Enter the Steam control panel then select the “My games” tab. Right Click the “Left 4 Dead 2 Demo” option then select “Properties”. Select “Set Launch options” then enter -console and accept it. Start the game, and the console window should now appear.
Enter bind p toggleconsole as a console command. Click and close the console window and start a single player game. Press “P” during game play to display the console window, then enter sv_cheats 1 to enable cheat mode.
If the message “Can’t use cheats now; please exit to main menu and start your own listen server with “map mapname” so that you could enable cheats.” appears, enable the map c5m1_waterfront or map c5m2_park code.
You will return to the main menu. Enable either map code again, then enable the sv_cheats 1 code again. You can now enter one of the following codes.
| Cheat Codes | Cheat Result |
| god [0 or 1] | Toggle God mode for entire team |
| give health | Gain health |
| give defibrilator | Defibrillator |
| give adrenaline | Adrenaline |
| give first_aid_kit | First aid kit |
| give pain_pills | Pain Pills |
| kill | Commit suicide |
| quit | Quit game |
| noclip | Toggle no clipping mode |
| upgrade_add incendiary_ammo | Toggle Incendiary Ammo upgrade |
| upgrade_add explosive_ammo | Toggle Explosive Ammo upgrade |
| upgrade_add laser_sight | Toggle Laser Sight upgrade |
| give weapon_grenade_launcher | Grenade launcher |
| give melee | Hunter claws |
| give rifle_desert | Combat rifle |
| give rifle_ak47 | AK-47 |
| give sniper_military | Sniper rifle |
| give pistol_magnum | Magnum |
| give smg_silenced | Silenced SMG |
| give shotgun_chrome | Chrome shotgun |
| give shotgun_spas | SPAS shotgun |
| give tonfa | Nightstick |
| give vomitjar | Boomer Bile |
| give electric_guitar | Guitar |
| give frying_pan | Frying pan |
| give machete | Machete |
| give pistol | Double pistol |
| give pumpshotgun | Pump shotgun |
| give autoshotgun | Auto shotgun |
| give smg | SMG |
| give rifle | M16 |
| give hunting_rifle | Sniper rifle |
| give molotov | Molotov cocktail |
| give pipe_bomb | Pipe bomb |
| give propanetank | Propane tank |
| give gascan | Gas can |
| give oxygentank | Oxygen tank |
| give ammo | Refill ammunition |
| sv_infinite_ammo [0 or 1] | Toggle unlimited ammunition |
| z_spawn spitter | Spawn Spitter |
| z_spawn jockey | Spawn Jockey |
| z_spawn charger | Spawn Charger |
| z_spawn zombie | Spawn common zombie |
| z_spawn mob | Spawn zombie mob |
| z_spawn boomer | Spawn Boomer |
| z_spawn hunter | Spawn Hunter |
| z_spawn witch | Spawn Witch |
| z_spawn smoker | Spawn Smoker |
| z_spawn tank | Spawn Tank |
Game Information
| Left 4 Dead 2 |
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| Genre | FPS Survival Horror |
| Developer | Valve Corporation |
| Publisher | Valve Corporation |
| Platform | PC-Windows, Xbox 360 |
| ESRB | Mature (M) |
| Release | November 2009 |
