The Sims 4 Critic Career Guide
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Sept 01, 2023
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With branches that early on diverge into their respective specializations, each offering multiple skill-building opportunities, it can be challenging to choose the right path for your Sim. In the guide below, we provide an overview of work hours, pay rates, promotion tasks, and more for the critic career in The Sims 4.
Critic Career Overview
Choose Between Arts Or Food To Critique
With branches that early on divide into their respective specializations, each offering multiple skills to expand upon, it can be challenging to determine the right path for your Sim. In the guide below, we provide an overview of work schedules, compensation, promotion tasks, and more for the critic career in The Sims 4.
In the critic career in The Sims 4, you have the choice between two essential pillars of urban life:
- Arts Critics attend events related to all things culture and arts, sharing their tastes on all things aesthetic.
- With all things creative on the line, you'll need to not only raise your Writing skill, but to justify your expertise in Painting and either Comedy or an instrument.
- Food Critics instead focus their attention on restaurants, keen to taste it all as they search for the best dish they can find.
- Though you'll begin focused only on Writing and Cooking, you'll need to make good progress with Gourmet Cooking as well.
In the critic career in The Sims 4, you have the choice between two essential pillars of urban life:
As it currently stands, the base version of the writer career pays more than the critic career in both branches, due to the relatively short work hours and the nearly unlimited opportunity to work from home.
However, they become more profitable at higher levels, so if online mockery is your Sim's passion, then stick with it!
Helpful Traits And Moods For The Critic Career
However, they become more profitable at higher levels, so if online mockery is your Sim's passion, then stick with it!
As with any artistic profession in The Sims 4, the Creative trait is undoubtedly one of the most beneficial traits for both paths in the critic career. It allows your Sim to be inspired more frequently than regular Sims, which is definitely helpful in a writing profession!
Every Level Of The Critic Career: Pay, Hours, Promotion Tasks, And More
General Critic Career (Levels 1-3)
Level |
Hours | Rates | Promotional Requirements and Daily Tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper Deliverer (1) | Sunday-Friday 6 AM - 11 AM | $21/hour ($105/day) | Practice Writing |
Story Researcher (2) | Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10 AM - 5 PM | $29/hour ($203/day) | Write a Column Reach Level 2 in the Writing skill |
Beat Reporter (3) | $34/hour ($238/day) | Write a Column Reach Level 3 in the Writing skill |
Arts Critic Career Path
Level |
Hours | Rates | Promotional Requirements and Daily Tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
Snooty Pundit (4) | Friday-Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 12 PM - 5 PM | $47/hour ($235/day) | Review a Performance or Write a Column Reach Level 2 in the Painting skill Reach Level 2 in either Comedy or an instrumental skill |
Show Scout (5) | Friday-Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 4 PM - 9 PM | $66/hour ($330/day) | Review a Performance or Write a Column Reach Level 4 in the Writing skill Reach Level 3 in either Comedy or an instrumental skill |
Refined Reviewer (6) | $93/hour ($465/day) | Review a Performance or Write a Column Reach Level 5 in the Writing skill Reach Level 3 in the Painting skill | |
Cultural Connoisseur (7) | Friday-Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 12 PM - 5 PM | $130/hour ($650/day) | Review a Performance or Write a Column Reach Level 4 in the Painting skill Reach Level 4 in either Comedy or an instrumental skill |
Chief Critic (8) | $182/hour ($910/day) | Review a Performance or Write a Column Reach Level 7 in the Writing skill | |
Syndicated Superstar (9) | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 12 PM - 5 PM | $273/hour ($1,365/day) | Review a Performance or Write a Column Reach Level 8 in the Writing skill Reach Level 6 in either Comedy or an instrumental skill |
Grand Steward of the Arts (10) | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12 PM - 5 PM | $545/hour ($2,270/day) | Review a Performance or Write a Column |
Food Critic Career Path
Level |
Hours | Rates | Promotional Requirements and Daily Tasks |
|---|---|---|---|
Chow Chaser (4) | Monday-Friday 10 AM - 4 PM | $49/hour ($294/day) | Review Food or Drink or Write a Column Reach Level 3 in the Cooking skill |
Food Stall Frequenter (5) | $73/hour ($438/hour) | Review Food or Drink or Write a Column Reach Level 5 in the Cooking skill Reach Level 4 in the Writing skill | |
Restaurant Rater (6) | Monday-Friday 1 PM - 7 PM | $110/hour ($660/day) | Review Food or Drink or Write a Column Reach Level 2 in the Gourmet Cooking skill Reach Level 5 in the Writing skill |
Local Gourmand (7) | $164/hour ($984/day) | Review Food or Drink or Write a Column Reach Level 4 in the Gourmet Cooking skill | |
Expert Epicurian (8) | Monday-Friday 10 AM - 4 PM | $230/hour ($1,380/day) | Review Food or Drink or Write a Column Reach Level 7 in the Writing skill |
Kitchen's Worst Nightmare (9) | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10 AM - 4 PM | $345/hour ($2,070/day) | Review Food or Drink or Write a Column Reach Level 6 in the Gourmet Cooking skill Reach Level 8 in the Writing skill |
Curator of the Finest Flavors (10) | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 11 AM - 4 PM | $441/hour ($2,205/day) | Review Food or Drink or Write a Column |
The Arts Critic actually receives a few more Simoleons, but due to the diversity between the career paths, it's better to follow your heart rather than the money!
All Rewards And Items Unlocked In The Critic Career
Lastly, we have a comprehensive list of all the items, CAS options, and social interactions that are unlocked as part of the critic career in The Sims 4.
Everything Unlocked In The Sims 4 Critic Career
Level |
Items and Interactions Unlocked |
|---|---|
General Critic Career (Levels 1-3) | |
Paper Deliverer (1) | N/A |
Story Researcher (2) | |
Beat Reporter (3) | "Recommend Local Hangout" "Respond to Mail" |
Arts Critic Career Path | |
Snooty Pundit (4) | "Review Performance" |
Show Scout (5) | "Study Art" |
Refined Reviewer (6) | Room with a View Painting "Praise Art" |
Cultural Connoisseur (7) | True Performer's Performance Space "Snub Art" |
Chief Critic (8) | "Critically Connected" perk (offers 20% off the purchase of any art in Build/Buy) |
Syndicated Superstar (9) | N/A |
Grand Steward of the Arts (10) | The Critical Throne toilet |
Food Critic Career Path | |
Chow Chaser (4) | Spare Utensils Wall Plaque "Review Food/Drink" |
Food Stall Frequenter (5) | Fine Outdoor Eating "Laud Meal" |
Restaurant Rater (6) | "Belittle Meal" |
Local Gourmand (7) | This Cake is No Lie |
Expert Epicurean (8) | "Improve Dish" |
Kitchen's Worst Nightmare (9) | N/A |
Curator of the Finest Flavors | Golden Bowl of Fruit Only the Best Dining Room furniture |
With so many cool things available between the two career paths, we have a guide to Build/Buy cheats that unlock everything for you, so you don't have to switch.