ARK: Survival Ascended - Compilation of console commands and cheat codes

The ARK: Survival Ascended command is like a shortcut that helps you move quickly to your target. Below are all the common ARK commands and cheats.

Table of Contents

What is console command ARK Survival Ascended?
How to activate console commands and cheat codes in ARK: Survival Ascended
Console commands and cheats in ARK: Survival Ascended
The best cheats and console commands for ARK Survival Ascended
On PC
On PS5
On Xbox

The ARK: Survival Ascended command is like a shortcut that helps you move quickly to your target. Below are all the common ARK commands and cheats .

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world survival game set on a mysterious island called ARK. Players wake up on a beach with no idea who they are, where they are, or why they are there. To survive, they must quickly find food and water, craft tools, and build shelter to withstand the harsh environment.

The game's highlight is its world teeming with dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. Players can hunt, tame, and ride them to aid in combat, transportation, or resource extraction. During their exploration, players gradually discover advanced technologies, mysterious structures, and records revealing that ARK is actually a massive artificial ecosystem created to preserve life on Earth.

As players progress deeper into the storyline, they must defeat top-tier monsters, uncover the secrets of different ARKs, and ultimately find ways to level up (Ascension) to continue their survival journey in new worlds.

The ASA commands unlock countless possibilities on the server, from the ability to fly, activating invincibility mode, crafting custom items and armor, instantly taming dinosaurs, and much more. Before you can even say the name of the Dreadnoughtus, you and your friends will be fully equipped and ready for anything by leveraging this powerful feature. In this guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to start using commands on your ARK server today!

Besides providing cheat codes, the article also offers detailed instructions on how to use them on different platforms.

What is console command ARK Survival Ascended?

Admin commands, or console commands, are essentially lines of code that players can control within a game while it's running. They allow gamers to make changes to the game's systems and enable or disable certain elements.

They can also be used like traditional cheat codes to access various materials, craft specific items, and easily unlock things that would otherwise take players hours to grind for (such as all crafting recipes that can be unlocked with one of the ARK Survival Ascended console commands).

How to activate console commands and cheat codes in ARK: Survival Ascended

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To use the admin console for cheat codes in ARK: Survival Ascended, players must enable Console Access in Settings under the Advanced tab . If playing on a map created by someone else, players must have the administrator password; otherwise, they will not be able to use console commands and cheat codes in ARK: Survival Ascended.

On PC

To open the admin console on a PC (powerful enough to run the game), the player needs to press the ~ key on the keyboard. Pressing the ~ key again will open the console commands in full screen mode. Pressing Tab while in the admin console will display the last command entered. This makes reading and entering new commands easier.

On PS5

To activate the onsole commands in ARK: Survival Ascended on PS5, pause the game and press the L1 , R1 , triangle , and square buttons on your controller. All console commands that work on PC also work on the PlayStation 5 version of ARK Survival Ascended.

On Xbox

To activate the ARK: Survival Ascended on-sole commands on your Xbox, go to the menu, then press the RB, LB, Y , and X buttons simultaneously.

Console commands and cheats in ARK: Survival Ascended

Console command/Cheat code	Act
settimeofday	Select the time on the map.
setcheatplayer true	Allows displaying statistics on the screen such as frames per second, area, coordinates, time, etc.
setcheatplayer false	Turn off on-screen statistics.
ToggleInfiniteAmmo	Unlimited ammunition
Fly	Fly around the map
wood	Disable flight capability
Changesize	Change the character size. The starting size is 1, so enter a larger number to make it a giant.
addexperience	Enter the amount of experience you wish to earn.
Enemyinvisible	Invisibility to creatures, even when attacking them.
Ghost	Hovering and passing through objects
GM Buff	God mode, over 5000 points for engram and extra experience.
Infinitestats	No need for food, water, or oxygen, and never feel tired.
leavemealone	Turn on God mode
Givearmorset	Unlock a set of armor: Tier : desert, ghillie, riot, scuba, cloth, chitin, metal, flak, tek, hide, hazard, fur Quality : primitive, alpha, ramshackle, apprentice, ascendant, journeyman, mastercraft
Giveweaponset	Instantly unlock all weapons in your selected tier: Tier : primitive, basic, advanced, tek Quality : primitive, alpha, ramshackle, apprentice, ascendant, journeyman, mastercraft
Giveitemset	Obtain items from different tiers by entering the tiers: 0, 1, 2, 3, food, water, beer.
Giveitem	Get the item you want.
Giveitemtoplayer	Give another player an item of your choice.
Giveresources	Receive 50 of each ingredient.
Give creativemode	This puts players in creative mode, where everything is unlocked.
Give creativemodetotarget	Provide a creative mode for your targeted players.
Give creativemodetoplayer	Provide a creative mode for a specific player.
Giveengrams	Unlock all crafting recipes instantly.
Giveengramstekonly	Provide all Tek engrams
Givecolors	Offer several types of dyes
Dotame	Taming a target dinosaur
Forcetame	Tame a target dinosaur and ride it without a saddle.
Forcetameaoe	Tame all dinosaurs around you (default radius is 2000 but can be expanded)
Givedinoset	Spawn out and ride a dinosaur from tier 0, 1, 2, 3, flyers, me, siegemek, misslemek, shieldmek, argent, extinction
Summon	Summon a creature
Summontamed	Summoning domesticated creatures
Gmsummon	Spawn a domesticated animal of a specific type and level.
Tpcoords	Enter coordinates to move to a specific part of the map.
Teleport	Move forward until you reach the wall.
TeleportplayerIDtome	Instantly teleport near the player you want.
Teleportplayername	Move a specific player to your location.
Giveallmeat	Get all kinds of meat
AllowPlayerToJoinNoCheck [Steam ID/PSN/Xbox]	Add another player to the whitelist.
banplayer [Player ID]	This prevents players from joining a specific server.
broadcast [message]	Send a message to all players on the server.
clearplayerinventory [Steam/PSN/Xbox ID] [clearinventory] [clearslotitems] [clearequipeditems]	Remove items from the player-specified category.
cleartutorials	Prevent the instruction message from being displayed.
debugbuttons	Display the ID and information of the structures.
destroyall [type]	Destroy all optional dinosaur types.
destroyallenemies	Destroy all enemies.
destroycontracts	Destroy all structures.
destroytribedinos	Destroy all dinosaurs from the tribe the player is currently fighting against.
destroytribeplayers	Eliminate all players from the opposing tribe.
destroywilddinos	Destroy all untamed dinosaurs.
disablespectator	End spectator mode and respawn as a player.
DisallowPlayerToJoinNoCheck [Steam ID/PSN/Xbox]	Remove a player from the whitelist.
doexit	Disable the running server.
dorestartlevel	Perform a restart of the internal server.
execsetsleepingfalse	Wake up
execsetsleepingtrue	Go to bed
forceplayertojointargettribe [Player ID]	Assign X players to the tribe you are facing.
getcha	Display all in-game chats
GFI [Item Name]	Get the specified item.
givebossitems	Randomly generate a boss item.
giveslotitem/giveslotitemnum [blueprintpath] [slotnumber] [quantity]	Load items from a specific blueprint into the desired slot.
givetome	Provide the structure, item, or dinosaur that the player is aiming for.

The best cheats and console commands for ARK Survival Ascended

ARK Survival Ascended has many console commands, but only a few are truly useful. These are the best ARK Survival Ascended cheats and console commands that players should use.

Giveitem – Get the item you want.

Giveitemtoplayer – Offer another player a chosen item.

Giveresources – Players will receive 50 items of each type.

Givecreativemode – Puts players in creative mode, where everything is unlocked.

Givecreativemodetotarget – Put your chosen player into creative mode.

Givecreativemodetoplayer – Put a specific player into creative mode.

Giveengrams – Instantly unlock all crafting recipes.

Giveengramstekonly – Grant yourself all Tek engrams.

Gmbuff – God mod, additional engram points and experience.

Forcetame – Tame a dinosaur of your choice and ride it without a saddle.

Infinitestats – A character who doesn't need food, water, or oxygen and never gets tired.

Giveengrams – Instantly unlock all crafting recipes.

Giveresources – Players will receive 50 for each type of resource.

Givearmorset – Unlock a set of armor:

Tier: desert, ghillie, riot, scuba, cloth, chitin, metal, flak, tek, hide, hazard, fur
Quality primitive, alpha, ramshackle, apprentice, ascendant, journeyman, mastercraft

Giveweaponset – Instantly unlock all weapons of the player's chosen tier.