky	Fishing	Pond
Yellow Blossom	Fun	Harvest/Plant	Town Square
Video Game	Geeky	Prospecting or playing video games	Prospecting cave/Interaction

Forest Essences (Unlocked with Saw):

The forest, accessible after obtaining the Saw, introduces additional essences.

Essence Name	Sim Interest	Acquisition Method	Location
Bacon	Tasty	Prospecting, Picnics, Cooking	Near waterfall/Interaction
Cake	Tasty	Prospecting, Cooking	Near waterfall/Interaction
Cherry Blossom	Tasty	Harvest	Throughout forest
Chocolate Cake	Tasty	Prospecting	Near waterfall
Crab	Tasty	Fishing	Pond
Eyeball	Spooky	Harvest	Deep forest cave
Gingerbread Man	Tasty	Prospecting	Across first log over water
Jack O’Lantern	Spooky	Harvest	Deep forest cave
Knight	Studious	Harvest	Northern hilltop
Magic Carpet	Fun	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Music Note	Fun	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Octopus	Tasty	Fishing	Pond
Organic	Studious	Prospecting	Southern forest
Plum Blossom	Cute	Harvest	Throughout forest
Rose	Cute	Harvest	Throughout forest
Soccer Ball	Fun	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Snake	Geeky	Fishing	Pond
Terra Cotta	Studious	Prospecting	Near prospecting cave

Desert Essences (Unlocked with Pickaxe):

The desert, unlocked with the Pickaxe, offers a final wave of essences.

Desert Essences in MySims Cozy Bundle

Image via EA

Essence Name	Sim Interest	Acquisition Method	Location
Alien	Geeky	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Amber	Tasty	Prospecting	Top east corner
Amethyst	Spooky	Prospecting	Top east corner
Beach Ball	Fun	Fishing	Ocean
Black Apple	Spooky	Harvest	South of main orchard
Black Rose	Spooky	Harvest	Top east corner
Clubs	Fun	Harvest	Treasure cave
Diamonds	Fun	Harvest	Treasure cave
Dinosaur Fossil	Studious	Prospecting	Northern area (near bones)
Elephant	Studious	Prospecting	South of main orchard
Fish Bones	Spooky	Fishing	Ocean
Garnet	Cute	Prospecting	Northern cliff
Gears	Geeky	Harvest	Desert Junkyard cave
Ghost	Spooky	Harvest	South of main orchard
Globe	Studious	Prospecting	Junkyard
Gold	Cute	Fishing	Ocean
Hearts	Fun	Harvest	Treasure cave
Hopi Doll	Fun	Prospecting	South of main orchard
Jade	Studious	Prospecting	Top east corner
Kissing Fish	Cute	Fishing	Ocean
Lemon	Tasty	Harvest	Main orchard
Lime	Tasty	Harvest	Main orchard
Mega Lizard	Geeky	Prospecting	Northern area (near bones)
Moai	Studious	Prospecting	Northern area (near bones)
Orange	Tasty	Harvest	Main orchard
Pawn	Studious	Harvest	Prospecting cave
Pencil	Studious	Prospecting	Northern Desert Junkyard
Puppy	Cute	Prospecting	Near ruins
Red Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Robot	Geeky	Prospecting	Desert Junkyard cave
Rook	Studious	Harvest	Prospecting cave
Sapphire	Geeky	Prospecting	Top east corner
Skeleton	Spooky	Prospecting	Northern area (near bones)
Sunflower	Cute	Harvest	Throughout desert
Spades	Fun	Harvest	Prospecting cave
Spider	Spooky	Prospecting	Top east corner graveyard
Spring	Geeky	Harvest	Desert Junkyard cave
Star	Geeky	Prospecting	Junkyard (near cave)
Tiger	Fun	Prospecting	South of main orchard
Tim Doll	Cute	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
Tina Doll	Cute	Prospecting or Cute Sim interaction	Prospecting cave/Interaction
Tiny Shark	Geeky	Fishing	Ocean
Topaz	Fun	Prospecting	Top east corner
Yellow Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	Prospecting cave
VooDoo Doll	Spooky	Prospecting	Top east corner graveyard