Every working The Forest cheat — god mode, add all items, build hack, weather and time skips, enemy toggles — as console commands you type after switching on developer mode. Plus the exact activation phrase and the key that opens the console. Search, copy, paste.
Turn cheats on first: in Options → Gameplay, set Allow Cheats to On (some versions need this before developer mode will take).
Activate developer mode: at the main title screen (not in-game), type developermodeon — you type it blind, there's no text box and no confirmation message.
Open the console: load or start your game, then press F1 to open the developer console. Type a command, press Enter — commands aren't case-sensitive.
developermodeon at the menu — the only proof it worked is F1 opening the console once you're in-game. If F1 does nothing, switch off your keyboard's F-Lock. Heads-up: cheatstick and veryhungrybeavers are Sons of the Forest codes — they do nothing in the original The Forest. Using cheats can disable Steam achievements for that save.Type to filter, hit Copy, paste in-game. 40 commands. Placeholders in [brackets] are values you fill in.
| Command | What it does | Category |
|---|---|---|
| godmode on/off | Invincible — health, stamina, hunger and thirst stop draining. | Player / God |
| survival on/off | Toggle whether hunger, thirst, cold and fatigue affect you at all. | Player / God |
| energyhack on/off | Unlimited stamina and energy. | Player / God |
| speedyrun on/off | Run at greatly increased speed. | Player / God |
| invisible on/off | Enemies and animals can't see you. | Player / God |
| fakehitplayer | Make your character flinch as if hit, without taking damage. | Player / God |
| revivelocalplayer | Revive your character — handy in multiplayer. | Player / God |
| setstat [stat] [value] | Set a player stat (health, stamina, etc.) to an exact value. | Player / God |
| setskill [skill] [value] | Set a player skill to a level. | Player / God |
| addallitems | Add one of every non-story item to your inventory. | Items |
| addallstoryitems | Add every story / quest item. | Items |
| additem [item id] | Add the item with that ID to your inventory. | Items |
| removeitem [item id] | Remove the item with that ID. | Items |
| spawnitem [item id] | Spawn the item on the ground in front of you. | Items |
| itemhack on/off | Items and resources never deplete — effectively infinite. | Items |
| addclothingid [clothing id] | Add a specific clothing item by ID. | Items |
| buildhack on/off | Unlimited building resources and instant construction. | Building |
| buildermode on/off | Creative / builder mode — enemies off plus build hack on. | Building |
| loghack on/off | Infinite logs. | Building |
| ironforest | Make all buildings indestructible (also works typed at the main menu). | Building |
| placeallghosts | Instantly finish every placed blueprint. | Building |
| cancelallghosts | Remove every placed blueprint. | Building |
| save | Save your current game. | World / Time |
| cavelight on/off | Full brightness in caves — removes the darkness. | World / Time |
| timescale [number] | Set game speed — 0 pauses, 1 is normal, 2 is double. | World / Time |
| advanceday | Skip forward one day. | World / Time |
| checkday | Print the current in-game day. | World / Time |
| setcurrentday [number] | Set the current day number. | World / Time |
| forcerain [type] | Force a weather state — e.g. forcerain sunny or forcerain heavyrain. | World / Time |
| cutdowntrees [amount] | Fell a number or percentage of trees. | World / Time |
| plantallgardens | Plant / refill every garden plot. | World / Time |
| setdifficultymode [mode] | Change difficulty — peaceful, normal, hard or hardsurvival. | World / Time |
| killallenemies | Kill all cannibals and mutants nearby (they can respawn). | Enemies / Animals |
| enemies on/off | Toggle enemy spawning entirely. | Enemies / Animals |
| killendboss | Kill the final boss. | Enemies / Animals |
| spawnmutant [mutant id] | Spawn a specific mutant. | Enemies / Animals |
| spawnregularfamily | Spawn a group of regular cannibals. | Enemies / Animals |
| spawnanimal [animal] | Spawn the named animal in front of you — e.g. spawnanimal rabbit. | Enemies / Animals |
| killallanimals | Kill all loaded animals. | Enemies / Animals |
| animals on/off | Toggle animal spawning (birds on/off does the same for birds). | Enemies / Animals |
developermodeon at the main menu, then press F1 in-game to open the console and enter commands.godmode on, addallitems, buildhack on. Open the console with F1; the full searchable list is above.godmode on makes you invincible and stops hunger and thirst draining; godmode off turns it back off.addallitems gives one of every non-story item; add addallstoryitems for quest items, or additem [item id] for a single item.Console open? Here's the rest of the toolkit.