--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cheat-codes type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-cheat-codes lang: en title: Cheat codes summary: >- A special command changes normal rules: it grants items, switches modes or alters the world. The game determines access to these commands. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cheat-codes/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cheat-codes.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cheat-codes.md aliases: - Cheat codes and commands tags: - Game design techniques - Progression sourceIds: - source-a2e325d7bda0cc1e - source-c0206986a42a8038 - source-6e87a2da2f9cb6b8 - source-2738c86b6d19d9db - source-02699fb61fef3b52 - source-6f2bb8fd2b17bf58 sources: - id: source-a2e325d7bda0cc1e title: 'Game Mechanics: Cheat codes' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes' verifiedAt: null - id: source-c0206986a42a8038 title: Doom (1993) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes/game/doom' verifiedAt: null - id: source-6e87a2da2f9cb6b8 title: Duke Nukem 3D (1996) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes/game/duke-nukem-3d' verifiedAt: null - id: source-2738c86b6d19d9db title: Age of Empires (1997) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes/game/age-of-empires' verifiedAt: null - id: source-02699fb61fef3b52 title: The Sims (2000) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes/game/the-sims' verifiedAt: null - id: source-6f2bb8fd2b17bf58 title: Minecraft url: >- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/commandsintroduction?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-cheat-codes title: Game design techniques url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-cheat-codes' categoryIds: - gm-category-progression supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Cheat codes and commands description: >- A special command changes normal rules: it grants items, switches modes or alters the world. The game determines access to these commands. image: src: images/mechanics/minecraft-cheat-commands.webp width: 1440 height: 924 game: Minecraft sourceUrl: >- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/commandsintroduction?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable originalUrl: >- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/media/commands/chatcommands.png?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable credit: Mojang Studios / Microsoft; screenshot via Microsoft Learn rights: >- Minecraft imagery © Mojang AB / Microsoft. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. caption: 'Minecraft: commands are entered through chat' alt: >- An official Minecraft screenshot shows chat and a command list over the world, with a slash in the input field below. markers: - x: 39 'y': 51 label: The command list explains their effects - x: 35 'y': 94 label: Command entry begins with a slash tips: - Separate experimental modes from saves with ordinary progression. - Confirm command execution and provide accessible help. examples: - title: Minecraft url: >- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/commandsintroduction?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Cheat codes id: game-mechanics--gm-cheat-codes type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cheat-codes lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-cheat-codes/ A special command changes normal rules: it grants items, switches modes or alters the world. The game determines access to these commands. ## At a glance ![An official Minecraft screenshot shows chat and a command list over the world, with a slash in the input field below.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/minecraft-cheat-commands.webp) [Minecraft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/commandsintroduction?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable) · Minecraft imagery © Mojang AB / Microsoft. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. 1. The command list explains their effects 2. Command entry begins with a slash - Separate experimental modes from saves with ordinary progression. - Confirm command execution and provide accessible help. - [Minecraft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/commandsintroduction?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable) ## How it works A special command alters normal gameplay constraints. ## Variants ### How the technique works - A special command alters normal gameplay constraints. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Cheat codes](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes) (id: source-a2e325d7bda0cc1e) - [Doom (1993)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes/game/doom) (id: source-c0206986a42a8038) - [Duke Nukem 3D (1996)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes/game/duke-nukem-3d) (id: source-6e87a2da2f9cb6b8) - [Age of Empires (1997)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes/game/age-of-empires) (id: source-2738c86b6d19d9db) - [The Sims (2000)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/cheat-codes/game/the-sims) (id: source-02699fb61fef3b52) - [Minecraft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/commandsintroduction?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable) (id: source-6f2bb8fd2b17bf58) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors