Age of Empires Cheats, Codes & Secrets

Last Updated on Aug 16, 2023

This page contains cheats, hints, Easter eggs, secrets, and tips for Age of Empires. We will continually update this page when we come across more useful cheats and tips.

Age of Empires Cheats For PC

Resource Cheats

To use the resource cheats, press Enter while in a match and type one of the following cheats. Press Enter again to activate the cheat.

Cheat Code	Cheat Effect
WOODSTOCK	Gives you 1,000 wood resource
PEPPERONI PIZZA	Gives you 1,000 food resource
COINAGE	Gives you 1,000 gold resource
QUARRY	Gives you 1,000 stone resource

Other Cheats

To use the cheats, press Enter while in a match and type one of the following cheats. Press Enter again to activate the cheat.

Cheat Code	Cheat Effect
BIG BERTHA	Turns your Catapults, Heavy Catapults, and Stone Throwers into Big Berthas. Big Berthas have more HP and do more damage.
BIG MOMMA	Spawns a white 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 that is armed with a rocket launcher at your town center.
BIGDADDY	Spawns a black 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 that is armed with a rocket launcher at your town center. Does more damage than the white Camaro.
BLACK RIDER	Turns your Horse Archers and Heavy Horse Archers into Black Riders.
DARK RAIN	Turns your Bowmen into Stealth Archers. They will turn into trees when they aren't moving.
DIEDIEDIE	Destroys all enemy units and buildings resulting in an instant victory.
E=MC2 TROOPER	Spawns a Nuke Trooper (a robot armed with a nuke launcher) at your town center.
FLYING DUTCHMAN	Upgrades your Catapult Tiremes and Juggernauts into Flying Dutchmen.
GAIA	Gives you control over the animals but you lose control of your civilization.
HARI KARI	You remove all your units and buildings from the map causing you to forfeit.
HOME RUN	Gives you an instant victory.
HOYOHOYO	Priests have more HP and move around faster.
ICBM	Gives your Ballistae and Helepolises 100 range.
JACK BE NIMBLE	All siege equipment that launches stone will now launch cows or villagers.
KING ARTHUR	Changes all birds flying around into Dragons. They don't attack you though.
MEDUSA	Turns villagers into Medusas, when they die they turn into Black Riders.
NO FOG	Removes the fog of war, you can see where you've explored without needing units in the area.
PHOTON MAN	Spawns a Laser Tropper at your town center.
POW	Spawns a baby on a tricycle armed with a shotgun at your town center.
RESIGN	You resign the match.
REVEAL MAP	Reveals all of the map.
STEROIDS	Always your units to spawn instantly and your buildings to be constructed instantly.
STORMBILLY	Spawns a robot at your town center.
UPSIDFLINTMOBILE	Allows your Chariot Archers to move around faster.

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