Sims are not moving/Freezing/Animation problems (after Patch 1.112)

When I play any household even a new saved file, all Sims do is just stand there as time goes by. I will click on an object for example at home lot the bed and click on relax or sleep, the action will cue but my Sim will just stand there with no movement. Also if I force travel them to another lot for example the gym not only my Sim but all the townies do nothing but stand there one or two sims dance but no one does any other action as time goes by.  no matter what I tell them to do they just stand there. I have no Mods/CC installed. I have attached the DxDiag. Any tips or fixes much appreciated as right now all i can do is use CAS with no CC or Mods is no fun as game play is down.😣😫 I have tried repairing the game, there is no Mods/CC. I have tried resting the Sim in game play still no luck

I'm having this issue too. I thought it was my mods causing it but I did a complete vanilla save and completely uninstalled & reinstalled it with a brand new game (removed all my saves & mods) and it's still doing it. I managed to take a video of what's happening. I'm so glad it's not just me! I thought I'd broken it by not updating my mods!

Game Version: 1.118.242.1030 (September 18, 2025 patch) – Steam (linked with EA App)

Platform: PC – Windows 10/11 (Steam install)

Mods/CC: Occurs with and without mods/CC. Confirmed in a clean “vanilla” test with no saves, no mods, and newly generated Sims 4 user folder.

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Steps to Reproduce
        1.      Launch game on current patch (vanilla, no mods).
        2.      Start a new save with new household.
        3.      Direct a Sim to perform standard actions (tested with violin practice, dancing, washing hands, eating, etc.).

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Expected Result

Sim performs the chosen action normally (e.g., plays violin with violin in hand, dances only when instructed, goes to sink to wash hands, eats food at table, etc.).

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Actual Result

Sims glitch out and play incorrect/misaligned animations:
        •       Sim “plays violin” while standing away from violin (e.g., in the corner of the room, violin not in hands).
        •       Sim will “dance” instead of performing the instructed action.

        •       Other mismatched animations also occur, making gameplay effectively unplayable.

This occurs in both new and existing saves, with and without mods, even after full reinstall.

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What I Tried
        •       Updated all mods/CC (then removed Mods folder completely).
        •       Deleted localthumbcache.package.
        •       Cleared caches.
        •       Moved out all saves and started a brand new save.
        •       Uninstalled and reinstalled via Steam.
        •       Ran a full “vanilla test” (new Sims 4 folder, new save, no mods).
        •       Verified integrity of game files via Steam.

Issue persists in all cases.

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Notes
        •       Problem began only after updating to Sept 18, 2025 patch.
        •       Similar animation/action bugs are mentioned in EA’s Laundry List for this patch, but this specific violin/dance glitch doesn’t appear to be listed yet.
        •       Affects base game interactions, not just expansion content

Since the Sept 18th update, my game has a new issue with live mode gameplay. My sim will carry out some actions when queued, but others get stuck in the queue while my sim just stands there, doing nothing. Resetting the sim, both through right clicking and CTRL+SHIFT+c doesn't solve the issue, disabling and removing all mods and cc didn't solve the issue, travelling to a new lot doesn't solve the issue, and a lot of the time when my sim DOES carry out a queued action, they'll go through the animations while nowhere near the item the animations are tied to. For example, my sim got out of bed, then stood next to her bed and did the animation for washing her hands in the bathroom sink right there in the bedroom.

Same here, my sim put her infant to bed then suddenly stopped working. No menu comes up when clicking on the sim and whenever I have the infant ask for food or diaper change my sim goes forward then starts waving her hands like something is blocking her path (nothing is blocking her path btw) 

I've repaired my game and issue is still there, I've removed my mods folder and the issue is still there, only now my sims is marked as "neighbor" when hovering over her head. 

Been playing all day and this issue started somewhere around 30 min ago. 

edit: I'm on pc but playing through EA launcher, never played through steam so it's not a steam issue since OP tagged as playing on steam. 

It finally happened. I got hit with the sims bugs. My sims won't move. I click on an object; it won't let them do it. I reset them using shift and left click, nothing works. They just stand there glitching. No mods/CC.  Can anyone help me?

Currently having this same problem after updating the latest patch. Tried with and without mods, on old and new saves, tried repairing the game, nothing worked. My sims can for example watch tv or talk to plants, but can't interact with other sims or sit down/go to sleep. Playing on PC.

Here, look at how long my sim froze after loading screen. It is ridiculous. 
Sim Froze After Loading Screen
Time is still ticking + Can't do any interaction + All Sims are Frozen + No Townies Spawn.

There's a few existing threads for freezing/getting stuck already so are any of these what you guys are seeing

• Time/Sim freezes while environment still moves | EA Forums - 11885395 (this sounds different from OP as the time will also freeze)
• Sims are not moving/Freezing/Animation problems (Patch 1.112) | EA Forums - 11849452
• Frozen Sims whilst time goes on | EA Forums - 12031230 

Hi, not op either but have had the same issues over the last few months. I play with no mods etc, and play on PC. Usually happens after been playing an hour or so but sometimes happens straight away. Also seems to coincide with stuffing up work/school start times. It will come to the time my sims has to start work/school and just tick over to their next shift start time in the work tab thingy (which then eliminates the ability to use the go to work button as it doesnt appear, also doesnt appear as an option if you click on the sim either) then randomly hours (sim hours) later it'll send them to work but still keep them at work for the required amount of hours they're due to work (sometimes longer) which leaves them coming drained of their needs as I wasn't able to counter in them starting work at some random time. Once these start happening they only progressively get worse until it gets too frustrating and I have to shut everything down and restart.