Age of Empires 2 cheats: Full list of codes & how to cheat the game

radiotimes.com:

The best Age of Empires 2 cheats will make your real-time strategy life much easier during singleplayer Skirmishes. If you're looking to try out some cheats during a multiplayer game, though, we've got some bad news. You cannot use Age of Empires 2 cheat codes during multiplayer sessions.

Activating cheats in Skirmishes will stop you from earning achievements, too. Best not to use them if you're chasing any Steam or Xbox achievements down, then.

In some better news, though, all of the cheat codes should work in every version of the game. Whether you're playing the original, its HD remake, or the Definitive Edition, you should be able to activate any of the cheats you see in the full list below.

Here's how to use cheats in Age of Empires 2. You'll find the complete list of cheat codes in the game and what they all do below, too.

To use cheats in Age of Empires 2, you need to press Enter to open the chat window, type in the code you want to use, and press enter again to activate it.

It’s worth noting that activating cheat codes will disable achievements, so don’t use them if you’re on the achievement hunt on Steam or Xbox. No cheat can be used during multiplayer sessions either, so all codes work in singleplayer only.

When setting up a singleplayer Skirmish, make sure that you have cheats enabled if you wish to try any of them out. Some are well worth a go, not least the summonable Cobra Car unit. You’ll find the full list of cheat codes in the game below, along with details on what each one does.

There are also command line cheats in Age of Empires 2. These command line cheats are activated before you play the game. You will need to manually edit the game’s Shortcut Target Line. Do this by following these steps:

Sign up