It is recommended you enable this as it is very helpful when using console commands. Tooltip debug mode shows information such as IDs for provinces, states, etc when you hover over them on the map. For more help using the console and cheat commands, see our basics guide.

If your keyboard layout doesn't have that key, other hotkeys to open the console are SHIFT + 2 and SHIFT + 3. The console can be opened by pressing the ` key (usually located under ESC). Click on the name of a command to visit its command page, on which you can find more help including examples. Hover over a command in the table to view detailed argument-related help. Type the name of a command into the search bar to instantly search our database of 172 HOI4 commands for the most recent version of the game on Steam (PC). Find below an updated list of all Hearts of Iron IV console commands, these are commonly referred to as cheat codes.