Paralives Guide: All Cheat Commands

Paralives launched in early access on May 25, 2026, and its cheat console was ready from day one. There is no activation gate, no equivalent of The Sims 4's testingcheats true requirement. Open the console, type a command, press Enter. That is the entire process. The list of available commands is genuinely long, covering everything from instant cash to setting Paras on fire, so this guide breaks every working cheat into categories so you can find exactly what you need without scrolling forever.

How do you open the cheat console in Paralives?

The keyboard shortcut differs by operating system:

• Windows:Ctrl + Shift + C
• macOS:Command + Fn/Globe + F1

The console appears on the right side of the screen. You can expand it to take up more space by clicking the small circle icon. As you type, the console offers autocomplete suggestions, which is genuinely useful when you cannot remember whether a command uses one word or two. Cheats are not case sensitive, so JACKPOT, jackpot, and Jackpot all work identically. Press Enter to execute any command.

The full internal cheat list runs to roughly 300 items, but many were development tools never intended for players. The team filtered those out before early access, leaving a focused set of player-facing commands. More cheats may be added during early access based on community requests.

Paralives cheat console open

All money cheats in Paralives

These are the commands you will probably reach for most. Paradimes is the in-game currency, and the fixed-amount cheats are the fastest way to top up your household balance.

PRINTMONEY and SETMONEY are the most flexible options. SETMONEY is particularly useful if you want to start a new save with a specific budget rather than the default amount.

Household Paradimes balance

All character cheats in Paralives

This category covers editing Paras, adjusting skills, managing relationships, and clearing status effects. Several of these require you to have a Para selected before entering the command.

• opens the Paramaker so you can change appearance for any household member
• levels up a named skill (e.g., LEVELUPSKILL Cooking)
• sets a skill to a specific value (e.g., SETSKILLLEVEL Guitar 5)
• unlocks all skins in a category (e.g., LEARNALLSKINS Recipes)
• advances the selected Para's personality level
• resets personality back to level 1, removing all trait choices
• sets the Para's age (e.g., SETAGE 25)
• prints the exact age of the selected Para
• lists all active status effects on the selected Para
• removes all status effects from the selected Para
• removes status effects from every Parafolk
• forces emotions to offer new wants immediately
• completes all active wants for the selected Para
• prints all relationships and labels for the selected Para
• adds an NPC to the active household
• moves selected Paras into a brand new household
• resets needs, wants, interactions, bills, memories, and emotions in one command

All needs cheats in Paralives

These commands let you fill, drain, or inspect individual needs for selected Paras.

All aging and life stage cheats in Paralives

• advances the selected Para one life stage (young adult becomes adult, toddler becomes child, etc.)
• reverses one life stage
• moves a child, preteen, or teen to the next growth spurt
• reverts a growth spurt
• kills the selected Para
• revives all chosen Paras

All pregnancy cheats in Paralives

• immediately makes the selected Para pregnant
• triggers birth if the Para is pregnant
• makes two selected Paras have a baby together
• displays the current pregnancy status and duration

All occupation cheats in Paralives

• immediately resolves the workday, granting salary and an upgrade point if the performance check passes
• awards a vacation day for the selected Para's occupation
• adds one strike to all occupations of the selected Para
• removes all strikes
• makes the selected Para quit every job
• lists all available job perks for the current occupation

All time cheats in Paralives

All build mode cheats in Paralives

• unlocks an unofficial mode for editing the entire town, adding or removing lots. The developer has noted this will eventually be replaced by an official edit world mode, so use it carefully.
• removes the broken state from every item
• removes the spoiled state from all food items

All fire cheats in Paralives

These exist for chaos and for testing. The extinguish commands are genuinely useful if a fire gets out of hand.

• ignites a selected item
• sets a selected Para on fire
• puts out every active fire in the game
• extinguishes a specific burning Para

All debug and misc cheats in Paralives

These are mostly utility commands, but a few are worth knowing.

• prints the full list of available cheats in the current version
• saves the game from the console
• force closes the game
• returns to the main menu
• moves a selected Para to a valid position on the navmesh if they are stuck
• does the same for all Parafolks
• clears donation records so you can donate items again
• zips the current save and places it on the desktop
• cancels every queued interaction for all Paras
• runs a cheat every frame and displays output in the top left corner (e.g., SCHEDULE FPS shows a live framerate counter)
• ends a scheduled command
• clears the console window

All performance cheats in Paralives

All newspaper, mail, and fun cheats in Paralives

The newspaper and mail commands are handy for testing or resetting clutter. The fun cheats are exactly what they sound like.

• creates a new newspaper issue
• sends queued mail to the household
• removes all newspaper issues
• clears all mail from the mailbox
• prints an ASCII bear in the console
• returns a random magic eight ball result
• prints "Trivago"
• randomizes a Para completely without respecting slider limits, producing results that are best described as chaotic
• spins a chance wheel and tells you if you won (e.g., SPIN 25%)

What cheats should you use first?

If you are just starting out and want to skip the financial grind to focus on building, JACKPOT (50,000 Paradimes) or SETMONEY with a custom value gets you there in one command. For players who want to test specific scenarios quickly, RELIEFALLNEEDS combined with COMPLETECURRENTWANTS essentially resets your Para to a clean, happy state. The EDITCHARACTER cheat is worth knowing early too, since it opens the full Paramaker at any time without needing to move your Para out and back in.

For more on what this indie game has to offer beyond cheats, the Paralives guides collection covers topics from managing households to navigating the game's districts.