Try out these Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition cheats if you're desperate to emerge victorious with copious money and food, or even a Shelby Cobra. Sure, using these cheats isn't exactly fair, but it can be good to try them out if you're done playing the hard way and just want to screw around with an invincible empire. What's more is that these cheats work with the original Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings, Age of Empires 2: HD Edition, AND Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, with a few variations that we've made clear below. Here's a full list of Age of Empires 2 cheat codes you can use to ensure your civilization's survival.
All Age of Empires 2 cheat codes
Below you can find all the Age of Empires 2 cheats in the whole game and their effects - and if you need a refresher on how to apply them, just scroll down or use this link to leap straight to our section on how to use cheats in Age of Empires 2!
| CHEAT CODE | EFFECT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| cheese steak jimmy's | Grants 10,000 Food | (Only 1,000 in the original game) |
| robin hood | Grants 10,000 Gold | (Only 1,000 in the original game) |
| lumberjack | Grants 10,000 Wood | (Only 1,000 in the original game) |
| rock on | Grants 10,000 Stone | (Only 1,000 in the original game) |
| ninjaconnor | Grants 100,000 of ALL resources | ninjalui and rowshep are codes that have the same effect |
| aegis | Toggle instant building, research, gathering and training | Applies to all players, including AI |
| i r winner | Win campaign | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| resign | Lose campaign | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| torpedo(1-8) | Instantly defeat specific player | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| black death | Defeat all OTHER players, including allies | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| wimpywimpywimpy | Player concedes for immediate defeat | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| noui | Toggles visible UI | Type code again to get it back |
| !mute | Silences taunts | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| !nomute | Unsilences taunts and negates above code | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| marco | Reveal map (toggle on/off) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| polo | Remove Fog of War (toggle on/off) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| Going Above and Beyond | Lets player research the same technology repeatedly | Player can research the same tech up to 256 times to stack effects |
| Tech Tech One Two Free | Makes technologies free | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
| woof woof | Turns birds into Stormy Dogs | Aesthetic change only, Stormy Dogs are dogs in capes |
| natural wonders | Lose control of player's civilization, but gain control of nature | Cannot be reversed or undone |
| Put on your capes | Turns all player's infantry units into Elite Teutonic Knights | Slow, high damage armoured melee infantry |
| Yes We Khan | Turns all player's Mangudai units into Ghengis Khan | Only available in Ghenghis Khan campaign |
| alpaca simulator | Creates Alfred the Alpaca unit | Powerful melee alpaca in a crown |
| catzor | Creates Sharkatzor unit | Cat riding a flying shark that fires lasers |
| furious the monkey boy | Creates Furious the Monkey Boy unit | Ape that does high damage but has low health |
| how do you turn this on | Creates Shelby Cobra unit | Car that fires bullets rapidly |
| i don't exist | Creates Penguin unit | Penguin that serves as powerful infantry |
| i love the monkey head | Creates VMDL unit | Wooden doll that cannot attack, gather or build, but moves fast |
| photon man | Creates Photon Man unit | Astronaut who acts similar to hand cannoneer |
| to smithereeens | Creates Saboteur unit | "Suicide unit" that destroys self to do massive damage |
How to use Age of Empires 2 cheats
Thankfully, it couldn't be easier to use Age of Empires 2 cheats. While playing, simply hit Enter to show a text box, then type in the cheat code and press Enter again to activate it. The Age of Empires 2 cheat codes are not case sensitive, so as long as you use the correct spelling and spacing as shown in the list below then they will always work. Remember that if you're playing Age of Empires 2: HD Edition, using these cheats will disable most of the achievements in-game, so bear that in mind if awards are important to you.
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