Icarus Console Commands: What Actually Works
Icarus has no built-in console. Here are the seven official admin commands you run in chat after /AdminLogin, why item-spawn lists are wrong, and what RCON really does on a dedicated server.
If you came here for a list of Icarus console commands that spawn items, skip time of day or switch on god mode, the honest answer is that no such list exists. Icarus ships with no developer console. What it does have is a short set of official server administration commands you type into the in-game chat window, and knowing the difference will save you a lot of wasted searching.
This page covers what genuinely exists, why so many "full Icarus console command list" pages are misleading, and what you can actually do as an admin on a dedicated server.
There is no console key in Icarus
Pressing the tilde, backtick or F1 key does nothing in Icarus. RocketWerkz never shipped an in-game console, in solo prospects or on dedicated servers. Every official command is a chat command.
The official Icarus admin commands
This is the complete list RocketWerkz documents for dedicated servers. Commands are typed into the in-game chat, prefixed with either / or \.
| Command | What it does | Needs admin |
|---|---|---|
/AdminLogin [Password] |
Grants admin privileges to the player who runs it | No |
/KickPlayer [SteamID or PlayerName] [Reason] |
Removes a player. They can rejoin immediately | Yes |
/BanPlayer [SteamID or PlayerName] [Reason] |
Removes a player and adds them to the saved ban list | Yes |
/UnbanPlayer [SteamID or PlayerName] |
Removes a player from the ban list | Yes |
/ReturnToLobby |
Kicks everyone and returns the server to the lobby | Yes |
/ReturnToLobbyWhenEmpty |
Returns to lobby as soon as the last player leaves, overriding ShutdownIfEmptyFor |
Yes |
/AdminSay [Message] |
Broadcasts an anonymous message to all players | Yes |
Seven commands. That is the entire official surface, and every one of them is about moderating players or moving the server between a prospect and the lobby.
How to log in as an admin
Admin is not tied to your account or a permissions file — it is a per-session login you perform from chat.
- Set
AdminPasswordinServerSettings.iniand restart the server. - Join the server and open the chat window.
- Run the login command.
You now hold admin for that session. Reconnecting means logging in again.
On a stock install the config file lives at [ServerInstallDirectory]\Icarus\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\ServerSettings.ini, and it is only generated after the server has started its first prospect or lobby — so do not go looking for it before the first boot.
Set an admin password before the server is public
RocketWerkz ship
AdminPasswordunset by default and explicitly recommend setting it. While it is blank,/AdminLoginstops being a meaningful check on who can kick, ban and dump everyone back to the lobby. Set it, along withJoinPasswordif the server is private, before you hand out the IP.
Why "complete Icarus console command list" pages are misleading
Search for this topic and you will find pages listing commands like EnableCheats, timespeed, teleport and toggledebugcamera, presented alongside the official admin commands as though they are all one set.
They are not. Those are Unreal Engine debug commands, and they are unreachable unless you inject a third-party DLL — typically the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker — into your running Icarus process. That matters for three reasons:
- It is third-party software injecting into a game process, entirely at your own risk.
- It affects your local client only. It does nothing to a dedicated server, and nothing for anyone else in your session.
- It is not a feature, so it can break with any Icarus patch without notice.
If a page hands you /GiveItem or a spawn command for Icarus without mentioning any of that, it is padding a list to look complete. The official documentation has no item-spawn command at all.
What Icarus admin commands cannot do
Being explicit, because this is the gap between what people expect and what exists:
- No item spawning. There is no
/giveor/spawn. - No teleportation. You cannot move yourself or another player.
- No creative or god mode. No invulnerability, no free building.
- No weather, time or difficulty control from chat.
- No world or prospect editing beyond returning to the lobby.
Icarus is far from alone here. Palworld's built-in admin commands have exactly the same limitation, for the same reason — the developers scoped them to server moderation rather than cheating. Our Palworld admin commands guide walks through that in detail. If you want a game where the server owner really does get spawning, teleport and god mode from a console, Rust admin commands is what that looks like — and Don't Starve Together goes further still, exposing a live Lua prompt that can spawn any object in the game.
RCON on Icarus, and what your panel ports mean
RocketWerkz label the documentation page "Console / RCON Commands", which causes a predictable misunderstanding: people assume there is an RCON socket to connect a tool to. There isn't. Icarus exposes no RCON protocol listener — the commands above run through in-game chat and nowhere else.
This is worth knowing on a GameServerKings server specifically, because your panel allocates and opens both a query port and an RCON port for every Icarus deployment. The query port is real and is what server browsers use. The RCON port is reserved by the panel's port allocation, but Icarus itself will not answer an RCON client on it, so do not spend an afternoon debugging a connection that was never going to work.
The ports are opened for you either way. Nothing needs forwarding, and the stock game defaults you will see quoted elsewhere — game port 17777, query port 27015 — are not what you get; the panel assigns yours and shows them on the server page.
FAQ
How do I open the console in Icarus?
You cannot. Icarus has no in-game console. Admin commands are typed into the normal chat window with a / prefix after you run /AdminLogin.
Can I spawn items in Icarus?
Not with any official command. There is no item-spawn command in the documented command set, and none of the seven admin commands create items.
Why does /AdminLogin say nothing happened?
Either the password does not match ServerSettings.ini, or the server has not been restarted since you set it. The config file is only written after the server's first prospect or lobby has started.
Do I need to log in as admin every time?
Yes. Admin is granted per session, so you run /AdminLogin again after every reconnect.
Can I connect an RCON tool to my Icarus server?
No. Despite the naming in RocketWerkz's documentation, Icarus does not implement an RCON listener. The commands are chat-only.
What is the difference between Icarus console commands and Icarus Console Edition?
They are unrelated. "Console Edition" refers to Icarus on games consoles. This page is about text commands, which do not exist as a console feature in either version.
How do I ban someone permanently?
Run /BanPlayer with their SteamID or exact player name. They are added to the server's saved ban list and cannot rejoin until you run /UnbanPlayer.
Related guides
- Palworld Admin Commands & Moderation Guide — another survival game whose admin commands deliberately stop short of spawning
- Rust Admin Commands — the opposite end of the scale, with full server-side control
- Rust Console Commands — what a real client-side console looks like
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