Witcher 3 Console Commands: Money, XP, Items and God Mode

Witcher 3 console commands only work on PC, and only after you switch on the game’s hidden debug console. Add the line DBGConsoleOn=true to the general.ini file in binconfigbase, start the game and press the tilde key (~). Then addmoney(10000) gives you 10,000 crowns, addexp(50000) adds experience and god makes Geralt invincible.

There are no cheat codes on PS5, Xbox Series X|S or Switch 2. This guide covers the PC setup, then the commands for money, XP, levels, skill points, items and god mode, all checked against several command lists. The item IDs come from the Witcher Wiki. One warning first: every list we found was written before the Remastered update (patch 5.0, September 29, 2026), so read the Remastered section before you rely on any of these commands in a 5.01 save.

Quick answer: the Witcher 3 console commands people use most

• Enable the console (PC only): add DBGConsoleOn=true under [General] in The Witcher 3binconfigbasegeneral.ini, then press ~ in game.
• Money: addmoney(10000) adds 10,000 crowns. removemoney(10000) takes them away.
• XP and level: addexp(50000), levelup or setlevel(50).
• Skill points: addskillpoints(10)
• Any item: additem('item ID', amount), for example additem('Horse Bag 3') for the Zerrikanian saddlebags (+100 carry weight).
• God mode: god switches invincibility on and off. healme refills your health.
• Consoles: PS5, Xbox and Switch 2 have no cheat codes and no debug console.
• Back up first: copy general.ini and keep a clean manual save before you use commands.

How to enable the debug console in The Witcher 3 (PC)

The method below is the one on the PC Gamer and TheGamer guides, and PCGamingWiki lists the same fix. It works on Steam and GOG. We couldn’t find an article about the debug console on CD Projekt Red’s support site. It’s a debugging tool that you switch on yourself.

1. Open the game folder. On Steam, right-click The Witcher 3 in your Library, then choose Manage and Browse local files. The default Steam folder is C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonThe Witcher 3. On GOG, open your install folder in File Explorer.
2. Go to binconfigbase and find general.ini.
3. Back it up. Copy general.ini somewhere safe before you edit it, as TheGamer suggests.
4. Open it in Notepad and add a new line under the [General] section: DBGConsoleOn=true. PC Gamer adds it as a new line at the bottom of the file instead.
5. Save, close and start the game. Press ~ to open and close the console, type a command and press Enter.

PCGamingWiki notes that the key is ~ on a US keyboard layout and can sit somewhere else on other layouts. Game Rant’s guide (updated September 27, 2026) says to try the apostrophe key (') if tilde does nothing. Game Rant also points to a Nexus Mods download called “Debug Console Next Gen 4.04v”, which replaces general.ini for you. We couldn’t open that page. Since the download only swaps that one file, according to Game Rant, the edit above gets you to the same place without installing anything.

Do console commands work in The Witcher 3 Remastered (5.01)?

Nobody has confirmed it yet. The Remastered update (patch 5.0) came out on September 29, 2026 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2. Patch 5.01 followed on October 8 for PC, PS5 and Xbox. The PC Gamer list dates from December 2020, GGRecon’s from December 2022 and Game Rant’s was last updated on September 27, 2026, two days before the remaster. None of them says it has been retested on 5.0 or 5.01. Three changes matter here:

• Skills were rebuilt. According to the patch 5.0 notes, skills now sit in a skill tree with three ranks each, and unlocking a skill needs its prerequisite skills instead of a set number of spent points. Some skills were renamed, and everyone’s skill points were reset. Skill codes for learnskill taken from older lists may no longer match.
• Old mods broke. CD Projekt Red’s support page says mods containing XML files, script files or w3strings files stopped working with the update until their authors update them in REDkit. That matters if you use a console-enabler mod. The general.ini line itself is a setting, not a mod.
• You can go back. CD Projekt Red’s support page on older versions explains how. On Steam, open Properties, go to Betas and pick CLASSIC. On GOG Galaxy, open Manage Installation, then Configure, set the beta channel to Classic and turn off auto-updates. Epic Games Store can’t roll back. CD Projekt Red says only the latest version is fully supported.

If a command does nothing on 5.01, try it on a test save before you blame the console.

Witcher 3 money command (crowns)

Command	What it does	Notes
addmoney(10000)	Adds 10,000 crowns	Change the number for any amount. Game Rant’s example is addmoney(1000000) for a million
removemoney(10000)	Removes 10,000 crowns	Useful if you added too much and want merchants to matter again

XP, level and skill point commands

Command	What it does	Caveats
addexp(50000)	Adds that much experience	Change the number for more or less XP
levelup	Raises your level by one	Repeat it for several levels
setlevel(50)	Sets your level to the number you choose	Game Rant’s example: setlevel(50) sets you to level 50
addskillpoints(10)	Adds unspent skill points	Spend them in the skill menu as usual. Remastered skills also need their prerequisite skills
learnskill('skill code')	Learns a specific skill	Codes from older lists (TheGamer’s example is alchemy_s9) predate the 5.0 skill rework
cleardevelop	Resets your level and items and gives you starter gear	Destructive: only use it on a copy of your save

Item commands and Witcher 3 item IDs

Use additem('item ID', amount). Put the ID in single quotes and the amount after a comma. Leave the amount out to get one item. removeitem('item ID') deletes an item. Each item page on the Witcher Wiki (Fandom) has an “Item ID” field, which the wiki’s own template describes as “the game ID to add an item to inventory”. These IDs come from those pages:

Item	Item ID	Example command
Zerrikanian saddlebags (+100 max inventory weight)	Horse Bag 3	additem('Horse Bag 3'), then equip it on Roach
Ofieri saddlebags (+100 max inventory weight)	Ofir Horse Bag	additem('Ofir Horse Bag')
Aerondight (Blood and Wine silver sword)	Aerondight EP2	additem('Aerondight EP2')
Iris (Hearts of Stone steel sword)	Olgierd Sabre	additem('Olgierd Sabre')
Grandmaster Feline armor	Lynx Armor 4	additem('Lynx Armor 4')
Grandmaster Wolven armor	Wolf Armor 4	additem('Wolf Armor 4')
Grandmaster Ursine armor	Bear Armor 4	additem('Bear Armor 4')
Grandmaster Griffin armor	Gryphon Armor 4	additem('Gryphon Armor 4')
Superior Swallow potion	Swallow 3	additem('Swallow 3')
White Honey potion	White Honey 1	additem('White Honey 1')
Dimeritium ingot	Dwimeryte ingot	additem('Dwimeryte ingot', 10)
Meteorite silver ingot	Meteorite silver ingot	additem('Meteorite silver ingot', 10)
Monster essence	Monstrous essence	additem('Monstrous essence', 10)
Vampire: Katakan Gwent card	gwint_card_katakan	additem('gwint_card_katakan')

Notice that several IDs use internal names that differ from the in-game names: Feline is Lynx, Griffin is Gryphon, dimeritium is Dwimeryte and Iris is Olgierd Sabre. Type the ID exactly as shown, because the in-game name won’t match. The wiki also lists separate New Game+ versions of the Grandmaster gear with an NGP prefix, such as NGP Lynx Armor 4.

Bulk item commands:

• addkeys gives you every key in the game.
• addgwintcards adds one of every Gwent card. PC Gamer says it skips the Vampire: Katakan card, which is why that card’s ID is in the table.
• witchcraft adds one of every item. PC Gamer warns it can take a while and may crash the game, and Game Rant also flags the crash risk.

God mode and combat commands

Command	What it does
god	Toggles invincibility. Type it again to switch it off
likeaboss	Toggles a mode where every hit deals 40% of the enemy’s maximum health
healme	Refills your health
killall(distance)	Kills enemies within the distance you set (PC Gamer and GGRecon). Game Rant lists plain killall for enemies you’re fighting
dismember	Dismembers the enemy you’re targeting
addabl('ability code')	Adds an ability or buff to your character
spawn('npc code', amount)	Spawns NPCs or monsters in front of you
Ciri / Geralt	Switches the character you play

As with any command that changes your character or the world, try Ciri, spawn and cleardevelop on a copy of your save first.

Map, fast travel, weather and Gwent commands

Command	What it does
ShowAllFT(1)	Shows every fast travel signpost on the map (0 hides them)
ShowPins(1)	Shows every point of interest on the map
AllowFT(1)	Lets you fast travel from anywhere
gotoNovigrad, gotoSkellige, gotoProlog	Teleports you to Novigrad, Skellige or White Orchard
gotoKaerMohren	Teleports you to Kaer Morhen. The odd spelling is part of the command (Game Rant prints it as gotoKaerMorhen, but PC Gamer and GGRecon agree on gotoKaerMohren)
xy(x, y)	Teleports you to map coordinates
settime(days, hours, minutes, seconds)	Sets the in-game time
makeitrain / stoprain	Starts or stops rain
changeweather('weather')	Sets a specific weather type
Cat(1) / Cat(0)	Turns the Cat potion’s night vision on or off
Drunk(1) / Drunk(0)	Makes Geralt drunk or sober
secretgwint	Starts a Gwent match against the AI
winGwint(1)	Wins the current Gwent match (0 loses it)
shave / setbeard(1)	Shaves or sets Geralt’s beard

Witcher 3 cheats on PS5, Xbox and Switch 2

There aren’t any. Every guide we checked agrees that console commands are PC-only, and none lists button codes or other cheats for PS5, Xbox or Switch 2. What consoles did get with the Remastered update is an official Mods menu, run with mod.io, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 as well as PC. Those mods aren’t console commands, and CD Projekt Red’s mod support FAQ says that on consoles, Trophies and Achievements are disabled on modded save files. Modded saves carry a mod.io cog icon. If you use cross-progression, you also need the same mods on both platforms or the save may not load correctly.

On Switch 2, the version got its own patch 5.01 on October 19. Our Witcher 3 Switch 2 patch 5.01 notes cover what changed.

Do console commands disable achievements on PC?

We couldn’t find an official answer. CD Projekt Red’s support pages only cover consoles, where any modded save loses Trophies and Achievements. None of the command guides we checked documents a rule for Steam or GOG achievements. The safe approach is to keep your main playthrough clean and use commands on a separate save.

Witcher 3 console not working? Common fixes

• Typo in the ini line. It must read exactly DBGConsoleOn=true. At least one guide we checked prints it as “DBGConsleOn”, which does nothing.
• Wrong file. The line goes in general.ini inside the game’s own binconfigbase folder.
• Key does nothing. Try ~ first, then ', and remember that the key moves on non-US keyboard layouts.
• Capital letters. Game Rant says commands need the capitals as printed (ShowAllFT, gotoNovigrad).
• Item command does nothing. Use the internal ID from the table above, in single quotes, not the in-game name.
• The line is gone. If the console stops opening after a patch or a game-file repair, open general.ini again and check the line is still there.

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FAQ

How do I enable console commands in The Witcher 3?

On PC, open The Witcher 3binconfigbasegeneral.ini, add DBGConsoleOn=true under [General], save, start the game and press ~. There is no way to enable it on consoles.

What is the money cheat in The Witcher 3?

addmoney(amount), for example addmoney(10000) for 10,000 crowns. It only works on PC with the debug console enabled.

Are there Witcher 3 cheats for PS5 or Xbox?

No. PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 have no cheat codes and no debug console. Consoles do have the official Mods menu, but CD Projekt Red says modded saves on consoles can’t earn Trophies or Achievements.

What is the god mode command in The Witcher 3?

Type god in the debug console to toggle invincibility. healme refills your health and likeaboss makes every hit take 40% of an enemy’s maximum health.

How do I add XP in The Witcher 3?

Use addexp(amount), levelup for one level, or setlevel(number) to jump straight to a level. addskillpoints(amount) adds skill points.

Sources: PC Gamer (December 4, 2020); Game Rant (updated September 27, 2026); GGRecon (December 22, 2022); TheGamer (April 2, 2020); PCGamingWiki, “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” page (Enable Debug Console); Witcher Wiki (Fandom) item pages and “Patch 5.0”, “Patch 5.01” pages; CD Projekt Red support: Cross-Platform Mod Support, reverting to an earlier version, Remastered FAQ; CD Projekt Red: What’s new in The Witcher 3 Remastered; screenshots from CD Projekt Red via the Steam store page. Checked November 5, 2026 UTC.

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