Valheim cheats: Full list of codes & how to use them

Valheim became a runaway success in 2021, with millions of players loving the nostalgic lo-fi graphics, low asking price and notable lack of microtransactions, loot boxes or DLC.

To boot, Valheim was developed by veritable digital Vikings Iron Gate Studios, who hail from Sweden, bolstering the Norse credentials of the game.

Though the Vikings lived during a brutal bygone era, those in Valheim are here now, and we can lessen the load with all the handy-dandy cheats included in the game - but we can't completely guarantee that you won't incur the wrath of Odin for doing so.

Read on to subvert the gods in Valheim!

How to use cheats in Valheim

Using cheats for Valheim on Steam or Game Pass isn't quite as simple as punching a code into an in-game menu. We'll share how to activate the cheats for both versions.

For the Steam version, you'll need to activate the in-game console by setting it as a launch option in Steam.

Do this by right-clicking Valheim in your Steam library and selecting "properties". In the "general" tab, find the "launch options" field, punch in "-console", close the tab, open the game and you should be good to go!

For Game Pass, you'll also have to activate the in-game console.

In the game's installation folder, find the Valheim.exe file, right click it and select "create shortcut". Right click the shortcut (wherever you saved it) and select "Properties". In the "shortcut" tab, add "-console" to the end of the Target field, click "apply", then "OK".

Once you launch the game from the shortcut, you should be all good to cheat away.

Full list of Valheim cheat codes & console commands

We've shared the cheat codes for single-player below. If you've followed the above instructions, press F5 to open the console and put the cheats in.

• god - Enable god mode.
• heal - Restore your current max health.
• puke - Empty your stomach of food and reset health and stamina.
• freefly - Activate free camera.
• ffsmooth 1 - Add smooth movement to free camera.
• ffsmooth 0 - Reset smooth movement.
• killall - Kill all nearby enemies.
• tame - Tame all nearby creatures.
• ghost - Enemies will ignore you.
• exploremap - Reveal entire map.
• resetmap - Hide map.
• pos - Show player coordinates.
• goto [x,z] - Teleport player to the coordinates you've entered.
• location - Set spawn location.
• tod - Set the time of day.
• event [name] - Start the named event.
• stopevent - Stop current event.
• randomevent - Start random event.
• raiseskill [skill] [amount] - Raise named skill by the value entered.
• resetcharacter - Reset your character data.
• dpsdebug - Toggle dps debug print on and off.
• save - Forces game to save current world state.
• players [nr] - Adjust the difficulty scale.
• removedrops - Remove items dropped in the area.
• wind [angle] [intensity] - Adjust direction and intensity of the wind.
• resetwind - Reset wind angle and intensity.
• hair - Remove character's hair.
• beard - Remove character's beard.
• model 0 - Switch character to masculine body.
• model 1 - Switch character to feminine body.

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