You can invite a friend over in The Sims 4 by using your Sim’s phone and choosing the social option to invite them over, or by selecting them from the relationship panel and using an invite/hang out option if it appears. If you want them to stay longer, use the phone to plan a stay-over event, which lets you pick who comes and how long they stay.

Easy steps

  1. Open your Sim’s phone.
  2. Go to Social.
  3. Choose Invite Over or Plan a Stay Over if you want them to spend the night.
  1. Select the Sim you want to invite.
  2. Wait for them to arrive; if they don’t show up, make sure they’re not already nearby or busy.

If the option is missing

  • The Sim may already be on the lot or close by, which can hide the invite option.
  • Try clicking their name in the relationship panel and looking for a hangout/invite interaction.
  • A first meeting may be needed before some invite options appear.

Stay-over option

If you want a more specific “friend over” setup, the newer stay-over event is the closest match: it’s started from the phone, lets you choose the guest, and can last overnight.

TL;DR: Use the phone’s Social menu, pick Invite Over or Plan a Stay Over , and select the Sim you want.