Paralives has a built-in cheat console: open it with Ctrl+Shift+C (or Ctrl+F1), then type a command like printmoney 100000 to hand your household any amount instantly. The developers shipped cheats officially, easter eggs included. Here is the console and every useful command in the current early access build.
Opening the Console
Press Ctrl+Shift+C (the Sims muscle-memory shortcut works here) or Ctrl+F1. Type a command, press Enter. Two meta-commands list everything available in your build: help and cheatlist, worth running after each patch since the studio updates the game every few weeks.
Money Cheats
printmoney [amount]: adds exactly the amount you specify.setmoney [amount]: sets household funds to a precise figure (the challenge-run tool;setmoney 0for a rags start).jackpot: +50,000.makeitrain: +10,000.piggybank: +1,000.
Between printmoney and setmoney you have total control, so the named codes are mostly there for flavor.
Beyond Money
Community documentation covers additional commands, including pregnancy-related ones like getpregnant and pregnantstatus, and the developers have hidden playful easter egg codes in the console for players to discover. Run cheatlist to see the full current set rather than trusting month-old lists; early access moves fast, with major free updates promised through 2026 and beyond.
Do Cheats Break Anything?
No achievements or progression are locked out by cheating in the current build, and the console is an official feature rather than a debug backdoor. The usual early access advice applies anyway: save before experimenting with unfamiliar commands, especially right after a patch.
Tips Most Players Miss
setmoneybeats repeated jackpots when furnishing a dream build; one command, exact budget.- Cheats pair well with Workshop mods: Paralives has official Steam Workshop support with thousands of items, though script mods are not planned.
- Family planning has its own tricks: the baby flow is in how to try for a baby, and weddings in how to get married.
- Cross-shopping the genre? The equivalents are in our Sims 2 cheat guide and Sims 4 cheat guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Paralives cheats work on console versions? There are no console versions; Paralives is PC and Mac via Steam, and the developers say console has no current plans. Details in is it coming to consoles?
Why did a cheat stop working after an update? Early access patches occasionally rename or adjust commands; run cheatlist for the current truth.
Is there a needs cheat? Run help in your build; needs-related commands have appeared in community lists, but the set changes between patches.
Can I get banned or flagged for cheating? No. Paralives is a single-player game and the console is an intended feature.