Age of Empires Cheats: Codes for Every Game
Age of Empires cheats are typed into the in-game chat box and take effect immediately: resources, instant build, map reveal and the series' famous cheat units. We cover 4 games.
Codes differ between the original releases and the Definitive Editions, so each guide says which version we checked.
Games in this collection
4 guidesAll 33 official Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cheat codes: resources, map reveal, instant build, cheat units and more.
Chat-typed cheat codes for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, from free resources to a monster truck.
Age of Empires IV shipped with no cheats at all; here's the chat-typed list a later update finally added.
The chat-typed cheat codes carried over from the original 1997 Age of Empires into the Definitive Edition.
How you enter cheats in each game
| Game | Platforms | Codes | How you enter them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of Empires II: DE | PC | 33 | PC: Enable Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code into chat and press Enter again. |
| Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition | PC · Definitive Edition | 38 | PC: Press Enter to open chat, type the code exactly as shown, and press Enter again. |
| Age of Empires IV | PC · Anniversary Edition | 23 | PC: Press Enter to open chat, type the code in lowercase, and press Enter again. |
| Age of Empires: Definitive Edition | PC · Definitive Edition | 27 | PC: Press Enter to open chat, type the code, and press Enter again. |
FAQ
Do cheats work in multiplayer?
Only if every player has cheats enabled when the game is created, and ranked games do not allow them. Our guides are written for single-player and skirmish.
Do cheats disable achievements?
In the Definitive Editions, yes, for that match. The warnings in each guide cover what we found.