Age of Empires 2 Cheats: All Codes for Definitive Edition
- PC Enable Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code into chat and press Enter again.
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Money and resources
| Cheat | Code | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | PCrobin hood | Receive 10,000 gold |
| Wood | PClumberjack | Receive 10,000 wood |
| Stone | PCrock on | Receive 10,000 stone |
| Food | PCcheese steak jimmy's | Adds 10,000 food |
| Every resource | PCrowshep | Adds 100,000 of every resource |
| Every resource (2nd code) | PCninjalui | Adds 100,000 of every resource, same as rowshep |
| Every resource (3rd code) | PCninjaconnor | Adds 100,000 of every resource, same as rowshep |
Map and vision
| Cheat | Code | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Reveal map | PCmarco | Reveal the map |
| Remove fog | PCpolo | Remove fog of war |
Game control
| Cheat | Code | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Instant build | PCaegis | Instant building and resource gathering |
| Win the game | PCi r winner | Wins the current game |
| Destroy a player | PCtorpedo# | Destroys the player whose number you type in place of #, e.g. torpedo2 |
| Destroy yourself | PCwimpywimpywimpy | Destroys yourself |
| Destroy all opponents | PCblack death | Destroys all opponents |
| Control nature | PCnatural wonders | Lets you control nature (the animals on the map) |
| Free technologies | PCtech tech one two free | All technologies are free |
| Repeat research | PCgoing above and beyond | All technologies can be researched 256 times |
| Population +1,000 | PCmy cpu can handle it | Raises every player's population cap by 1,000 |
| Shared income | PCsharing is caring | Shares every player's resource income with their whole team |
Units and fun
| Cheat | Code | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Cobra Car | PChow do you turn this on | Spawns the Cobra Car |
| Saboteur | PCto smithereens | Spawns a Saboteur |
| Monkey Boy | PCfurious the monkey boy | Spawns Furious the Monkey Boy |
| VMDL | PCi love the monkey head | Spawns the VMDL |
| Penguin | PCi don't exist | Spawns a Penguin |
| Alfred the Alpaca | PCalpaca simulator | Spawns Alfred the Alpaca |
| Sharkatzor | PCcatzor | Spawns the Sharkatzor cheat unit |
| Photon Man | PCphoton man | Spawns a Photon Man at the Town Center |
| Villagers to monks | PCflemish reformation | Turns all villagers into monks |
| Genghis Khan | PCyes we khan | Replaces all Mangudai with Genghis Khan units in the Genghis Khan campaign |
| Elite Teutonic Knights | PCput on your capes | Replaces all infantry with Elite Teutonic Knights |
| Stormy Dogs | PCwoof woof | Replaces all birds with Stormy Dogs |
| Flemish Militia | PCgrab your pitchforks | Turns all your villagers into Flemish Militia |
| Flaming Camels | PCcameleon | Turns every player's camel units into Flaming Camels |
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How to enter cheats in Age of Empires 2
PC
- Enable Allow Cheats in the match settings before starting.
- During the match, press Enter to open chat.
- Type the code exactly as shown and press Enter again.
How to enable developer mode in Age of Empires 2
- Before the match starts, turn on Allow Cheats in the game settings. For random maps and online games, the lobby screen also has to have cheats enabled.
- In the match, press Enter to open the chat box.
- Type the code and press Enter again. If your text shows up as a chat message, the code was misspelled.
- On Xbox, hold LT and press View, then press LT again to open the Cheats menu and pick a cheat.
Dexerto: Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition cheats on PC and Xbox
Do cheats disable achievements in Age of Empires 2?
Dexerto says entering cheat codes in Definitive Edition turns achievements off, and that the same goes for the Xbox version. It does not say whether this lasts past the match, so leave cheats out of any game where you want an achievement. Dexerto: Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition cheats on PC and Xbox
Compatibility notes
Which releases these codes apply to, and where one behaves differently. Each note links to the source that documents it.
- The Age of Kings (1999) GamesRadar says the codes also work in the original game and HD Edition, but robin hood, lumberjack, rock on and cheese steak jimmy's give only 1,000 of their resource in the original instead of 10,000. GamesRadar+: All Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition cheats and codes
- Xbox Dexerto says you don't type codes on Xbox. Hold LT and press View to open the Quick Taunts menu, press LT again for the Cheats menu, then pick a cheat from the list. Dexerto: Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition cheats on PC and Xbox
- aegis GamesRadar says aegis works for every player in the match, the AI included, so your opponents also build and gather instantly. GamesRadar+: All Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition cheats and codes
- Event cheat codes Forgotten Empires lists tech tech one two free and going above and beyond as event-exclusive unlockables from the Medieval Technology Event. The official support page files them with four other codes under event cheat codes. Forgotten Empires: Age of Empires II cheat codes
What the codes mean
- cheese steak jimmy's Named after a restaurant near Ensemble Studios where the team often went for lunch.
- rowshep rowshep, ninjalui and ninjaconnor are named after babies born while HD Edition's The Forgotten expansion was being made.
- how do you turn this on The Cobra Car is modelled on a Shelby Cobra, a car one of the original artists loved.
- i love the monkey head VMDL stands for Villager Male Dave Lewis. In the original game it was a low-res naked villager, said to come from an Ensemble Studios office party story.
- i don't exist The Penguin is a nod to the anonymous lead of the UserPatch project, who always wanted Antarctica as a playable civilization.
- alpaca simulator Alfred the Alpaca is named after the first mascot of the official Age of Empires community team.
- photon man An Age of Empires I cheat brought back for the anniversary event in February 2020. The unit is still in the Scenario Editor.
- catzor The Sharkatzor came from a Forgotten Empires artist taking a mental break after making the Ethiopian and Malian building sets.
- woof woof The Stormy Dog honours a puppy that developer Matt Pritchard saved from a storm drain. The code was added in the last four hours of the original game's development.
FAQ
Is there a money cheat in Age of Empires 2?
Yes. Type robin hood for 10,000 gold, or rowshep, ninjalui or ninjaconnor for 100,000 of every resource. Each of those three is a separate code.
How do you enter cheats in Age of Empires 2?
Enable Allow Cheats before the match starts, then press Enter during the match, type the code into chat and press Enter again.
How do you reveal the map in Age of Empires 2?
Type marco to reveal the map, and polo to remove the fog of war.
Do these codes work in the original Age of Empires II and HD Edition?
Mostly. GamesRadar says the codes also work in The Age of Kings and HD Edition, but the four basic resource codes give 1,000 instead of 10,000 in the original game.
Do Age of Empires 2 cheats disable achievements?
Yes. Dexerto says entering cheat codes in Definitive Edition turns achievements off, on PC and on Xbox.