Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Cheat Codes

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There are 36 cheat codes for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition across PC (Microsoft Windows). Each code below lists the exact button combination or console command, what it does, and whether using it disables achievements.

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36

10,000 Food

Gives 10,000 food

Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter

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10,000 Gold

Gives 10,000 gold

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10,000 Stone

Gives 10,000 stone

Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter

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10,000 Wood

Gives 10,000 wood

Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter

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100,000 of All Resources (ninjaconnor)

Gives 100,000 of all resources

Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter

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100,000 of All Resources (ninjalui)

Gives 100,000 of all resources

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100,000 of All Resources (rowshep)

Gives 100,000 of all resources (wood, food, gold, stone)

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All Technologies Free

Makes all technologies free

Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter

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Camels Become Flaming Camels

Camels become Flaming Camels

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Control Animals and Nature

Gives control of animals/nature instead of your civilisation

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Cannot be reversed during the match; using cheats also disables achievements for that match

Destroy All Enemy Players

Destroys all enemy players

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Destroy Chosen Player

Destroys the chosen player; replace # with 1–8

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Destroy Yourself

Destroys yourself and ends your game

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Infantry Become Elite Teutonic Knights

Infantry become Elite Teutonic Knights

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Instant Build (Aegis)

Buildings, research, resource gathering and unit training complete instantly; affects all players; type again to turn off

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Lose Game Immediately

Loses the game immediately

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Mangudai Become Genghis Khan

All Mangudai become Genghis Khan

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Mute Taunts

Mutes taunts

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Population Cap +1,000

Raises population cap by 1,000 for all players

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Remove Fog of War (Polo)

Removes fog of war; type again to turn off

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Research Technology Repeatedly

Lets the same technology be researched repeatedly (up to 256 times)

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Reveal Map (Marco)

Reveals the entire map; type again to turn off

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Share Team Resource Income

Shares team resource income across the team

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Spawn Alfred the Alpaca

Spawns Alfred the Alpaca

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Spawn Cobra Car

Spawns a Cobra Car (AC Cobra) at your Town Center

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Spawn Furious the Monkey Boy

Spawns Furious the Monkey Boy at your Town Center

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Spawn Penguin

Spawns a Penguin at your Town Center

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Spawn Photon Man

Spawns a Photon Man at your Town Center

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Spawn Saboteur

Spawns a Saboteur at your Town Center

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Spawn Sharkatzor

Spawns Sharkatzor, a cat riding a jetpack-equipped shark

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Spawn VMDL

Spawns a VMDL (Villager Male Dave Lewis) at your Town Center

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Transform All Villagers

Transforms all your villagers

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Turn Birds Into Stormy Dogs

Turns birds into Stormy Dogs (flying dogs wearing capes)

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Unmute Taunts

Unmutes taunts

Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter

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Villagers Become Flemish Militia

Villagers become Flemish Militia

Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter

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Using cheats disables achievements for that match and is not available in ranked play

Win Game Immediately

Wins the game immediately

Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter

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How many cheats does Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition have?
This page lists 36 for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, all of them cheat codes.
How do you enter cheats in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?
Turn on Allow Cheats before the match, then press Enter, type the code in the chat box and press Enter.
Do cheats disable achievements in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?
Yes. All 36 codes here carry a warning about achievements or trophies. The note reads: "Using cheats disables achievements for that match and is not available in ranked play."
Which platforms are these Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cheats for?
The codes on this page are listed for PC (36 codes). Where the game came out on other systems, the codes may differ there.
Are these Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition cheats still working?
All 36 are marked "Reported working": each comes from a documented source, and none has been run by us yet. A code we test gets a dated "Tested" badge.