The Xbox button combination depends on which ARK game you have: ARK: Survival Ascended uses LB + RB + Y + X, while ARK: Survival Evolved uses LB + RB + X + Y. In Ascended, enable Console Access first. In multiplayer, opening the command bar is separate from having permission to run admin commands.
Open the command bar on Xbox
Check the game’s title before using a shortcut. Press the four buttons in the matching group together while the pause screen is open.
| Game | Before opening | Xbox shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| ARK: Survival Ascended | Enable Console Access in Settings > Advanced. | LB + RB + Y + X |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | No separate Console Access step is stated in the cited instructions. | LB + RB + X + Y |
ARK: Survival Ascended
- Open the game settings and go to Settings > Advanced.
- Turn on Console Access.
- Open the pause screen, then press LB + RB + Y + X together. Nitrado documents this Xbox combination in its ARK: Survival Ascended admin commands guide. If the pause screen displays a console prompt, follow the prompt; the ARK Official Community Wiki advises using the in-game prompt.
ARK: Survival Evolved
- Open the pause screen.
- Press LB + RB + X + Y together. The ARK Official Community Wiki records this Xbox shortcut in the game’s patch history.
You do not need a keyboard to open the command interface with either controller shortcut. Button order does not matter when pressing the four buttons together.
Authorize multiplayer admin commands
Opening the command bar does not automatically give you server-admin privileges. In single-player, the wiki says cheat authentication is not required. On a multiplayer server, enter enablecheats <admin password>, replacing the placeholder with that server’s admin password. Then run the command with the prefix it requires, commonly cheat or admincheat. enablecheats is the authentication step, not a prefix to attach to every command. See the wiki’s console-command guidance and Nitrado’s Ascended admin guide.
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If the shortcut or command does not work
- For Survival Ascended, confirm Console Access is enabled.
- Check that you are using the shortcut for the correct game version; the button group differs between Ascended and Evolved.
- For multiplayer, confirm you have the server’s admin password and have authenticated with
enablecheats. - Use the required
cheatoradmincheatprefix for the command. Server configuration and game updates can affect details; when the pause screen shows a console prompt, use it.
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