Console Commands & Debug Menu

How to Enable the Debug Menu

1. Close Civilization VI if it's running.
2. Navigate to Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI.
3. Open AppOptions.txt in a text editor (make a backup copy first).
4. Find the line EnableDebugMenu 0 and change it to EnableDebugMenu 1.
5. Save the file and launch the game.

In-game, press the tilde key (~) to open the console bar. Two small arrows let you access the console log and the Debug View menu.

What the Commands Actually Do

The list is short, and only two commands have a real gameplay effect:

• Reveal All — removes the fog of war from the entire map.
• Explore All — marks the entire map as explored.
• Help All — lists every available console command.

The Debug View menu itself is mostly diagnostic — frame rate and VRAM statistics, a time-of-day slider (useful for screenshots), camera position readouts, and Lua script information. None of it adds resources, completes production, or spawns units.

FireTuner — The Real Developer Tool

For anything beyond map reveal, Firaxis's actual internal tool is FireTuner, distributed free through Steam as part of the "Sid Meier's Civilization VI Development Tools." It connects to a running game session and can inspect game state, run Lua snippets, and interact with units, cities, and players directly — genuinely useful for testing a mod or reproducing a bug, but it's a raw developer tool, not a curated cheat menu, and isn't intended for use on a save you care about.

If You Actually Want Gameplay Cheats

Since the built-in console doesn't provide them, players looking for actual gameplay cheats (free resources, instant production, and similar) generally use one of two routes instead: a Steam Workshop mod built specifically for this purpose (search "cheat menu" on the Workshop — quality and maintenance vary, so check when a mod was last updated), or a third-party trainer program. We'd recommend caution with trainers specifically — running any external executable against your game carries real risk, and we can't vouch for the safety of any particular one.