Enter one of the following codes at the main menu or while playing the game to activate the corresponding cheat function. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear on the left side of the screen if they are entered at the main menu. There is no confirmation if entered while playing the game. Repeat a code to disable its effect.
| Result
| Cheat Code |
| Toggle cheat mode keys | iamacheater |
| Toggle safe mouse pointer | safemouse |
| Toggle AI debugging | debugai |
| Toggle All debugging options | catdebug |
| Enable game debug mode | gamedebug |
| Enable engine debug mode | enginedebug |
Enable CatEdit game editor after
entering engine debug or game debug
mode | catedit |
| Ground type editor | bedit |
| Enable movie capture | moviecapture |
While playing the game, press one of the following keys after enabling the "iamacheater" code to activate the corresponding cheat function:
| Result
| Key |
| Additional $5,000 | M |
| Increase reputation | R |
| Decrease reputation | [Shift] + R |
| Spawn Young Male at pointer | 3 |
| Spawn Young Female at pointer | 4 |
Spawn Middle-Aged Male enters mall
(with child randomly) at pointer | 5 |
Spawn Middle-Aged Female enters
mall (with child randomly) at pointer | 6 |
| Spawn Old Male at pointer | 7 |
| Spawn Old Female at pointer | 8 |
| Display tile or item information | D |
| Toggle game interface | [Ctrl] + I |
| Toggle a grid display | G |
| Change camera view | K |
| Increase tier to the "Top Tier" [Note] | U |
Note: This also unlocks all item/store types for purchase. Repeat multiple times to increase the visitor limit for your mall.
The following key combinations can be entered with or without the "iamacheater" code enabled:
| Result
| Key |
| Increase gamma value | [Ctrl] + [Plus] |
| Decrease gamma value | [Ctrl] + [Minus] |
