Starfield Console Commands and Cheats: Complete PC List

Starfield console commands are PC-only features activated by pressing the tilde (~) or grave (`) key — the key directly below Escape. From there, commands like tgm for God Mode or player.addperk for skill unlocks go into effect immediately after pressing Enter. One hard truth upfront: using any console command disables achievements for that save file, permanently. If you’re fine with that trade-off, here’s everything you need.

Opening the Console in Starfield

The console is a single keypress away, but the key varies depending on your keyboard layout:

• US keyboards: Press ~ (tilde), located top-left below the Escape key
• UK keyboards: Press ` (grave accent), same position
• Non-English keyboards: If neither works, try ^, ö, or remap via Starfield’s keybind settings

A dark overlay appears at the bottom of the screen when the console opens. Type your command, hit Enter, and it applies instantly. Capitalisation doesn’t matter — TGM and tgm both work. To apply multiple cheats, type each one separately and press Enter after each.

One thing worth knowing: clicking an NPC or object while the console is open displays its Reference ID in the centre of the screen. You’ll need this ID for targeted commands like resurrect or attaching weapon mods.

Top Starfield Console Commands by Category

Most players come here for one of five things. Here they are, grouped by what you’re actually trying to do.

God Mode and Survival Toggles

The difference between tgm and tim matters more than it looks. God Mode means you literally cannot be hurt — enemies shoot at you and nothing registers. Immortal Mode lets the damage number appear on screen and O2 can still deplete, which keeps the HUD feeling active. Some players prefer tim specifically because the UI doesn’t go dead.

Skills, Perks, and Levelling

Note: player.addperk requires at least one unspent skill point in your pool to register. If nothing happens when you type it, open the skills menu first and confirm you have a point available — or use player.setlevel to push your level up and generate one.

Item Spawning

Use player.additem for resources, ammo, and med packs — anything you just want in your bag. Use player.placeatme for ships and large objects that need to exist in the world rather than your inventory. Spawning too many large objects in one area has been known to cause significant frame rate drops, so pace yourself.

NPC and World Control

Camera, UI, and Movement

Complete Starfield Console Commands Database

The following covers the full known command set as of January 2025, including debug and developer commands. Most of the Papyrus and engine-level commands at the bottom of this list serve no practical gameplay purpose — they’re internal tools — but they’re included here for completeness.

Gameplay Commands

Camera and UI Commands

World and Planet Commands

NPC and Actor Commands

Debug and Developer Commands

These commands are Bethesda developer tools. They don’t affect your character directly, and most will do nothing useful in normal play. Listed for completeness.

Do Console Commands Disable Achievements?

Yes — without exception. The moment you open the console and execute any command, Starfield flags your save file and locks all Steam and Xbox achievements for that session. This isn’t a per-command thing. One tgm toggle to test something, then toggled off again? Still flagged.

The flag persists even if you reload a save from before you used the console, as long as you used it during that play session. Quitting the game entirely and loading the clean save fresh works — but only if that save file itself was never touched by console input.

So the practical approach: keep two save files. One clean, for achievement hunting. One unrestricted, for experimentation or when you’re just done grinding and want to experience the story. There’s no mod-free workaround to re-enable achievements once the flag is set on a file, so don’t expect a future patch to fix that retroactively for existing saves.

Real talk — if you’re 60 hours into a playthrough and decide to spawn one item to skip a particularly tedious resource run, that save is done for achievements. Plan accordingly before typing anything.

Console Commands on Xbox via Play Anywhere

Starfield console commands don’t work natively on Xbox. The console interface simply doesn’t exist on the console version. But there’s a workaround that community members have confirmed works through Microsoft’s Play Anywhere feature.

Here’s how it functions: if you purchased Starfield on Xbox, Play Anywhere gives you access to the PC version at no additional cost. Activate your console commands on PC, save the game, then load that same save on Xbox. The effects carry over — the God Mode flag, the added items, the altered skill set. All of it.

A few cautions worth taking seriously if you go this route. First, excessive console command use is harder on save files than most players expect. Commands like saq (start all quests) have a documented tendency to corrupt saves outright — this is true on PC and doubly problematic if that corrupted save then syncs to your Xbox. Second, stacking too many spawned items or toggled states before switching platforms increases instability risk. Use targeted, specific commands rather than bulk-enabling everything at once.

The achievement lock applies here too. If the save was touched by console commands on PC, achievements won’t unlock on Xbox when loaded from that file.

Common Issues and Warnings

A few problems come up repeatedly, and most have straightforward fixes.

The console key isn’t working. Non-English keyboard layouts sometimes map the console to a different key. Try ^, ö, or check if your keyboard driver is intercepting the input. Some players resolve this by temporarily switching their OS input language to US English before launching.

player.addperk does nothing. You need at least one unspent skill point. The command won’t create points from nothing — use player.setlevel to increase your level and generate a point first, then apply the perk.

The game crashed after using saq or caqs. This is well-documented. Starting or completing all quests simultaneously creates conflicts in the quest state machine that Starfield’s engine can’t handle cleanly. Back up your save before attempting these. Community testing consistently shows crash rates above 80% for saq in populated systems.

Spawning too many items dropped my framerate to single digits. player.placeatme spawns physical objects into the world. Fifty spawned items in one room is a genuine performance problem, especially in interior cells. Use player.additem for inventory items — it doesn’t create world objects.

My save feels unstable after using several commands. This is a known issue with Bethesda’s engine generally. Commands that touch quest states (saq, caqs) or reload plugins (HotLoadPlugin) are the highest-risk. Stick to character and inventory commands for the most stable experience. Always keep a backup save before experimenting.

Fair warning on ForceCloseFiles and HotLoadPlugin: these are developer tools that close and reload the game’s master files mid-session. Using them in normal gameplay almost guarantees save corruption or a crash. They’re in this list because they exist, not because you should touch them.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find Item IDs for spawning?

Item IDs in Starfield follow the same format as other Bethesda games — an 8-character hex code like 0000000F for credits. The most reliable method is using the console command help [item name] 4 to search for an item by name. The console will return matching form IDs. Alternatively, community-maintained databases on the Starfield wiki index most base game item IDs.

Can console commands unlock all skills at once?

Not with a single command. You’ll need to use player.addperk [Perk ID] for each skill individually. There’s no equivalent to psb (which works for powers) for the full skill tree. Using player.setlevel 200 gives you enough points to buy everything legitimately, which is often faster in practice than looking up every individual Perk ID.

Does God Mode affect companions?

tgm only applies to the player character. Companions can still be downed in combat. If you want your companions to survive any encounter, tcai (toggle combat AI) stops enemies from targeting anyone, which effectively protects the whole group.

Can I use console commands to fix a broken quest?

Sometimes. The SetStage [Quest ID] [Stage] command (standard across Bethesda games) can advance or reset quest stages, which resolves certain stuck states. It carries risk — pushing a quest past a stage it hasn’t properly completed can create downstream issues — but it’s often the only option for genuinely bugged questlines without reloading an old save.

Are console commands safe to use with mods installed?

Generally yes, but with caveats. Mods that add new items or perks use different Form IDs depending on their load order position. IDs you find in guides may not match your modded setup. Use help [name] 4 in-console to find the correct ID for your specific install rather than copying IDs from external sources directly.