Europa Universalis 5 is a new grand strategy game with substantial historical depth and complexity. At times, even seasoned strategists may want to use console commands to enhance their campaigns with cheats.
EU5 features a debug mode that allows you to unlock a powerful developer console and enter cheats to adjust resources, unlock technology, conquer territories instantly, or even switch nations.
From there, commands can grant instant money, resources, stability, change provinces, trigger events, and more. Here’s everything you need to know about Europa Universalis 5 cheats and how to use all console commands.
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How to enable cheats in Europa Universalis 5
Enabling the console in EU5 is pretty simple. All you need to do is:
- Open Steam
- Head over to your Steam library
- Right-click on Europa Universalis 5
- Choose Properties
- Under Launch Options, add -debug_mode
- Then start the game
- Press the tilde (~) key to bring up the command console
Then you can use the up or down arrows to scroll through previous commands, and Tab for autocomplete or help with command syntax. You can toggle off most cheats by repeating the command, but some changes require reloading your save or restarting the game.
All Europa Universalis 5 Cheats and Console Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| cash [amount] | Adds specified money to treasury |
| stability [amount] | Increases or decreases national stability |
| prestige [amount] | Boosts national prestige instantly |
| manpower [amount] | Adds manpower for recruiting troops |
| war_exhaustion [amount] | Changes war exhaustion (use negative to lower) |
| sailors [amount] | Instantly adds sailors |
| research_all | Completes all research trees |
| finish_all_colonies | Instantly completes all colonies in your nation |
| finish_constructions [location] | Instantly finishes all building projects |
| build_everything | Builds all available buildings in owned provinces |
| population [location] | Increases or decreases population in a province |
| convert [location] | Changes province religion instantly |
| conquer_area [area] | Instantly conquers specified area |
| win_siege [location] | Instantly wins siege at chosen location |
| make_subject [type] [country] | Turns target country into vassal or colony |
| form_union [junior_partner] | Forms a personal union with target |
| kill_character [id] | Removes a character by their ID |
| tag [country_tag] | Switches control to another country |
| discover all | Reveals the entire world map |
| add_institution_progress [amt] | Adds progress to institution in capital |
| cb [country_tag] | Instantly grants casus belli (valid war cause) |
| doom [amount] | Adds Doom resource for applicable nations |
| ArmyTradition [amount] | Adds army tradition for stronger forces |
There are also some advanced and unique commands to use in Europa Universalis 5. For example, the “Doom [amount]” command is specific to Mesoamerican nations for quick resource gains.
Then, the “event [eventid] [target]” command triggers the chosen event for any nation, useful for custom scenarios. The “resupply_all_units [country_tag]” maxes out food for all armies in the target nation, and the “change_government [type]” instantly switches government type.
Published: Nov 10, 2025 04:12 am