Minecraft cheats on Nintendo Switch: How to enable & all commands

While survival is a key aspect of Minecraft, cheats can offer a way to enhance creativity or navigate challenging situations in the block-based world. If you’re playing on a Nintendo Switch, you may be curious about how to activate and utilize cheats. Here is everything you need to know.

Enabling and using cheats is the best solution for difficult situations or creative blocks during your Minecraft survival experience. However, as cheating is typically associated with PC, is it possible to do so on Nintendo Switch?

This paragraph contains all the essential information about cheating in Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch. It covers the availability of cheats, how to enable them, and the various commands that can be used. So, if you’re looking to cheat in Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch, this paragraph has got you covered.

Table of Contents

Can cheating be done in Minecraft on Nintendo Switch?
How to enable cheats in Minecraft on Nintendo Switch
All commands for Minecraft on Nintendo Switch

Is cheating possible in Minecraft on Nintendo Switch?

While cheating on Minecraft is possible on Nintendo Switch, it can only be done using Mojang’s official commands. The console prompt cheats that are available on the PC version of the game are not applicable to the Nintendo Switch as they are exclusive to that platform.

There are two versions of Minecraft available for players to choose from: the Java version and the Bedrock version. Both versions are accessible to PC users, and cheats can be used on both. However, only the Bedrock version is available to console users, and it follows the same method for enabling cheats. Console users are limited to using commands created by Mojang.

Now that we are aware of the possibility to use cheats in Minecraft on Nintendo Switch, let’s explore how to activate them.

How to activate cheats in Minecraft on Nintendo Switch

To enable cheats when creating a new Minecraft world on Nintendo Switch, players should follow these instructions:

By choosing the Create New World option during a Minecraft game, you can access the Game Settings page.
Simply scroll down to locate the Cheats section.
Clicking on the Activate Cheats option should toggle it on and turn it green.
Upon pressing Create, you can begin your new world with cheats enabled.

To pause the game in your Minecraft world, simply press the + button on either your Joycon or Pro Controller.
Go to the Settings option, and then proceed to scroll down to the Cheats section.
Click on Toggle Activate Cheats (it should turn green) and continue playing while cheats are enabled.

It is important to remember that activating cheats will prevent you from earning achievements in that session, making it impossible to obtain any. If you wish to earn achievements, you must do so in a world that has never had cheats enabled.

To disable cheats, just go to the Activate Cheats toggle and switch it off.

Minecraft character running in open green areas with bees and other flowers in the background — MOJANG

Using cheat commands in Minecraft on Nintendo Switch can lead to many new opportunities while surviving.

List of Commands for Minecraft on Nintendo Switch

Although cheats cannot be utilized in the Nintendo Switch version of Minecraft in the same manner as on PC, enabling cheats provides access to a similar Console found in the PC version where you can enter Mojang’s pre-programmed commands.

The following commands are available for use in Minecraft on Nintendo Switch:

/give: This command gives you any item in the game, and the input should be /give PlayerName ItemName Quantity. Everything is case-sensitive, so spaces are needed between names and quantity, as well as all caps (if present, only for names) should be included. Example: /give JoaquinF diamond 50
/weather: Using the weather command, players can change the game’s weather by inputting the name of their desire. Example: /weather clear
/time: Change the game’s time of day. Example: /time day
/tp: Teleport to any point in the map using your X Y & Z coordinates. You can check your coordinates by accessing the Show Coordinates option in the Game Settings menu. Example: /tp 1 1 0
/gamemode: Use a space after the command to input any of the available modes for your platform. Currently, Minecraft’s Nintendo Switch version only supports Survival and Creative modes. Example: /gamemode Creative
/kill: Use this command alone to kill any spawned entity in the area. If you want to be more accurate on what you are trying to kill, you need to add this to the @e[type=EnemyName] command. Example: /kill @e[type=creeper]