Age of Empires Cheats: Every Code for the Original Game
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Short answer: In the original Age of Empires, press Enter during a game and type a code. pepperoni pizza, coinage, woodstock and quarry give 1,000 food, gold, wood or stone, reveal map shows the map and steroids makes building instant.
The last three codes in the joke units table need The Rise of Rome expansion.
How to enter cheats
Press Enter during a game, type the code and press Enter again. Codes are not case sensitive. Units are created at your most recently built Town Center, so you need one.
Resources (repeatable)
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
pepperoni pizza | +1,000 food |
coinage | +1,000 gold |
woodstock | +1,000 wood |
quarry | +1,000 stone |
Map and game control
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
reveal map | Reveal the whole map (type again to turn off) |
no fog | Remove the fog of war (type again to turn off) |
steroids | Instant building, gathering and training for all players |
home run | Win the scenario |
diediedie | Destroy all enemies (single player only) |
resign | Lose the game |
hari kari | Destroy all of your own units and buildings |
kill1 to kill8 | Destroy the player in that position |
gaia | Control the animals, but lose your civilization (cannot be undone) |
Joke units and unit changes
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
bigdaddy | A car with a rocket launcher |
photon man | A trooper with a laser gun |
e=mc2 trooper | A trooper with a nuke launcher |
big bertha | Catapults get more range and splash damage |
black rider | Horse archers become Black Riders |
medusa | Villagers become Medusas |
dark rain | Foot archers look like trees when standing still |
icbm | Ballistas get range 100 |
hoyohoyo | Fast priests with 600 hit points |
flying dutchman | Juggernauts become Flying Dutchmen that move on land |
jack be nimble | Catapults throw villagers or cows |
pow | A baby on a tricycle with a shotgun (The Rise of Rome) |
big momma | A faster rocket car (The Rise of Rome) |
grantlinkspence | Animals become stronger “king” versions (The Rise of Rome) |
Playing the remaster? See the Definitive Edition cheats. See every Age of Empires guide on the site.
Sources
- Age of Empires Wiki (Fandom): Cheat codes (Age of Empires)
- Microsoft Knowledge Base Q175343: Age of Empires cheat codes
Last checked against sources: 10 November 2026.
