Radio Times·United Kingdom·Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 02:16 PM

The Witcher 3 cheats: Best console commands and how to use cheat codes

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Cole Luke

If you're replaying The Witcher 3 Remastered, then why not speed things along with some cheat codes?

Like any good RPG, The Witcher 3 has a bunch of handy console commands to alter anything and everything about Geralt's journey.

Sadly, these are just for PC players, so you console players are out of luck!

But while we wait for the Songs of the Past DLC and The Witcher 4, we hope you enjoy these The Witcher 3 cheats!

Using console commands in The Witcher 3 is a little more convoluted than in other games, and requires some .ini file editing shenanigans to make it available in-game.

Fortunately, we've got just how to do it for you below!

Use Windows Explorer to find your Witcher 3 folder, or if on Steam, right-click on The Witcher 3, select Manage then select Browse Local Files
Next, open bin, then config and finally base, where you need to open general.ini in Notepad
At the bottom, add a new line with "DGBConsoleOn=True" without any quotation marks then save and close the file

After this, you'll be able to access the console in game by pressing the @ or # or F2 keys and entering any of the codes below.

Said codes are often paired with parenthesis and quotation marks, and these must be kept intact. They are also case-sensitive, so make sure you’ve got them typed out correctly.

As an example, learnskill('Skill ID') would need to be entered as learnskill(‘sword_s3’).

Where IDs are required, we’ve linked off to where to find them all.

The Witcher 3 cheat codes: Console commands

Below are all the best console commands and cheats to use in The Witcher 3.

Some, such as certain hairstyles, require the Blood and Wine DLC to be installed - but these are denoted when its necessary.

god – Enable or disable god mode
likeaboss – Enable likeabossmode that makes every attack deal 40 per cent of an enemy's health
addkeys – Gain every key for every locked door
addmoney(Amount) – Give yourself a desired amount of Crowns
removemoney(Amount) – Deduct a desired amount of Crowns
additem('Item ID', Amount) – Puts the desired item in your inventory. Item IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
removeitem('Item ID') – Removes a specific item from your inventory. Item IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
witchcraft – Give yourself one of each item in the game. This can cause a crash or massively slow down your PC
xy(X, Y) – Teleport to a specific point on the map with X and Y coordinates
gotoWyzima – Teleport to Wyzima
gotoNovigrad – Teleport to Novigrad
gotoSkellige – Teleport to Skellige
gotoKaerMohren – Teleport to Kaer Morhen
gotoProlog – Teleports to White Orchard
gotoPrologWinter – Teleport to White Orchard (Winter)
spawn('NPC ID', Amount, Distance, Hostility) – Spawn a specific NPC with optional parameters to determine how many you want, at what distance and if they are friend or foe. NPC IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
killall(distance) – Kill every enemy in a specified distance from your location
healme – Give yourself 100 per cent health
setlevel(level) – Sets your level to a specific level
levelup – Increase your level by one
addexp(Amount) – Gives you the desired amount of XP
learnskill('Skill ID') – Instantly learn a specific Skill. Skill IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
addskillpoints(Amount) – Give yourself a specific amount of skill points
AllowFT(0 or 1) – Toggle the ability to Fast Travel from anywhere on (1) or off (0)
ShowAllFT(0 or 1) – Toggle the ability to see every fast travel point on (1) or off (0), regardless of whether you have discovered them or not
ShowPins(0 or 1) – Toggle the ability to see every pin (points of interest) on the map on (1) or off (0), regardless of whether you have discovered them or not
ShowKnownPins(0 or 1) – Toggle the ability to have all discovered pins (points of interest) on the map on (1) or off (0)

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settime(Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds) – Set the time of day from the point of when the game starts
TM(Multiplier) – Change how fast time passes in game. (1) is the default and makes it so one second causes one minute to pass in the game world
Ciri – Switch your character to Ciri
Geralt – Switch your character to Geralt
Cat(0 or 1) – Toggle Cat potion effect (see in the dark) on (1) or off (0)
Drunk(0 or 1) – Toggle being Drunk on (1) or off (0)
dismember – The NPC currently targeted will immediately become dismembered
SpawnHorse – Spawn in a horse
instantMount('horse') – Causes a horse to spawn in with you mounted on it automatically
staminapony – Spawn a horse that has unlimited stamina
spawnBoatAndMount – Causes a boat to spawn in with you automatically in it
makeitrain – Make it so it starts raining
stoprain – Stops the rain
changeweather('Weather ID') – Make the weather change to a specific state. Weather IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
winGwint(0 or 1) – Win (1) or lose (0) your current game of Gwent
addgwintcards – Gives you every Gwent Card other than the Katacan card
secretgwint – Start a game of Gwent
appearance('Appearance ID') – Change your appearance to a specific version. Appearance IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
WitcherHairstyle('1','2' or '3') – Choose from Hairstyles 1, 2 or 3
addHair1 – Change your hair to the default style
addHair2 – Change your hair to the ponytail style
addHair3 – Change your hair to the long and loose style
addHairDLC1 – Change your hair to the loose and short style
addHairDLC2 – Change your hair to the mohawk and ponytail style
addHairDLC3 – Change your hair to the Elven Rebel style
shave – Shaves Geralt’s beard
setbeard(Beard ID) – Change your beard to a specific type. Beard IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
settattoo(0 or 1) – Toggle Geralt’s neck tattoo on (1) or off (0)
setcustomhead('Head ID') – Change your head to a specific model. Sets your character's head to the specified model. Head IDs can be found in the
addabl('Buff ID') – Give yourself a specific Buff. Buff IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
rmbabl('Buff ID') – Take away a specific Buff. Buff IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
cleardevelop – Completely reset your character. Removes levels, items and gives you only the starting gear
buffme('Effect ID', Seconds) – Subject yourself to a specific Effect for any given amount of time. Bestows the specified effect on you. Effect IDs can be found in the commands.gg Witcher 3 page
removecustomhead – Switch your custom head back to the default one
ToggleCameraAutoRotation – Turn automatic camera rotation on or off
fadeout – Fade the display out
fadein – Fade the display back in
testpause – Pause the game
testunpause – Unpause the game
dlgshow – Turn the UI on or off
activateAllGlossaryBeastiary – Reveal all Beastiary entries in the Glossary
activateAllGlossaryCharacters – Reveal all Character entries in the Glossary

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