Console Commands

Console commands allows you to change, add, remove things in the games without the use of mods. These are also known as cheats by some players.

Game Mode commands do not work on Playstation 4. However special game mode commands will work with a connected keyboard. All other Console commands are exclusive to the Steam copy of the game and are not available on the Playstation 4. Console Commands can NOT be done in VR.

Gamemode Commands
These will work on a PS4 if the user has a keyboard connected

These commands are straight forward, they do not require the activation of developer console to work. To activate them, type the code in the main menu.
 * - Buildings are indestructible. To disable, type code again. This can also be accessed within the game options
 * - Disables all cheats
 * - Implements permanent death, when the player dies, the save game is erased. To disable, type code again
 * - 10% of all fallen trees will regrow while you sleep, provided the tree stump is still there. This can also be accessed within the game options
 * - Only enemies will appear in caves
 * - Enemies only appear at night time
 * - Resets all the holes made by the hole cutter and crane

Activating Console Commands
WARNING! Some commands may have serious effects on your game, there are commands for deleting save games, resetting achievements, etc. USE CAUTION!

To activate the use of console commands, you need to type  in the main title screen to activate the developer console. There is no notification that the mode has been activated. Though you can press  to see if is working.


 * IMPORTANT: If it isn't working, check if your 'F lock' has been enabled. This can prevent the console command from being enabled.
 * IMPORTANT: Ensure you have cheats enabled in the game settings, otherwise console commands won't work.

Console Command Controls
Doing it this way will allow you add a rabbit to cage about every 1 or 2 seconds, depending how fast you are.
 * Press Z to toggle the console. Press  to turn it on/off
 * Press X or  to display the console log & status. Press   or   to turn it on/off
 * Press C to display stats such as strength, athleticism, calories, and weight. Press  to turn it on/off
 * After pressing Z, use the  to cycle back through previous entered commands.
 * After pressing Z, use the  to cycle forward through previous entered commands.
 * After pressing Z, use the  or   to make changes to commands.
 * After a command has been typed in, press  to execute the command.
 * Do view parts of the log, you will need to be able to place your mouse cursor over the log entries. This can only be done in the menu, while in the survival guide, or in the inventory. This is a pain to do.
 * For fast repetition of commands, for example adding rabbits to a rabbit cage, complete it like this:
 * Press
 * type in the command  to add a held rabbit
 * press  to add the rabbit to the hand
 * press  on a rabbit cage
 * press
 * press, this will repeat the last command
 * press

Popular Commands
These commands are the most common and used by players. They are easy to use and straight forward (they can also be found in their categories below):

Indicators
These commands indicate information to the player that they may find useful:

Difficulty
These commands change the difficulty and game modes. If you wish to change a creative game into a normal one you will need to type in, then you will need to select a difficulty.

Time and Lighting
These commands affect the time of day, speed of the game, changing the day, changing the lighting of the day, etc:

Environment
These commands will change weather, terrain, grow gardens, cut down trees, remove grass, etc:

Player
These commands will change stats, appearance and other attributes of the player:

Clothing
These commands change the players outfit: The console command  will provide a list of all the clothing types in game when you press F2 and hover the mouse over the command.

Animals
These commands are related to animals.

For 'spawn' commands, you are able to specify the quantity using the suffix  (where x is the desired quantity). e.g.  will spawn 6 lizards.

Enemies
These commands are related to enemies, which include cannibals and mutants. and  usually do the same thing, however sometimes one won't work, where as the other will. Try both if it isn't working. Keep in mind, if you are in creative mode or peaceful, you will need to change the game mode aswell as the difficulty to be able to spawn enemies.

For 'spawn' commands, you are able to specify the quantity using the suffix  (where x is the desired quantity). e.g.  will spawn 6 cannibals.

Items
Commands relating to adding, spawning or removing items.

For adding, spawning and removing individual items. Here are some examples: - This will add an Old Pot to your inventory - This will spawn the Flintlock Pistol in front of you - This will remove the Modern Bow from you inventory, if you have multiple amounts it will remove them all Important notes:
 * You cannot add different types of arrows, only normal arrows
 * Some items like the sticky bomb cannot be added, similar to specific arrows
 * Some items may not work, especially with the spawn commands
 * Item codes with N/A next to them mean they do not have an item attached to the code, this may change in the future

Locations
To teleport to a location, you can use the  command. It does require that you have the coordinates listed after the command.

Named Locations These locations can be accessed by typing in the their name, a very easy way to teleport. There is most likely many more, though they need to be discovered by testing:

Numbered Locations These are the known locations with their coordinates:

Building
These commands will affect building:

These commands will build whatever building you wish instantly, including buildings that have been removed from the game or gardens that can grow mushrooms out of caves etc. The number next to them indicates how many are built, Explosive Wire Traps are fun for this.

Unique Buildings - Cannot be built normally or the way they are spawned here:

Standard Buildings

Buildings that cannot be added

Game Objects
These commands toggle objects/meshes/layers on/off, they are quite complicated. The following is a select few of objects, there are 1000s in the game. Using these commands will disable the objects. For example,  will turn off the players arms. If you type the command in again, the arms will return. To obtain names of objects, use the  command. It will save a file to you forest folder in steam that will contain the objects loaded around you:

Load Level Commands
These commands are quite advanced and are not recommended if you are new to console commands Needs confirmation. These behave differently depending on whether a game was already loaded and assets are already available. When loading from the main menu, most views will only show the rock cave from the main menu background (trying to load a saved game with  will partly load a new game (plane sequence), but the camera will only continue to show the "menu cave"). When loading from within a level / while playing, most things seem to load closer to what was probably intended. The following list is therefore referring to loading from within a loaded game. It is also possible to get the achievement Survive The Forest by loading into the post-game sequence. Note that for some of these levels to load, assets may need to be loaded prior. For example, unlocking the end game door with the keycard to be able to access the rest of the end game area.

Clear/Delete/Reset Commands
These commands can be dangerous to use. They can delete saved games, reset achievement status, clear settings, etc. Use caution when using these commands:

Complicated/Unknown Commands
These commands are either complicated, unknown, or they do bizarre/unpleasant things. Not recommended unless you know what you are doing. Most of these are used by the devs for testing purposes:

Obsolete Commands
These commands change or do things that can be done without the use of console commands and can be found in the menu options

Not Listed/Changed/Removed Commands
These commands are no longer listed in the game, have been removed or changed, some may still work. Requires testing: