Ark Survival Evolved Console Commands and Cheats 2026

🦖 Ark Survival Evolved Console Commands Guide 2026

Ark has one of the most extensive console command systems in any survival game. Whether you're an admin managing a server, a single-player skipping the grind, or a creative builder wanting unlimited resources, console commands give total control. This guide covers every essential command category.

Enabling the Console

• PC: Press Tab (Tab again for full console with log)
• Xbox: Pause → LB + RB + X + Y
• PlayStation: Pause → L1 + R1 + Square + Triangle
• Servers: Type enablecheats [password] first

⚡ Essential Admin Commands

God Mode and Invincibility

• god — Invulnerable to all damage
• infinitestats — Infinite health, stamina, food, water, weight
• enemyinvisible true — All creatures ignore you
• leavemealone — Combines all three above

Movement

• fly / walk — Toggle flight
• ghost — Noclip through terrain
• teleport — Teleport where you're looking
• setplayerpos [x] [y] [z] — Exact coordinate teleport
• teleporttoplayer [ID] — Teleport to player
• slomo [value] — Game speed (1=normal, 2=double)

Items and Resources

• giveresources — 50 of each basic resource
• gfi [ItemName] [Qty] [Quality] [Blueprint] — Spawn any item
• addexperience [Amount] 0 0 — Add XP

Common GFI examples:

• gfi metalingot 1000 0 0 — 1000 metal ingots
• gfi polymer 500 0 0 — 500 polymer
• gfi longneck 1 100 0 — Ascendant longneck rifle
• gfi rexsaddle 1 100 0 — Ascendant Rex saddle

🦕 Dinosaur Commands

Taming

• forcetame — Instant tame (rideable without saddle)
• dotame — Instant tame (needs saddle)
• forcetameaoe [radius] — Tame all in radius

Spawning

Popular codes:

• summon Rex_Character_BP_C — T-Rex
• summon Gigant_Character_BP_C — Giganotosaurus
• summon Wyvern_Character_BP_Fire_C — Fire Wyvern
• summon Quetz_Character_BP_C — Quetzalcoatlus
• summon Argentavis_Character_BP_C — Argentavis
• summon Shadowmane_Character_BP_C — Shadowmane

Level-specific: admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Rex/Rex_Character_BP.Rex_Character_BP'" 0 0 0 150

Creature Modification

• setimprintquality [0-1] — Set imprint percentage
• settargetdinocolor [Region] [Color] — Change dino colors
• destroywilddinos — Wipe all wild dinos (forces respawn)

🏗️ Structure Commands

• destroymytarget — Destroy what you're looking at
• givetome — Transfer ownership to you
• destroytribestructures — Remove all tribe structures

🌍 Server Management

Time and Weather

• settimeofday [HH:MM]
• playersonly — Freeze non-player entities

Player Management

• listplayers, kick [SteamID], banplayer [SteamID]
• serverchat [message] — Broadcast message

📊 INI Tweaks

GameUserSettings.ini:

• TamingSpeedMultiplier=10 — 10x taming
• HarvestAmountMultiplier=5 — 5x resources
• XPMultiplier=5 — 5x experience
• BabyMatureSpeedMultiplier=50 — 50x baby growth
• EggHatchSpeedMultiplier=50 — 50x hatching
• MatingIntervalMultiplier=0.01 — Near-instant mating

🎮 Where Commands Work

• Single player: All commands work freely
• Your own server: All commands with admin access
• Official servers: Console commands disabled — need external tools
• Unofficial: Depends on server settings

Console commands are incredibly powerful for single-player and server admin. Don't hesitate to skip tedious grind and focus on the content you enjoy — boss fights, building, or creature collection.