Left 4 Dead 2 is Valve's immortal co-op zombie shooter: four survivors, hordes of the infected, and an AI director who throws in some fun. The game lives on the Steam workshop and community servers, and console cheats allow you to create complete chaos or practice against Tanks. All working codes are in the tables below.
How to enable cheats in L4D2
- “Settings” → “Keyboard/Mouse” → enable the developer console.
- Open the console with a tilde ~ and enter sv_cheats 1 . Important: cheats only work on the local server or where you are an admin. They won't work on other people's servers.
Basic cheat codes for Left 4 Dead 2
| Code | What does |
|---|
| god 1 | invulnerability of the entire team (god 0 - turn off) |
| noclip | flying through walls |
| sv_infinite_ammo 1 | endless ammo without reloading |
| give health | full health |
| give autoshotgun | automatic shotgun (and any other weapon: give rifle_ak47, give sniper_military, give grenade_launcher) |
| give pipe_bomb / molotov / vomitjar | tube bomb, Molotov cocktail, jar of bile |
| give defibrillator / first_aid_kit / adrenaline | defibrillator, first aid kit, adrenaline |
| upgrade_add incendiary_ammo / explosive_ammo / laser_sight | incendiary/explosive rounds, laser sight |
| impulse 101 | full ammunition |
| kill | kill a character (respawn in the next rescue room) |
Spawn of infected and bosses
| Code | Whom he calls |
|---|
| z_spawn tank | Tank |
| z_spawn witch | Witch |
| z_spawn smoker / boomer / hunter / spitter / jockey / charger | special infected |
| z_spawn mob | horde of ordinary zombies |
| z_common_limit 500 | normal zombie limit (default 30 - increase for meat) |
| director_force_tank 1 | force the director to release Tank |
Game control
| Code | What does |
|---|
| sb_stop 1 | Survivor bots freeze (sb_stop 0 - back) |
| sb_all_bot_game 1 | the game does not end with only bots |
| host_timescale X | speed of time |
| map c1m1_hotel | load map (c1–c13 - campaigns, _versus/_survival - modes) |
Frequently asked questions
- Why doesn't sv_cheats turn on? Create a local lobby: map c1m1_hotel in the console instead of searching for a server.
- Will you be banned for cheating? On the local server - no. A VAC ban applies only to cheat programs, not to console commands.
- Running in 2026? Yes, the game is updated and actively supported by the community.
