Cheats and console commands in Valheim let us change character skills, teleport around the world, tame animals, spawn items and creatures, control weather, build without resources, and much more. The system has changed several times since Early Access, and Valheim 1.0 introduced achievements and a new cheat confirmation step. In this guide, I have collected the current console commands and explained how to enable them.
How to Open the Console in Valheim
On current versions of Valheim, the console can be enabled from the game settings on supported platforms. On PC, the old launch-option method also still works.
Steam
Open Valheim and go to Settings, then Gameplay. Enable the Enable Console option if it is available in your current build.
Alternatively, open Steam, right-click Valheim, select Properties, and find Launch Options under the General tab.
Add -console to the launch options.
Launch the game and press F5 while inside a world.
Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass
Open the Valheim installation folder. The default location is usually C:\XboxGames\Valheim\Content.
Create a shortcut for Valheim.exe.
Open the shortcut properties and add a space followed by -console to the end of the Target field.
Launch the game through that shortcut and press F5.
Xbox
Enable the console under Settings → Gameplay if necessary. Iron Gate's developer-mode documentation lists LB + LT + Start as the controller shortcut for opening the console. Current console builds can also use an expanded bumper and trigger combination depending on the platform version.Once the console is open, type:
devcommands
The old imacheater command is obsolete and has not been required for years.In Valheim 1.0, the first time we try to run an actual cheat after enabling developer commands, the game shows a warning. Type:
confirmcheats
This confirms that we understand the consequences and allows cheat commands to run.
Important for Valheim 1.0: most gameplay-changing developer commands can mark the current character as having used cheats and block achievements. Spawned items can also be marked as cheated. The harmless freefly camera command is one of the exceptions documented by Iron Gate.
A later Valheim 1.0 hotfix added an official opt-in command that allows achievements even after using devcommands or mods:
yesiuseddevcommandsbutiwantmyachievementsanyway
Iron Gate deliberately gave this command an absurdly long name. Enter it without spaces.
Basic Valheim Console Commands
These commands are useful for checking information or managing a server. Most do not require cheat mode.
help - displays the console commands currently available in this build.
info - displays client and system information.
ping - displays the current latency to the server.
pos - displays the player's current world coordinates.
save - forces the world to save immediately.
kick [player name / user ID] - removes a player from the server.
ban [player name / user ID] - bans a player from the server.
unban [user ID] - removes a player from the ban list.
banned - displays banned players.
removedrops - removes loaded dropped items from the area.
freefly - enables the detached free camera, useful for screenshots and exploring an area.
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Valheim Cheat Commands
After entering devcommands and confirming cheats when required, we can use the commands below.
Character Cheats
god - toggles god mode and prevents the character from dying.
ghost - makes enemies ignore the player.
heal - restores health, stamina, and Eitr.
puke - removes all currently active food effects.
raiseskill [skill] [amount] - increases the specified skill. Example: raiseskill run 20.
resetskill [skill] - resets the specified skill to zero.
resetcharacter - resets character progression. Use this carefully.
setpower [power] - changes the active Forsaken power.
addstatus [status] - applies the specified status effect.
clearstatus - removes active status effects.
model [0/1] - switches between the two character body types.
hair [name] - changes the hairstyle.
beard [name] - changes the beard.
die - kills the current character normally.
resetspawn - removes the current bed spawn point.
Teleportation and Map Cheats
goto [x] [z] - teleports to the specified map coordinates. Example: goto 1000 -2350.
exploremap - reveals the entire map.
resetmap - hides the explored map again.
find [text] - searches the world for locations or objects matching the entered text.
findtp [text] - searches for a matching location and teleports to it.
findbiome [name] - searches for the specified biome and marks matching areas.
findbiometp [name] - teleports to a matching biome.
biomeinfo - displays information about the biome sector we are currently standing in.
height - displays the generated terrain height beneath the player.
haslocation - checks whether the current world zone contains a generated location.
Items, Building, and Creative Commands
spawn [name] [amount] [level] - spawns an item, creature, or prefab using its internal ID. Example: spawn Wood 50.
itemset [name] [level] [keep] - gives the player one of the game's predefined equipment sets.
nocost - toggles free building and crafting without resources or normal station requirements.
debugmode - enables the classic debug or creative mode shortcuts.
repairall - repairs every damaged item carried by the player.
inventorysize [rows] - changes the number of inventory rows. This command was added in Valheim 1.0.
inventoryclean - drops items that no longer fit inside the current inventory grid.
location [name] [SAVE] - spawns a location in front of the player. Always be careful with this command. Adding SAVE prevents the location command from disabling normal world saving until a restart.
Creatures and Combat Cheats
killall - kills nearby creatures, including tamed animals, so use it carefully.
killenemies - kills nearby untamed creatures and enemies while leaving tamed animals alive.
killtame - kills nearby tamed creatures.
tame - instantly tames nearby creatures that can normally be domesticated.
aggravate - makes nearby neutral creatures hostile.
players [number] - changes difficulty scaling as if the specified number of players were nearby. Enter 0 to reset it.
Time, Weather, and Event Commands
tod [0-1] - freezes the visual time of day at the selected value. Enter -1 to return to the normal cycle.
skiptime [seconds] - advances the world clock by the specified number of seconds.
sleep - advances time to the next morning.
env [weather] - forces the specified weather.
resetenv - removes the forced weather effect.
wind [angle] [intensity] - fixes the wind direction and strength.
resetwind - restores normal wind behavior.
event [name] - starts the specified raid or event.
randomevent - starts a random event available in the current world.
stopevent - ends the active event.
pevents [list/start/stop/here] - manages the persistent events added with Valheim 1.0.
snow [amount] - changes snow accumulation on loaded exposed building pieces. Added in Valheim 1.0.
World Commands
setkey [key] [value] - adds or changes a global world key.
removekey [key] - removes a global key.
listkeys - displays active global keys.
resetkeys - resets global keys. Be careful, because this can change world progression.
setworldpreset [preset] - applies one of the world modifier presets such as Casual, Easy, Normal, Hard, Hardcore, Immersive, or Hammer.
updatecover [number] - forces loaded building pieces to update their cover state.
altbioms - displays biome sectors with alternate biome modifiers. Note the command spelling.
Camera and Cinematic Commands
freefly - toggles the detached free camera.
ffsmooth [value] - changes free-camera smoothing. Use 0 to disable smoothing.
fov [number] - changes the field of view while the free camera is active.
cinematic [name] - plays the specified cinematic. Added in Valheim 1.0.
cinematicsleep [name] - queues the specified cinematic for the next sleep sequence.
clearpopups - clears queued unlock notifications.
resetbuildui - resets recent and favorite entries in the building menu.
Achievement and Statistics Commands in Valheim 1.0
achievements - displays achievement status and the related character statistics.
getstat [stat name] - displays a specific tracked statistic.
stats - displays character statistics and can show whether the character has been marked as a cheater.
confirmcheats - confirms that we want to enter cheat mode after the Valheim 1.0 warning.
yesiuseddevcommandsbutiwantmyachievementsanyway - opts the current character back into achievement eligibility after using devcommands or mods. This command was officially added after the 1.0 release.
How to Spawn Items in Valheim
One of the most useful console commands is spawn. The basic format is:
spawn [internal name] [amount] [level]
For example:
spawn Wood 50
spawn Iron 30
spawn Coins 100
Internal prefab names do not always match the name shown in the inventory, so use the help command, Tab autocomplete, or a current item-ID list if a spawn command does not work.
In Valheim 1.0, items created with spawn can be marked as cheated. Picking up such an item can temporarily affect achievement eligibility for another character as well.
How to Enable Creative Mode in Valheim
Valheim still has the old debug mode that effectively works as a creative mode. We no longer need the obsolete imacheater command.To activate it:
Open the console with F5.
Enter devcommands.
Enter confirmcheats if the game asks us to confirm cheat usage.
Enter debugmode.
After that, the main keyboard shortcuts are:
B - toggles free building and crafting without resource costs.
Z - toggles character flight.
K - kills nearby untamed creatures.
L - removes nearby dropped items.
We can also use nocost and fly directly from the console instead of relying on the debugmode hotkeys.
Do Valheim Cheats Work on Dedicated Servers?
Not in the same way as in a local world. Commands such as god, spawn, and debugmode are developer cheats and normally run only on the machine hosting the world. A player connected to a vanilla dedicated server cannot simply enable them locally.Server administrators still have access to normal moderation commands such as kick, ban, unban, banned, and save. The server owner manages administrator permissions through adminlist.txt.
