Since the October 27, 2026 update (patch 1.129), The Sims 4 Gallery has picked up a set of new bugs, and Maxis has now confirmed one of them. As of Wednesday, November 11, 2026, custom hashtag searches that return no results are marked Verified on EA’s official bug forum, and a fix for irrelevant Gallery search results is being tested internally. Here is what is confirmed, what is still only reported by players, and what you can do in the meantime.
Sims 4 Gallery bugs: status on EA’s forum
EA’s Sims 4 bug forum gives every report a status. According to the forum’s own guide, Validating Report means Maxis QA is checking whether the bug can be reproduced, Verified means QA has confirmed and reproduced it, and Validating Fix means a fix exists and is being tested before release. These are the statuses we found on Wednesday morning:
| Bug | Status on EA Forums | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| Searching for custom hashtags in the Gallery shows no results | Verified | Confirmed by Maxis. Challenge hosts cannot find entries by tag until it is fixed. |
| Gallery search shows irrelevant results | Validating Fix | A fix is being tested. It should arrive in a later update or server change. |
| Follower list wiped after the update | Fixed | Marked as solved. If your followed creators are still missing, report it again. |
| Broken Marketplace kit objects (TVs, coffee machines, recliners not working) | Multi Report | The thread holds several bugs at once and is not confirmed yet. |
| Sims put books in chests instead of bookshelves | Validating Report | Maxis is checking it. Not confirmed. |
| Baristas cannot serve pastries to NPCs (Get Together cafe) | Reviewed | Seen by the forum team. Not confirmed. |
Statuses change often, so check the threads themselves before you rely on them: custom hashtags, irrelevant search results, follower list, Marketplace kits, books in chests and barista pastries.
Why the hashtag bug matters
Hashtags are how the community runs build and CAS challenges. A host posts a tag, players upload entries under it, and the host finds them all with one search. The player who reported the bug runs a long series of numbered creative challenges and found that searches for their own tags returned nothing, or only a few old entries. Until the fix ships, a simple workaround is to collect entries another way: ask players to share their EA ID or a screenshot of the upload, then find the creator’s profile in the Gallery directly.
Is it your mods?
The Gallery bugs above are confirmed or tested by Maxis, so they are not caused by mods. In-game problems are different: before you report a broken object or a strange behaviour, test once with mods and CC switched off. It is the first thing to rule out, and a report that says “tested without mods” is easier for Maxis QA to act on.
- See which mods are confirmed for patch 1.129 on our Sims 4 mod status tracker.
- Clear the cache files first: how to clear the Sims 4 cache.
- If the game still misbehaves, try a reset of The Sims 4, starting with the small fixes.
- What changed in the update itself: October 27, 2026 update patch notes and mods after patch 1.129.
Marketplace kits: report it, don’t buy twice
One player listed 23 interactive objects across seven kits bought through the in-game Marketplace that do not work, and says repairing the game and reinstalling the kits did not help. This is not confirmed by Maxis yet. If you have the same problem, add your details and a screenshot to the existing thread instead of opening a new one; more reports on one thread make it easier for QA to reproduce.
Video: the latest bug round-up
Sim Life goes through the newest reports from the bug forum, including the Gallery problems, the Marketplace kits and a player who lost the lots in a save after updating. That last report is not tracked as a confirmed bug, so treat it as one player’s experience for now and keep a backup of your saves before every update.
FAQ
Is the Sims 4 Gallery down?
No. The Gallery works, but search is unreliable: custom hashtag searches can return nothing (confirmed by Maxis), and normal searches can show results that do not match.
When will the Gallery search be fixed?
EA has not given a date. The irrelevant results bug has a fix in testing, and the hashtag bug is confirmed. We will update this article when either one is marked Fixed.
Where do I report a Sims 4 bug?
On the official Sims 4 Bug Reports forum. Search first, and vote or comment on an existing thread if your bug is already there.
