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, done.
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.