Paralives Cheats List & Examples (All Console Commands)

TL;DR

• Open the cheat console with CTRL + F1 or CTRL + SHIFT + C on Windows. Mac users press Command + Fn/Globe + F1.
• No activation code needed — unlike The Sims 4, there is no testingcheats true requirement in Paralives.
• Commands are not case-sensitive, so SETMONEY and setmoney both work.
• Type HELP in the console to see the full in-game command list at any time.
• Always save your game before using cheats that heavily change the world or characters.
• Some cheats require you to click and select a Para first before typing the command.

The Paralives Cheats List gives you full control over your game from day one. Whether you want to skip the money grind, instantly level up skills, fix a stuck Para, manage pregnancies, or just cause a little chaos — the built-in console has a command for it. This guide organizes every confirmed working cheat by category, with clear examples so you know exactly what to type and what to expect.

How to Open the Cheat Console in Paralives

Opening the cheat console is quick and works at any point during Live Mode. You cannot use it from the main menu — you need to be inside an active save with a household loaded.

• Windows: Press CTRL + F1 or CTRL + SHIFT + C.
• Mac: Press Command + Fn/Globe + F1. Note that CTRL + SHIFT + C may not work on all Mac keyboards.
• If CTRL + F1 does not respond, try CTRL + FN + F1 (some keyboards require the FN key to activate function keys).

Once open, a text input field appears on the right side of the screen. Type your command and press Enter to activate it. Press Esc or the same shortcut again to close the console.

A few important rules before you start:

• Commands are not case-sensitive. MAKEITRAIN, makeitrain, and MakeItRain all do the same thing.
• There is no master enable command to type first. The console is always ready to use.
• Type HELP or CHEATLIST in the console to see the full list of available commands directly in the game.
• Save before using experimental cheats, especially TOGGLEEDITTOWN, which the developers themselves flag as unstable.
• For cheats that affect a specific Para, click on that Para first to select them, then type the command.

Paralives Money Cheats

Money cheats are the most popular commands in any life sim, and Paralives has several good options depending on what you need.

• SETMONEY [amount] — Sets your household balance to an exact amount. Can be higher or lower than your current total. Example: SETMONEY 100000
• PRINTMONEY [amount] — Adds a specific amount of Paradimes on top of your current balance. Example: PRINTMONEY 50000
• MAKEITRAIN — Gives your household a large cash injection in one go. Good for a quick financial boost without setting a specific number.
• PIGGYBANK — Adds 1,000 Paradimes to your current balance. A smaller, quicker option when you just need a little extra.

Use SETMONEY when you want to test a specific budget or set up a story household with a precise amount. Use PRINTMONEY when you just want to add funds on top of what you already have. If you are managing your Para’s career alongside their finances, check our guide on how to quit and find a new job in Paralives.

Paralives Needs Cheats

Needs cheats are perfect when a Para’s bars have dropped too low and you need a fast fix, or when you want to skip needs management entirely for a building or story session.

• RELIEFALLNEEDS — Completely fills all needs bars for the selected Para instantly.
• RELIEFALLNEEDSOFALLCHARACTERS — Restores all needs for every Para in the game at once.
• CLEARALLONSELECTEDCHARACTERS — Resets all desires and refills all needs for every Para in the active household.
• SETNEED [NeedID] [value] — Sets one specific need to a value you choose. Example: SETNEED Hunger 8
• SHOWNEEDS — Displays the current values of all needs for the selected Para in the console. Useful for checking exact levels.
• FILLNEED [NeedID] — Fills one specific need to full for the selected Para.

The Need IDs you can use with SETNEED and FILLNEED are: Hunger, Sleep, Bathroom, Hygiene, Affection, Fun, Peace, MeTime, Grump, EnergySurplus, GetAwayFromFire, NeedToMove.

For a full breakdown of what each need does and how to fill it naturally, see our guide on all Parafolk needs in Paralives.

Paralives Skill Cheats

Skill cheats let you bypass the grind entirely or set up a Para at exactly the level you need for a job, career path, or recipe.

• SETSKILLLEVEL [skill] [level] — Sets the chosen skill to an exact level. Example: SETSKILLLEVEL Cooking 10 or SETSKILLLEVEL Fitness 5
• LEVELUPSKILL [skill] — Increases the chosen skill by one level. Example: LEVELUPSKILL Cooking
• SHOWSKILLS — Displays all current skill levels for the selected Para in the console.
• LEARNALLSKINS [category] — Unlocks all skill-related extras for a specified category. Example: LEARNALLSKINS Recipes unlocks every cooking recipe (though your Para still needs the actual Cooking level to prepare them).

Skills in Paralives max out at level 20 for Knowledge skills and level 10 for most Practical skills. Always check SHOWSKILLS first to see where your Para currently stands before using SETSKILLLEVEL. For a natural approach to leveling, check our guide on how to improve skills in Paralives.

Paralives Character Cheats

These commands let you edit your Para’s appearance, personality, and relationships mid-game without restarting.

• EDITCHARACTER — Opens the full Paramaker editor for the selected Para so you can change their appearance, traits, and personality without starting over.
• COMPLETECURRENTWANTS — Instantly completes all active wants for the selected Para.
• LEVELUPPERSONALITY — Increases the selected Para’s personality level by one point.
• SHOWCHARACTERRELATIONSHIPS — Displays the full relationship list and labels for the selected Para in the console.
• RANDOMIZEALLDEFORMATIONS — Completely randomizes the Para’s appearance without respecting slider limits. Results can be extreme. Use for fun, not for keepers.
• UNSTUCK — Teleports a stuck Para to a proper position on the lot. Use this when a Para gets frozen or stuck and will not move.
• UNSTUCKALL — Fixes stuck positions for all Paras in the game at once.

Paralives Age and Life Stage Cheats

These cheats give you direct control over your Para’s aging and life progression without going into the Storyteller settings.

• NEXTLIFESTAGE — Moves the selected Para forward one life stage. Example: Baby becomes Toddler, Young Adult becomes Adult.
• PREVIOUSLIFESTAGE — Moves the selected Para back one life stage. Example: Adult becomes Young Adult, Toddler becomes Baby.
• NEXTGROWTHSPURT — Moves the selected Para forward one growth spurt. Only applies to life stages that have growth spurts, like Teens.
• PREVIOUSGROWTHSPURT — Moves the selected Para back one growth spurt.
• SETAGE [number] — Sets the selected Para’s age to an exact number. Example: SETAGE 30
• PRINTAGE — Displays the selected Para’s exact current age in the console.
• KILLCHARACTER — Kills the selected Para immediately.
• REVIVEALLSELECTEDCHARACTERS — Revives all selected Paras.

If you want to stop aging entirely without using cheats, the Storyteller settings offer a cleaner solution. Our guide on how to stop aging and dying in Paralives covers all the options in detail.

Paralives Pregnancy Cheats

Pregnancy cheats let you speed up or trigger family events instantly without waiting through the natural in-game process.

• GETPREGNANT [1-3] — Makes the selected Para instantly pregnant. The number specifies how many babies. Example: GETPREGNANT 2 for twins.
• GIVEBIRTH — Makes the selected Para give birth immediately. The Para must already be pregnant for this to work.
• MAKEBABIES — Makes two selected Paras have a baby together instantly.
• PREGNANTSTATUS — Displays the current pregnancy status and progress of the selected Para in the console.

Paralives Occupation and Career Cheats

Career cheats are useful for setting up a Para at a specific job level or testing career progression without grinding daily performance.

• UPGRADEOCCUPATIONS — Unlocks one occupation upgrade for the selected Para.
• ADDSTRIKETOOCCUPATIONS — Adds one strike to all occupations of the selected Para. Useful for testing how strikes affect job performance.
• COMPLETEWORKDAY — Immediately resolves the current workday, granting the salary and an upgrade point if performance was sufficient.
• ADDVACATIONDAY — Awards one vacation day to the selected Para’s occupation.

Paralives Time Cheats

Time cheats let you jump the in-game clock forward or change the lighting and time of day without waiting.

• SETHOUR [number] — Sets the in-game clock to a specific hour. Example: SETHOUR 7 jumps to 7 AM.
• NEXTDAY — Skips directly to the start of the next day.
• DAWNSUN — Sets the sun position to sunrise.
• NOONSUN — Sets the sun position to midday.
• AFTERNOONSUN — Sets the sun to afternoon light.
• DUSKSUN — Sets the sun to sunset.
• MIDNIGHTSUN — Sets the sun to night.
• SETSUNHOUR [hour] — Sets the sun to a specific hour position. Example: SETSUNHOUR 14
• CLEARSUN — Returns to normal day/night cycling after manually setting the sun position.

For a full breakdown of how to control in-game speed without cheats, check our guide on how to speed up time in Paralives.

Paralives Fire Cheats

Fire cheats are genuinely useful when a situation gets out of hand and you need to intervene fast.

• EXTINGUISHALLFIRES — Extinguishes every fire in the game immediately, not just on the active lot.
• EXTINGUISHSELECTEDCHARACTERSONFIRE — Puts out the fire on the selected Para specifically.
• STARTFIRE — Starts a fire at the selected location. Use carefully and save first.

Paralives Town and Build Mode Cheats

These commands give you extra control over the game world and lots, though some carry risks in Early Access.

• TOGGLEEDITTOWN — Unlocks a special town editing mode where you can add and remove lots. The developers have flagged this as unstable — always save before using it. Press F5 to quick-save before entering this mode.
• REPAIRALLITEMS — Removes the broken state from all items in the game world.
• UNSPOILALLITEMS — Removes the spoiled state from all food items in the game. Useful if cooked meals went bad before anyone ate them.

If you are managing your household budget and cooking schedule, our Paralives Cooking guide covers how to keep food fresh and your Paras well-fed without relying on cheats.

Paralives Debug and Misc Cheats

These are utility commands that help diagnose problems, check on game states, or perform useful resets.

• SHOWSTATUSEFFECTS — Lists all current status effects on the selected Para.
• SHOWNEEDS — Shows current need values for the selected Para.
• SHOWSKILLS — Displays all skill levels for the selected Para.
• SHOWCHARACTERRELATIONSHIPS — Shows all relationship labels and values for the selected Para.
• PRINTAGE — Displays the selected Para’s exact age.
• HELP — Prints the full list of all available commands in the current game version directly in the console.
• CHEATLIST — Alternative command that also displays the full command list.

Paralives Easter Egg Cheats

The Paralives developers included a few fun hidden commands in the console. These do not affect gameplay in any meaningful way but are worth trying for a laugh.

• EIGHTBALL — Gives a random magic eight ball-style fortune response in the console. Also works as 8BALL.
• EIGHTEIGHTBALL — Asks the Eight Ball eight times in a row.
• BEAR — Triggers a surprise response from the developers.
• CAT — Shows a cat texture in the console.
• DOGGOISIRICH — Combines PRINTMONEY with another hidden effect. A fun alias to try.

Important Tips for Using Paralives Cheats

• Save before any major cheat. Paralives is in Early Access, and some commands — especially TOGGLEEDITTOWN — can cause instability. Press F5 to quick-save before experimenting.
• Select your Para first. Many cheats only work on a selected character. Click on the Para you want to affect before typing the command, otherwise nothing will happen or the wrong Para will be affected.
• Cheats update between patches. Since Paralives is still in Early Access, new commands get added and some may change. Always type HELP in the console after a major update to check what is currently available.
• Cheat stacking is fine. You can use multiple cheats in one session without breaking anything in normal circumstances. Just be cautious with world-level commands like TOGGLEEDITTOWN.
• There are no skill penalties for using cheats. Using cheat commands does not disable achievements or flag your save in any way.

More Paralives Guides

Now that you have the full Paralives Cheats List, here are more guides to help you get the most out of Paralives on Steam:

• How to stop aging and dying in Paralives
• Paralives character vibes explained
• How to donate to the Community Center in Paralives
• How to view the Town Map in Paralives
• Which Story Card packs to open in Paralives
• Best PC settings for Paralives
• Paralives PC requirements

Final Thoughts

The Paralives Cheats List is one of the most player-friendly in the life sim genre. There is no gate to unlock cheats, no master command to type first, and everything is organized neatly into a console you can open at any time. Money, needs, skills, age, careers, fire, time, town editing — it is all there from day one on Paralives.

The most important habit is to save before using any world-altering command and to always select your Para before running character-specific cheats. Beyond that, the console is yours to use however you like — whether that means skipping the grind entirely or just rescuing a Para who somehow set themselves on fire again.