While carefully looking after your Sims' every needs and having them accomplish their personal and career ambitions is the most common approach to playingThe Sims 4, there’s an undeniable thrill in turning up the chaos dial and watching it all burn - quite literally.

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While starting a raging inferno can add a spark of mayhem to your Sims' lives, you may wonder how to begin your descent into becoming a virtual arsonist. Fret not, as we’ll show you some sure-fire methods to set things ablaze and have your Sims run around in fear.

Cooking Catastrophes

To ignite some fiery fun, start bycreating a Sim with very poor Cooking skills and have them attempt to make a meal.

A cheap quality stove will increase the chances of a fire, especially when there are posters and paintings on the wall nearby.

A Sim has set her poor quality stove on fire.

While the Sim won’t set the kitchen ablaze every time,persistence is key to starting a raging inferno in your Sim’s kitchen.

The Fireplace And Flammable Objects

Although designed to be safe, fireplaces can betransformed into a serious hazard with just a few tweaks.

In build mode, install a fireplace anywhere you like, and thensurround it with highly flammable objects.

A Sim has caught fire after warming herself up by the fireplace.

Furniture and decorations such as chairs, sofas, rugs, and books make for great kindling.

Once you’re satisfied with placement,switch back to live mode, command a Sim to light the fireplace, followed by repeatedly selecting the ‘warm self’ option.

A child sim fleeing the scene after setting his Junior Wizard Starter Set on fire

It may take a good while, but eventuallyflames will leap from the logs to your Sim and nearby objects.

How To Start A Fire With The Wizard’s Set

For a more whimsical approach, indulge your inner mischief-maker bygiving a child Sim the ‘Junior Wizard Starter Set,‘available in build mode for 210 simoleons.

Child and toddler Sims are fireproof in The Sims 4, so don’t worry about needing to keep them safe. Just keep an eye out on any adult Sims as they can be engulfed in flames.

Command the child Sim toplay with it for extended periods of time, and you may witness one of their scientific experiments explode into flames.