By Ben Huxley

Published: Friday, 16 December 2022 at 12:00 am


We always thought upcoming survival game Valheim looked pretty badass, and the early access (released on 2nd February 2021) only cemented that view.

Set in a sort of limbo (a procedurally generated limbo, loosely based on the Norse world Yggdrasil), we must prove our mettle by defeating the evil of Valheim in order to enter Valhalla.

It’s a game of survival in which we have to craft tools and use our wits to survive a brutal sandbox world – think ARK with Viking lore. Like ARK, though, it’s a tough experience.

If you’re struggling, and don’t mind the Norse gods forever judging you, you could always cheat your way to Valhalla. Or you could just use the cheats to mess around, it’s up to you – but we’re going to share them below!

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.

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