Even fully honest players in Sid Meier's Civilization VI sometimes want to play it with cheats to quickly and effortlessly test some interesting scenarios, create exciting content, or examine certain mechanics. So if you're here, you must be among those players and are interested in cheats for Civilization VI.

Are there cheats for Sid Meier's Civilization VI

There are no traditional cheats for Sid Meier's Civilization VI that you can enter using a combination of words, letters, and numbers or enter a console command, as in many games. However, the game supports third-party cheating methods that allow you to gain certain advantages. These methods are available only to PC users. There are no cheats or ways to "trick the game" for owners of PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and smartphones.

How to access the Civilization 6 debug menu

To activate the debug menu in Civilization VI, you need to modify one of the files in the game's settings folder. First, navigate to the folder \Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI or wherever Civilization VI is saved on your computer.

Find the file named AppOptions.txt and open it with any text editor. Locate the line that reads EnableDebugMenu 0 and change the 0 to 1, so it reads EnableDebugMenu 1. Then save the file.

When you return to the game, you can access the debug menu by pressing the tilde key (the key with the ~ symbol). This will open a command line at the top of the screen and two arrow buttons. The up arrow shows the history of commands entered, and the down arrow provides access to the Debug View menu.

While most options here are informational, the Show Time Of Day feature includes a slider allowing you to change the game's lighting by altering the time of day. Sid Meier's Civilization VI's debug menu is not available on other gaming platforms.

The functionality of this debug menu is limited. Only two commands are known:

• Reveal All – reveals the entire map (clears the fog of war).
• Explore All – marks the entire map as explored.

Trainers for Sid Meier's Civilization VI

As with many other games that don't have built-in cheat codes, there are various third-party programs, known as trainers, for Sid Meier's Civilization 6 that function as cheats. They provide access to a wide range of options that make the game easier and give the player advantages.

We cannot ensure the security of websites offering these programs, but they can be found freely on various resources. We recommend trainers from WeMod and Cheat Happens.

To activate a trainer, you will need to run the program, launch the game, and activate the desired function by moving a slider or using a key combination. Some trainers may have specific launch instructions, so follow them carefully.

Popular trainer functions for Sid Meier's Civilization VI

• Infinite gold
• Infinite faith
• Infinite resources
• Infinite envoy
• Infinite nuclear weapons
• Minimum population (number)
• God Mode (Immortality)
• Fast research
• Quick recruitment
• Instant construction

Tips:

Before downloading a trainer for Sid Meier's Civilization VI, enable your antivirus or ensure that the site is safe and poses no threat to your PC and information on it.

We do not recommend downloading trainers that ask you to provide credit card details, email, or other personal information before downloading.

Cheat Engine value tables for Sid Meier's Civilization 6

An alternative to cheats and trainers is using the Cheat Engine tool. This once-popular program, still used today, allows users to alter certain in-game data to their advantage.

If you know how to use it, you can manually change many in-game values to get the resources you need. Alternatively, you can find and download a file with pre-made Cheat Engine address tables for Sid Meier's Civilization 6 and change the numbers to what's needed.

Mods for Sid Meier's Civilization 6

On a PC, you can install mods for Sid Meier's Civilization 6 that alter the game depending on the mod type. Some may include cheating features similar to trainers or have built-in cheat functions. Mods can be found online, particularly on NexusMods, and on Steam community group pages.

Cheating in multiplayer

We strongly advise against using any of these methods in multiplayer games, as cheating in online modes with other people is unethical. Moreover, using cheats will lead to your ban, game crashes, and other issues. Remember, there is an anti-cheat in multiplayer games.