All Essences and How To Get Them in MySims

Essences are collectible items in MySims. You can find them through just about any activity, and they’re used as building blocks and to create different paints when crafting items. Many of them are items you gather in-world, like apples or flowers, but others must be obtained via interactions.

There are three main categories of Essences in MySims – Emotions, Living Things, and Objects. Each Essence has a theme attached to it, and gathering the right ones will help ensure you’re able to keep your fellow Sims happy by building things that align with their preferred vibe. Most Essences can be used as physical objects or to create custom paints when making things in Build Mode.

All MySims Essences and How to Get Them

As you explore the world of MySims on Nintendo Switch, you will encounter many different essences. When your fellow Sims ask for items or builds, they will often specify that the requested order needs to include a specific essence. That means you’ll need to know how to get them.

Some Essences won’t become available until you unlock new areas or level up your town, so it may take some time to find every Essence in MySims.

Essences in Your Town

When you first jump into MySims, you’ll only be able to explore your town – other areas, like the Forest and Desert, are blocked off until you unlock the right tools. There are plenty of Essences to discover here for those early-game requests from fellow Sims.

To get some of the Essences, you’ll need the Crowbar tool, which helps you get into the prospecting caves. This unlocks once you level up your town’s rank.

Essence Name	Interests	How to Get It	Location(s)
8-Ball	Fun	Prospecting Nice interactions with Fun Sims	Near Train Station Interaction
Action Figure	Geeky	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Angry	Fun	Mean interactions with Sims	Interaction
Clown Fish	Fun	Fishing	Pond
Dark Wood	Studious	Chop a Studious or Cute tree	Interaction
Dead Wood	Spooky	Chop a dead tree or a Spooky tree	Interaction
Green Apple	Tasty	Harvest from apple trees Can be planted	Town Square
Happy	Cute	Friendly interactions with Sims	Interaction
Light Wood	Studious	Chop a Tasty or Fun tree	Interaction
Metal	Geeky	Chop down 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 Can be planted	Town Square
Sad	Spooky	Be nice to Spooky Sims or mean to other Sims	Interaction
Scary	Spooky	Be nice to Spooky Sims	Interaction
Stone	Studious	Prospecting	Town Square, near apple trees
Thorn	Spooky	Harvest from Spooky tree	Near your house, towards edge of town
Tire	Geeky	Fishing	Pond
Yellow Blossom	Fun	Harvest from blossom bush Can be planted	Town Square
Video Game	Geeky	Prospecting Play video games	In the prospecting cave Interaction

Forest Essences

The first new area you unlock will be the forest near town, which is accessed after you get the Saw tool. The forest adds new Essences to your repertoire.

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 by pulling up flowers, as noted above)
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

Once you improve your town’s ranking, you will unlock a Pickaxe that you can use to gain access to the desert. New areas to explore and new Essences await.

Essence Name	Interests	How to Get It	Location
Alien	Geeky	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Amber	Tasty	Prospecting	In the top east corner of the desert
Amethyst	Spooky	Prospecting	In the top east corner of the desert
Beach Ball	Fun	Fishing	Ocean
Black Apple	Spooky	Harvest from black apple tree	To the south of the main orchard
Black Rose	Spooky	Harvest from a black rose tree	In the 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	In the northern area, near the Dinosaur bones
Elephant	Studious	Prospecting	To the south of the main orchard
Fish Bones	Spooky	Fishing	Ocean
Garnet	Cute	Prospecting	Cliff in northern area
Gears	Geeky	Harvest from gear tree	In the cave in the Desert Junkyard
Ghost	Spooky	Harvest from ghost tree	To the 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	To the south of the main orchard
Jade	Studious	Prospecting	In the 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	In the northern area, near the Dinosaur bones
Moai	Studious	Prospecting	In the northern area, near the Dinosaur bones
Orange	Tasty	Harvest from orange tree	Main orchard area
Pawn	Studious	Harvest from pawn tree	In the prospecting cave
Pencil	Studious	Prospecting	In the northern area of the Desert Junkyard
Puppy	Cute	Prospecting	Near the ruins
Red Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
Robot	Geeky	Prospecting	In the cave in the Desert Junkyard
Rook	Studious	Harvest from rook tree	In the prospecting cave
Sapphire	Geeky	Prospecting	In the top east corner of the desert
Skeleton	Spooky	Prospecting	In the northern area, near the Dinosaur bones
Sunflower	Cute	Harvest from sunflower tree	Throughout desert
Spades	Fun	Harvest from spade tree	In the prospecting cave
Spider	Spooky	Prospecting	In the top east corner of the desert
Spring	Geeky	Harvest from a spring tree	In the cave in the Desert Junkyard
Star	Geeky	Prospecting	In the Junkyard, near cave entrance
Tiger	Fun	Prospecting	To the 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	In the top east corner of the desert
Yellow Crayon	Cute	Prospecting	In the prospecting cave
VooDoo Doll	Spooky	Prospecting	In the top east corner of the desert graveyard

While that may look like a long list, you’ll naturally encounter many of these Essences as you explore the world of MySims. When those tricky requests come up, however, it’s helpful to have a reminder of where to go to find a specific Essence to satisfy your fellow Sims’ item orders.

MySims is available now on Nintendo Switch.