Using Console Commands in Oblivion Remastered Disables All Achievements

Yes, you read that correctly: using console commands in Oblivion Remastered will disable achievements. Those handy commands have long been a safety net for players—resolving bugs and glitches that can halt progress—but in this updated edition, even a single console entry will lock out achievement tracking for that save.

Veteran fans of Bethesda’s RPGs know how indispensable console commands can be. Whether you’re clipping through walls with tcl (toggle collision) to escape geometry mishaps or using kill to dispatch an unkillable foe, these shortcuts have saved countless playthroughs from grinding to a halt.

Unfortunately, in Oblivion Remastered, resorting to any console fix comes at the price of achievements. Once you open the console and enter a command, your save file is flagged—no further achievements can be earned, even if you never use another command afterward.

Reddit user Ashrun_Zeda ran into this after getting stuck inside a rock following a closed Oblivion gate. They wrote that they “knew it said ‘Use of console commands disables achievements,’ but I had to try since it was that or losing the loot I spent hours securing.” Reloading an earlier save didn’t restore achievement eligibility, leaving them stuck between a bug and a blocked badge.

Another player, assassinslover, encountered an immortal highwayman NPC and questioned why Bethesda would enforce such a rule in a game where bugs—and the need for console rescues—are practically guaranteed. Their frustration underscores how this policy penalizes legitimate troubleshooting.

The intent seems to be to curb cheating—commands like tgm (god mode) can trivialize gameplay and unlock achievements unfairly. But by blanket-disabling achievements, the game punishes those who simply want to overcome a glitch.

Fortunately, the modding community has already offered workarounds. Several Nexus Mods restore achievement tracking even after console use, and these tools are currently the only reliable way to keep playing with commands without sacrificing badges. For those unwilling or unable to mod, rolling back to a pre-command save remains the only native option—often at the cost of hours of progress.

If you’re chasing every achievement in Oblivion Remastered on PC, steer clear of the console—or be ready to install a community fix. Otherwise, that trophy you just earned may be the last one you see.

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