# Paralives Cheats: Every Console Command Worth Knowing

Source: https://paralivesreleasedate.com/cheats

Last updated: 2026-11-10

**Paralives has a built-in cheat console.** Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C` or `Ctrl`+`F1`, type a command and press `Enter`. Nothing has to be enabled first. **PIGGYBANK** adds 1,000 Paradimes, **MAKEITRAIN** 10,000 and **JACKPOT** 50,000, and **SETMONEY 100000** sets any balance. Type **HELP** to list every command in your version.

## How to open the Paralives cheat console

- Load a save. Most cheats act on a Para you have selected in Live Mode.
- On Windows press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C` or `Ctrl`+`F1`. On a Mac hold `Cmd` instead of Ctrl: `Cmd`+`Shift`+`C`, or `Cmd`+`Fn`+`F1`.
- The console opens on the right of the screen. Type a command and press `Enter`.

- There is no cheat mode to switch on, and commands are not case sensitive.
- Select the right Para before a command that changes one character.
- `HELP` prints every command, and the console suggests commands as you type.

The cheat window is an official feature: the developers' roadmap lists it as done, and their first patch notes told players to use a cheat to put out stubborn fires. Every command below is confirmed by published guides (PC Gamer, which tested them, plus Destructoid and Sims Community) and is still in the current build, 0.1.9b from October 16, 2026.

## Paralives money cheats

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `PIGGYBANK` | Adds 1,000 Paradimes |
| `MAKEITRAIN` | Adds 10,000 Paradimes |
| `JACKPOT` | Adds 50,000 Paradimes |
| `PRINTMONEY 5000` | Adds the amount you type |
| `SETMONEY 25000` | Sets household funds to exactly that amount |
| `LOTTERY` | Adds a random amount |
| `PAYDAY` | Adds a small daily-salary payout |
| `CLEARBILLS` | Deletes the household's pending bills |

The money goes to the household you are playing. `PRINTMONEY` adds to the balance and `SETMONEY` replaces it. In October 2026 the developers said money is too easy to earn and that the first major update will rebalance prices and salaries, so the economy around these cheats will change. See the [roadmap](/roadmap).

## Needs, skills and wants cheats

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `RELIEFALLNEEDS` | Fills every need of the selected Para |
| `RELIEFALLNEEDSOFALLCHARACTERS` | Fills every need of every Para |
| `RELIEFNEED Hunger` | Fills one need |
| `SETNEED Hunger 8` | Sets one need to a value from 1 to 10 |
| `CHANGENEED Fun 3` | Raises one need by the amount you type |
| `DECAYNEED Hygiene 2` | Lowers one need by that amount |
| `SHOWNEEDS` | Lists the needs and their values |
| `SETSKILLLEVEL Cooking 10` | Sets a skill to a level (most skills stop at 20) |
| `LEVELUPSKILL Guitar` | Raises a skill by one level |
| `SHOWSKILLS` | Lists the skills and their levels |
| `LEARNALLSKINS Recipes` | Unlocks every recipe |
| `LEVELUPPERSONALITY` | Raises the personality level by one |
| `RESETPERSONALITY` | Resets personality to level 1 and clears trait choices |
| `COMPLETECURRENTWANTS` | Completes the selected Para's current wants |
| `GAINSTORYCARD` | Grants a story card |

Need names include Hunger, Sleep, Bathroom, Hygiene, Fun, Affection, MeTime and Peace. Skill names include Piano, Guitar, Triangle, Cooking, Painting, Dancing, Exercising, Programming, GraphicDesign, Astronomy, Biology and Surgery. `SHOWNEEDS` and `SHOWSKILLS` print the exact spellings.

## Time, job, age, family and relationship cheats

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `SETHOUR 8` | Moves the clock to that hour (24-hour time) |
| `ADVANCEHOUR` | Skips ahead one hour |
| `ADVANCEDAY` | Skips ahead one day |
| `ENDWORKDAY` | Ends the work day and pays the salary |
| `UPGRADEOCCUPATIONS` | Unlocks a job upgrade for the selected Para |
| `ADDVACATIONDAY` | Gives a vacation day |
| `CLEARSTRIKES` | Removes job strikes |
| `EDITCHARACTER` | Opens the Paramaker to edit the Para |
| `SETAGE 30` | Sets the Para's age in years |
| `NEXTLIFESTAGE` | Ages the Para up one life stage |
| `PREVIOUSLIFESTAGE` | Takes the Para back one life stage |
| `GETPREGNANT 1` | Starts a pregnancy; the number is babies (1 to 3) |
| `MAKEBABIES 1` | The same, between two selected Paras |
| `PREGNANTSTATUS` | Shows how far along the pregnancy is |
| `GIVEBIRTH` | Makes a pregnant Para give birth now |
| `SHOWCHARACTERRELATIONSHIPS` | Lists the Para's relationships and labels |
| `BECOMEACQUAINTANCEWITHEVERYONE` | Makes every Para in town an acquaintance |
| `ADDSELECTEDCHARACTERSTOHOUSEHOLD` | Adds the selected townie to your household |
| `KILLCHARACTER` | Kills the selected Para |
| `REVIVEALLSELECTEDCHARACTERS` | Revives the selected Paras |

## Fire, repair, unstuck and save commands

| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `EXTINGUISHALLFIRES` | Puts out every fire |
| `SETITEMONFIRE` | Sets the selected object on fire |
| `REPAIRALLITEMS` | Repairs every broken object |
| `UNSPOILALLITEMS` | Makes spoiled food fresh again |
| `UNSTUCK` | Moves the selected Para to a valid spot |
| `UNSTUCKALL` | Does the same for every Para |
| `CLEARSTATUSEFFECTS` | Removes the selected Para's status effects |
| `SAVE` | Saves the game |
| `FPS` | Shows the current frame rate |
| `CAPFPS 60` | Caps the frame rate; 0 removes the cap |
| `FULLSCREEN` | Switches to fullscreen (`WINDOWED` switches back) |

The pause menu also has an Unstuck button, which the developers recommend when Paras freeze.

Just for fun: `BEAR` prints an ASCII bear, `EIGHTBALL` answers like a magic 8-ball, `HOTEL` prints the word Trivago, `SPIN 25%` spins a wheel of chance and `RAGEQUIT` closes the game.

## Before you cheat in Early Access

- **Back up first.** The developers advise duplicating a save in the Load Game menu now and then. The game also keeps the last 3 autosaves of each save.
- **Lists go stale.** Paralives had 8 patches and 8 hotfixes by October 2026. If a command fails, type `HELP` and check it against your version.
- **Leave the debug tools alone.** `HELP` also lists developer commands that edit the town or spawn every object. PC Gamer's tester found the spawn command turns the town into a mess.
- **No achievements are at risk.** Steam lists none for Paralives yet.

For changes that go further than commands, [Paralives mods](/mods) add interactions, jobs and items through the Steam Workshop.

## FAQ

### What is the money cheat in Paralives?

Type `PIGGYBANK` for 1,000 Paradimes, `MAKEITRAIN` for 10,000 or `JACKPOT` for 50,000. `SETMONEY` followed by a number sets an exact balance, and `PRINTMONEY` followed by a number adds that amount.

### How do you open the Paralives cheat console on a Mac?

Press Cmd+Shift+C. Cmd+F1 also works, which on most Mac keyboards means Cmd+Fn+F1. The Cmd key takes the place of Ctrl.

### Why is a Paralives cheat not working?

Check that a Para is selected, that the command is spelled exactly, and that it has the value it needs: `GETPREGNANT` wants a number from 1 to 3, and need and skill names must match what `SHOWNEEDS` and `SHOWSKILLS` print. PC Gamer found that the Fishing and Outdoorsiness skill names do nothing yet.

### Do cheats disable achievements in Paralives?

No. As of November 10, 2026 the Steam page lists no achievements for Paralives. The official roadmap has Steam achievements as a feature for later in Early Access.