Paralives Cheats: Complete List & How to Use Them

I was three hours into building a roofline when my bank plummeted and the mood meter crashed. My Para stood in the doorway, staring at a half-furnished kitchen while a bill blinked like a deadline. I opened the console and felt the game bend—no drama, just options.

I write this because I want you to use cheats strategically: to fix a bug, fast-forward an awkward moment, or fund a fantasy build without turning your save into a playground of chaos. I’ve tested these commands on Steam and chatted with modders in the Paralives Discord so you don’t have to guess which ones are stable and which ones are glitchy.

How to use cheats in Paralives

You’ll notice the first time you try to cheat that the console slides in and waits, patient as a line editor. Open it at any moment, type a command, hit Enter, and the game responds immediately. Cheats are not case sensitive and there’s no “enable cheats” master switch; you can type straight away.

• Windows: Ctrl + Shift + C
• macOS: Command + Fn/Globe + F1

How do I open the cheat console in Paralives?

If Steam is running the game, the same key combos work; if the console doesn’t appear, check that another program isn’t intercepting the keys. I’ve seen overlays and hotkey utilities steal that combo—quit those, reopen the game, and try again.

The console appears on the right side of the screen. Type a command; press Enter. If you want a running readout (FPS, for example), use SCHEDULE to pin a command to the top-left of the viewport.

All Paralives cheats

When you open the cheat list with HELP, you’ll see dozens of commands grouped by purpose—money, character, time, and more. Below I’ve organized the cheats so you can scan to exactly what you need and copy examples in one breath.

All money cheats in Paralives

At parties and on forums the same question crops up: how do I afford that dream roof? Money cheats let you bypass grind and focus on design or story beats.

• PIGGYBANK: Grants 1,000 Paradimes.
• MAKEITRAIN: Grants 10,000 Paradimes.
• JACKPOT: Grants 50,000 Paradimes.
• LOTTERY: Grants a random amount between 1 and 100,000 Paradimes.
• PAYDAY: Adds the salary amount of the selected Para.
• PRINTMONEY [amount]: Adds the specified amount to the household (example: PRINTMONEY 1000).
• SETMONEY [amount]: Sets the household balance exactly (example: SETMONEY 1000).
• CLEARBILLS: Deletes all outstanding household bills.

What money cheats exist in Paralives?

Use PRINTMONEY for incremental boosts, SETMONEY to reset a balance for screenshots, and LOTTERY when you want chaos. I use MAKEITRAIN when a build needs finishing and CLEARBILLS when an unavoidable bill has glitched.

All build mode cheats in Paralives

I often stop scrolling through the gallery and realize I need town-level edits to place a lot—those moments are when build cheats matter most. Use them carefully: they can alter more than you expect.

• TOGGLEEDITTOWN: Enables a powerful town-edit mode (not the official edit-world tool—tread lightly).
• REPAIRALLITEMS: Fixes broken items across the save.
• UNSPOILALLITEMS: Makes all food items fresh again.

All time cheats in Paralives

When I’m trying to catch the sunrise on a screenshot, time cheats are the obvious shortcut. They let you push hours, set exact times, or skip to work prep.

• ADVANCEDAY: Advances time by 24 hours.
• ADVANCEHOUR: Advances time by one hour.
• SETHOUR [hour]: Sets the in-game clock (example: SETHOUR 7).
• SKIPTO5MINUTESBEFOREWORK: Jumps to five minutes before the selected Para’s workday.

All character cheats in Paralives

I edit Paras constantly—tweaking hair or resetting a mood after a long bugged interaction. Character cheats give you Paramaker access and surgical control over personalities, skills, and households.

• EDITCHARACTER: Opens Paramaker for the selected Para.
• SHOWSTATUSEFFECTS: Lists current status effects on the selected Para.
• CLEARSTATUSEFFECTS: Removes status effects from the active Para.
• CLEARSTATUSEFFECTSONALLCHARACTERS: Clears status effects for everyone.
• CLEARWANTCOOLDOWNS: Lets emotions re-offer wants immediately.
• COMPLETECURRENTWANTS: Marks active wants as completed.
• GAINSTORYCARD: Grants a story card.
• LEARNALLSKINS [category]: Teaches all skins in a category (examples: Recipes, Piano).
• ADDSELECTEDCHARACTERSTOHOUSEHOLD: Adds an NPC to your household.
• CLEARALLONSELECTEDCHARACTERS: Resets needs, wants, interactions, bills, memories, and emotions for selected Paras.
• CREATECHARACTER [model]: Spawns a Para from a model GUID (example: CREATECHARACTER HumanAdult).
• KICKCURRENTHOUSEHOLDINTONEWHOUSEHOLD: Moves selected Paras into a new household.
• KICKSELECTEDCHARACTERSFROMHOUSEHOLD: Removes selected Paras from their household (can cause bugs).
• LEVELUPPERSONALITY: Levels up a Para’s personality level.
• LEVELUPSKILL [skill]: Increases a specific skill (examples: Guitar, Cooking, Painting).
• PRINTAGE: Prints the Para’s age.
• RESETPERSONALITY: Resets personality to level one.
• SETAGE [age]: Sets a Para’s age (examples: SETAGE 20, SETAGE 50).
• SETSKILLLEVEL [skill] [level]: Sets a skill to a value (examples: SETSKILLLEVEL Guitar 5).
• SHOWCHARACTERRELATIONSHIPS: Prints relationships and labels for the selected Para.

Can cheats affect my save file?

Yes—some commands (especially those that remove a Para from all households or toggle town edit) can introduce instability. I recommend making a ZIPSAVEFILE backup before trying bold edits; the ZIPSAVEFILE command places an archive on your desktop.

All need cheats in Paralives

I find myself using needs cheats after leaving Paras alone while testing mods—these commands top up or lower specific needs so the game doesn’t spiral.

• CHANGENEED [need] [value]: Adds to a need (example: CHANGENEED Hunger 2).
• DECAYNEED [need] [value]: Decreases a need (example: DECAYNEED Hunger 2).
• RELIEFALLNEEDS: Sets all needs of the selected Para to maximum.
• RELIEFALLNEEDSOFALLCHARACTERS: Sets needs for everyone to maximum.
• RELIEFNEED [need]: Sets a single need to max for the selected Para (example: RELIEFNEED Hunger).
• SETNEED [need] [value]: Sets a need to a specific value (example: SETNEED Hunger 2).
• SHOWNEEDS: Prints all needs and values for the selected Para.

All occupation cheats in Paralives

When a workday feels like a punishment rather than a story beat, occupation cheats let you reward, punish, or reset job states with surgical precision.

• ADDVACATIONDAY: Grants a vacation day in the Para’s occupation.
• CLEARALLOCCUPATIONS: Makes the selected Para quit all jobs.
• ADDSTRIKETOOCCUPATIONS: Adds a strike to their jobs.
• CLEARSTRIKES: Removes strikes from occupations.
• ENDWORKDAY: Triggers end-of-workday processing (salary + possible upgrade points).
• PRINTALLOCCUPATIONS: Intended to list occupations (may not work reliably).
• PRINTALLPOSSIBLEEXTRASFOROCCUPATION: Shows potential job perks for the current occupation.

All pregnancy cheats in Paralives

I’ve used pregnancy cheats to force a story arc forward when two Paras meet but the game stalls. These commands are blunt tools—use them for storytelling, not surprises.

• GETPREGNANT: Makes the selected Para pregnant immediately.
• GIVEBIRTH: Forces birth if the Para is pregnant.
• MAKEBABIES: Makes two selected Paras have a baby together.
• PREGNANTSTATUS: Prints pregnancy status.

All aging and death cheats in Paralives

When you want a timeline to move faster or reverse a mistake, age and death commands handle life stage changes and resurrections.

• NEXTLIFESTAGE: Advances a Para one life stage.
• PREVIOUSLIFESTAGE: Reverts a Para one life stage.
• NEXTGROWTHSPURT: Advances one growth spurt (used for teens, etc.).
• PREVIOUSGROWTHSPURT: Reverses a growth spurt.
• KILLCHARACTER: Kills the selected Para.
• REVIVEALLSELECTEDCHARACTERS: Revives selected Paras.

All debug and misc cheats in Paralives

I’ve rescued stuck Paras and exported saves more than once; debug cheats are the Swiss Army knife of testing and repair.

• ALIASES: Shows user-defined aliases.
• CLEAR: Clears the cheat window.
• HELP: Lists available cheats.
• SCHEDULE [command]: Runs a command every frame (example: SCHEDULE FPS).
• STOP: Stops a scheduled command.
• RESETMUSEUMDONATIONS: Clears donated items so you can donate again.
• UNSTUCK: Moves the selected Para to a valid navmesh position.
• UNSTUCKALL: Moves everyone to valid positions.
• SHOWCURRENTCHARACTERGUID: Prints the selected character’s GUID.
• CANCELALLCHARACTERSINTERACTIONS: Cancels queued interactions for all Paras.
• CANCELALLHOUSEHOLDINTERACTIONS: Cancels the active household’s queued interactions.
• CANCELSELECTEDCHARACTERSINTERACTIONS: Cancels the selected Para’s queued interactions.
• DELETESELECTEDCHARACTERSINTERACTIONS: Deletes interactions from the selected Para’s queue.
• QUITTOMAINMENU: Returns to the main menu.
• RAGEQUIT: Exits the game immediately.
• SAVE: Saves the game.
• ZIPSAVEFILE: Zips the current save and drops it on the desktop.
• SETITEMSTATE [state] [value]: Changes an item’s state (example: SETITEMSTATE IsOn 1).

All fire cheats in Paralives

Fires are dramatic and fast; if you want control over pyrotechnics for a scene, these commands are the quick fixes.

• EXTINGUISHALLFIRES: Puts out every active fire.
• EXTINGUISHSELECTEDCHARACTERSONFIRE: Extinguishes the selected Para.
• SETITEMONFIRE: Sets an item ablaze.
• SETSELECTEDCHARACTERSONFIRE: Ignites the selected Para.

All newspaper and mail cheats in Paralives

The mailbox is where daily life lands; these cheats let you generate or clear mail for precise story beats.

• DELETEALLNEWSPAPERISSUES: Removes newspaper issues.
• GENERATEMAIL: Sends queued mail.
• GENERATENEWSPAPER: Creates a new newspaper issue.
• RESETMAILBOX: Clears the mailbox.

All performance cheats in Paralives

On older rigs I use FPS and CAPFPS to diagnose slowdowns; these commands help you test and tune performance on PC, especially when running via Steam.

• BENCHMARKFPS: Runs a 15-second FPS benchmark.
• CAPFPS [value]: Caps FPS (example: CAPFPS 60).
• FPS: Prints current framerate.
• FULLSCREEN: Toggles full-screen mode.
• RESOLUTION: Prints screen resolution.
• SETRESOLUTION [WxH]: Sets resolution (example: SETRESOLUTION 1920×1080).
• SHADOWDISTANCE: Prints shadow render distance.
• STARTTOWNBENCHMARKSTORYBOARD: Runs a town performance storyboard.
• VSYNC [value]: Gets or sets vsync passes.
• WINDOWED: Sets windowed mode.

All fun and random cheats in Paralives

When I want a laugh or a surreal screenshot, I reach for the whimsical commands; use them to surprise friends or crash a town party.

• BEAR: Prints an ASCII bear.
• EIGHTBALL: Prints a random magic-eight-ball response.
• HOTEL: Prints “Trivago”.
• RANDOMIZEALLDEFORMATIONS: Randomizes a Para’s sliders—results can be hilariously grotesque.
• SPIN [percent]: Rolls a chance wheel and prints win/loss (example: SPIN 25%).

Two quick practical notes: use ZIPSAVEFILE before risky commands, and the Paralives Discord and Steam community pages are good places to see which commands players report as safe versus buggy.

I’ve shown you where each cheat lives and how I use them; the console is a dimmer switch for the rules of your game, and sometimes you’ll need the Swiss Army knife to fix an awkward snag—will you use them to tell a better story or to break your town on purpose?