Half-Life Alyx: How to Unlock Cheats & The Developer Menu

The beautiful VR world of Half-Life Alyx is finally available and reviews are very positive. Despite being fairly linear, Half-Life Alyx still manages to create an incredible space to explore. One of the best ways to really delve into the game is by unlocking the developer console, which allows players the freedom to mess with the game in many ways.

Unlocking the console is incredibly simple, players will need to input a launch parameter into the game from the Steam Library, open the console in-game, and unlock cheats with a separate command. Some of the many things players can access through the developer console are invincibility, full upgrades, unlimited ammunition and much more. This guide will describe just how to access the console and what cheat codes are currently available.

Access The Console For Half-Life Alyx

The process of using cheats inside Half-Life Alyx is fairly simple but does require the player to mess with the commands a bit outside of the game. To enable the developer console, players will need to follow these steps before launching the game.

• Inside the Steam Library tab, right-clickHalf-Life Alyx.
• Select Properties from the menu.
• Select Set Launch Options from the new window.
• Enter the following into the text bar: -console -vconsole
• Press OK.

Now Half-Life Alyx is set up to add in the cheat codes. Open the game now and start a New Game or load up a saved game. Once a player is in the actual game all they will need to do is press “~” on the keyboard to open up the console. Once pressed, a new window will open up on your monitor but not inside the VR headset. Remove the headset and enter any of the commands below for the cheats requested.

• god – God-mode invincibility.
• buddha – Players can’t die, but will take damage.
• impulse 101 – Unlocks all weapons and 20 resin
• impulse 102 – Fully upgrades every weapon.
• sv_infinite_ammo 1 – Gives players unlimited ammunition for all weapons.
• sv_infinite_clips 1 – Gives players unlimited ammunition for all weapon clips, no more reloading needed.
• hlvr_shotgun_grant_upgrades 3 – Unlocks a completely upgraded shotgun.

These are just the current cheat codes that have been found and there is always a chance others may be found in the future. Screen Rant will keep this page updated if any other codes come to light. Now players can get in and truly explore the amazing VR world of Half-Life Alyx.

Half-Life Alyx is available on PC through Steam.

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