Sid Meier's Civilization V PC Cheats and Achievements

Sid Meier's Civilization V is a 4X (which stands for explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) turn-based strategy game that first launched on PC in September of 2010.

From Stone Age through the Information Age

Like other entries in the long-running franchise, it tasks players with building and guiding a civilization from the Stone Age through the Information Age. Along the way, players engage in diplomacy, trade, and combat with some of history's greatest leaders, until they emerge victorious as ruler of the entire world. It's an intricate game, so if you need a little help on your road to conquest, here are some cheats to try, along with a full list of achievements.

Sid Meier's Civilization V Game of the Year Box — 2K Games

The cheats and achievements in this article specifically apply to the Steam PC version of Sid Meier's Civilization V.

How to Use Cheats in Civilization V

Using cheats in Civilization V requires editing a certain file, so you should make a backup before making any changes. Once that's done, follow these steps to enable the game's debug console:

Locate the config.ini file in the game folder. You can usually find it in Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization V by default.
Double-click the file to open it, or right-click and choose Edit from the menu.
Find the section that says DebugPanel = 0 and change it to DebugPanel = 1.
Save the file, then launch a new game.

Once the debug console is enabled, you can press the tilde key (~) on your keyboard to bring it up. From there, you can tweak your gameplay in a few ways. Selecting Reveal All will show everything on the map, for example.

Sid Meier's Civilization V Steam Achievements List

The following list of achievements can be unlocked in the Steam PC version of Civilization V:

Achievement	Requirement
Unlock A Magnificent Victory	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Suleiman.
A Woman's Work	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Wu Zetian.
Age of Empire	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Darius.
All for All Super Brawl	Have every Civ declare war on you at the same time.
All Roads Lead to Rome	Build a road with a Roman Legion.
Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Ramesses II.
Arab Trader	Trade a luxury resource to another Civ that you earned through a city with a Bazaar.
Arabian Knights	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Harun al-Rashid.
Baby Steps	Beat the game on the Settler difficulty level.
Barbarian Warlord	As Bismarck, convert the Barbarians from 10 camps to your side.
Barbary Pirate	As Suleiman, accumulate a navy with 10 Barbarian naval units.
Battlefield Earth	Beat the game on an Earth-type Map.
Blood and Iron	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Bismarck.
Bollywood	As Gandhi, win a cultural victory with 3 or fewer cities in your empire.
Can't We All Just Get Along?	Play and win a game without ever declaring war on another Civ (does not preclude them from declaring war against you).
Cat Fight	As a female leader, defeat all other present female leaders in a single game.
Charming. Really.	Beat the game on the Prince difficulty level.
City of Gold	Develop a city to produce more than 100 gold per turn.
City of Lights	Develop a city to produce more than 100 culture per turn.
City of Science	Develop a city to produce more than 100 science per turn.
Connoisseur	Rate a Mod.
Conquest of the World	As Alexander, defeat every known player by 350 BC.
Death Before Shame	Fully Explore the Honor Policy Track.
Diplomacy by Other Means	Fully Explore the Autocracy Policy Track.
Diplomat	Hold a Defensive Pact with another civilization for at least 50 turns.
Do You Want to Super Size That?	Beat the game on a Large Map.
Eighty-Eight Miles per Hour	Fully Explore the Rationalism Policy Track.
Empire of the East	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Ramkhamhaeng.
Engineer	Build a Wonder.
Enlightened Ruler	Unlock all Social Policies, across any number of playthroughs.
Expansionist	Download a Mod.
Experimenter	Play a game with a Mod.
Exterminate! Exterminate!	Win a Domination Victory.
First in the Hearts of Your Countrymen	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Washington.
First of the Mohicans	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Hiawatha.
Flawless Strategy	Beat the game on the Deity difficulty level.
Flying Fortress	Bomb an enemy city with a B-17.
Forty-Niner	Build 1000 mines, across any number of playthroughs.
Freedom Isn't Free	Fully Explore the Freedom Policy Track.
From Archaemennid to Safavid	As Darius, start 5 Golden Ages in a single game.
Gardens of Lake Texcoco	Build a Floating Garden in a city with a lake tile in its radius.
Give Peace a Chance	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Gandhi.
Go Boldly Where No Man Has Gone Before	Win a Space Victory.
God Is Great	Construct 1000 Temples, across any number of playthroughs.
Going It Old School	Beat the game on a Pangaea-type Map.
Gotta Catch 'Em All	Beat the game on all standard map types and sizes.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger	Upgrade a Unit.
He Threw a Car at My Head!	Have any city ransomed by Barbarians.
Here Ends the Noble Savage	Raze 100 Barbarian camps, across any number of playthroughs.
Hundred Years War	Be engaged in a single war for 100 or more consecutive turns.
I Can Has Nukes?	Drop a Nuke on another Civ.
I Have the Power	Win 20 battles with a single unit.
I Need More Elbow Room	Beat the game on a Tiny Map.
I'm on a Boat!	Embark a Unit.
Inconceivable!	Lose a game to someone that is not on your friend's list.
Island Hopping	Beat the game on an Archipelago-type Map.
It's Just You and Me, Kid	Beat the game on a Duel Map.
It's Standard Issue	Beat the game on a Standard Map.
It's Super Effective	Destroy an enemy unit in just one hit.
Kamikaze Attack	Kill an enemy unit attacking with a Japanese unit with just 1 HP remaining.
Knowledge Is Good	Hold a Research Pact with another civilization for at least 50 turns.
Land Baron	Purchase 1000 tiles, across any number of playthroughs.
Last Man Standing	Win any Multiplayer Match.
Living in Smallville	Beat the game on a Small Map.
Lux Perpetua Luceat Eis	Fully Explore the Piety Policy Track.
Magellan	Prove that the world is round by uncovering a connected loop of tiles around the circumference of the world.
Manifest Destiny	Completely control and have contiguous borders around your starting continent.
Marco Polo	Be the first to explore and uncover 1000 tiles, across any number of playthroughs.
Master of the House	Fully Explore the Tradition Policy Track.
Master of the Universe	Beat the game on any difficulty setting with each leader.
Merchant King	Trade 100 resources, across any number of playthroughs.
Model of a Modern Major-General	Train all Units, across any number of playthroughs.
Money Doesn't Grow on Trees	Fully Explore the Commerce Policy Track.
Montezuma's Revenge...	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Montezuma.
Moving on Up	Earn a Unit Promotion.
My Little Pony	As Catherine, research Horseback Riding before any other Civ.
Neighborhood Bully	Annex a previously puppetted City State.
One to Rule Them All	Beat the game on any difficulty setting with only one city.
Panzer "Shafernator" General	Spawn over 100 Great Generals, build an army of over 100 standing units, and beat the game 100 times.
Paul Bunyan	Chop down 1,000 forest tiles, across any number of playthroughs.
Peace and Prosperity	Begin a Golden Age.
People of the Longhouse	Build a longhouse in a city with at least 4 unchopped forests in its radius.
Plate Tectonics	Beat the game on a Continents-type Map.
Riddle of the Sphinx	Rush a wonder as Egypt with a Great Engineer.
Rising Sun	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Oda.
Ruler of the Seas	As Elizabeth, sink and destroy 357 enemy naval units, across any number of playthroughs.
Ruler of the Twelve Colonies	Beat the game on a Huge Map.
Say Hello to My Little Friend	Reach Ally Status with a City State.
Second City	Found a second city.
Seriously?!?	Have another Civ beat you to completing a Wonder 10 times.
Six Degrees to Sid	Play a multiplayer match with another player who has this achievement (starting with Sid).
Star of the North	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Catherine.
Sun Tzu's Art of War	As Wu Zetian, earn a Great General through battle.
Taking off the Training Wheels	Beat the game on the Chieftain difficulty level.
Team Player	Fully Explore the Patronage Policy Track.
The African King	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Askia.
The Alexman	Beat the game on the Warlord difficulty level.
The Appian Way	Build 1000 roads, across any number of playthroughs.
The Best State of a Republic	Win a Cultural Victory.
The Elephant Battle	Destroy another Civ's unique unit with a Naresuan's Elephant.
The Explorer	Discover 100 natural wonders.
The Golden Path	Beat the game on the Emperor difficulty level.
The Man Who Would Be King	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Alexander.
The Once and Future King	Beat the game on the King difficulty level.
The Paul Murphy Award for Excellence and Attractiveness	Read 500 articles in the Civilopedia.
The Pen is Mightier	Win a Diplomatic Victory.
The Wonder Years	Build all the Wonders, across any number of playthroughs.
The World Is a Mess, and I Just Need to Rule It	Beat the game on the Immortal difficulty level.
Three Musketeers	Kill a unit with a French Musketeer when two other Musketeers are providing flanking bonuses.
To Stand the Test of Time	Beat the game with all victory conditions.
Tomb Raider	Pillage gold from an Egyptian city with a burial tomb in it.
Treasure Hunter	Discover an ancient ruin.
Two Men Enter, One Man Leave	Completely defeat another Civ and remove them from the game.
Veni, Vidi, Vici	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Caesar.
Video et Taceo	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Elizabeth.
Vivre La Revolution	Beat the game on any difficulty setting as Napoleon.
War Canoe Attack	As Askia, conquer a city on another continent.
We Have the Technology	Fully explore the Tech Tree.
With an Iron Fist	Fully Explore the Order Policy Track.
With Liberty and Justice for All	Fully Explore the Liberty Policy Track.

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