Cheats & codes
Heretic Cheat Codes
Grouped by type and platform, each one labelled reported working or tested.
There are 22 cheat codes for Heretic across PC (Microsoft Windows). Each code below lists the exact button combination or console command, what it does, and whether using it disables achievements.
Cheat codes
22All artifacts
Fills the artifact inventory.
Type the letters during gameplay.
All keys
Gives every key in the level.
Type the letters during gameplay.
All skeleton keys
Receive every key for the current level
Simply type skel while playing.
All weapons and ammo
Gives every weapon with full ammunition.
Type the letters during gameplay.
All weapons, full ammo and max armor
Get every weapon with full ammunition and maximum armor
Simply type rambo while playing. Works in the registered version for full armor.
Full automap reveal
Reveal the whole automap, then add items and enemies
Type ravmap while viewing the map. First use reveals unexplored areas, the second adds remaining items and enemies, the third returns the map to normal.
Full health
Refills your health bar.
Type the letters during gameplay.
Get any inventory artifact
Ask for a letter to pick an artifact and a number for the quantity
Type gimme, then enter a letter from a to j: a Ring of Invulnerability, b Shadowsphere, c Quartz Flask, d Mystic Urn, e Tome of Power, f Torch, g Timebomb of the Ancients, h Morph Ovum, i Wings of Wrath, j Chaos Device, then a number 1 to 9 for how many you want.
Get five of every artifact
Receive five of each inventory item in one go
Type gimmez0 while playing. The letter z selects every artifact and zero selects the bundle.
God mode
Become immune to all damage
Simply type quicken while playing. No console or Enter key is needed.
Instant Tome of Power
Get and activate a Tome of Power, supercharging your weapons
Simply type shazam while playing. Has the same effect as using the Tome of Power item.
Jump to a level
Warps to the episode and level given, for example ENGAGE23.
Type the letters during gameplay.
Kill all monsters
Destroy every monster on the current level at once
Simply type massacre while playing.
No-clip mode
Walk through walls, enemies, obstacles and locked lines
Simply type kitty while playing. Type it again to turn clipping back on.
Restore full health
Set your health to 100 percent
Simply type ponce while playing.
Screenshot mode
Make the F1 key take screenshots instead of opening help
Type ravpic at the title screen. Afterwards pressing F1 saves a screenshot.
Sound debug display
Show debug information about the sound system
Type noise while playing to toggle the sound debug readout.
The iddqd joke
Kills you instantly instead of granting god mode
Type iddqd while playing. A running joke by the developers: the famous Doom god-mode code has the opposite effect in Heretic.
Ticks-per-frame counter
Show a small on-screen counter of ticks per frame
Type ticker while playing to toggle the performance counter on or off.
Turn into a chicken
Transform yourself into a chicken
Type cockadoodledoo while playing. As a chicken you are small and fast, and can slip through windows you could only look through before.
Walk through walls
Disables collision.
Type the letters during gameplay.
Warp to any level
Jump to a chosen episode and map
Type engage followed by the episode and map numbers, for example engage23 for episode 2 map 3, with no spaces. engage41 opens the secret deathmatch-only level.
Tools for Heretic cheats
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Search Heretic codes by effect
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