# DirtBound Secret Booster: The Konami Code Cheat > DirtBound hides a booster: type the Konami code during a solo race and Shift gives you more speed, but runs driven with it are never saved or ranked. DirtBound is made by Luke Baffait and Victor Boutros and is not the Dirtborn concept document, the Deathbound soulslike or Driftbound. This wiki is run by UBG76, which is not the game's developer or official site. Page: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/guides/secret-booster/ - Game: DirtBound - Verified version: Nov 1, 2026 build - Verified date: November 2, 2026 DirtBound has a hidden booster. Type the Konami code during a solo race (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A) and the game shows "Booster unlocked · Shift". From then on, holding Shift makes the car faster. Type the code again and it says "Booster off". The catch is simple: any lap or stage you drive with the boost is never saved as a record and never sent to a leaderboard. We tested the code on a 1 km stage in desktop Chrome on November 2, 2026, and the rules below come from the game's own script. ## How do you type the Konami code in DirtBound? Start any solo race, a rally stage or a circuit, and type these ten keys in order while you are driving or standing on the line: | Step | Key | |---|---| | 1 and 2 | Up arrow, Up arrow | | 3 and 4 | Down arrow, Down arrow | | 5 to 8 | Left, Right, Left, Right arrows | | 9 and 10 | B, then A | The game reads the letters by what they type, so it works on AZERTY and other keyboard layouts too. A message near the top of the screen confirms it: "Booster unlocked · Shift". The setting is saved on your device, so it stays on for your next races until you type the code again. ## What does the DirtBound booster do? Hold Left Shift or Right Shift and your car's top speed goes up by half, to 1.5 times normal. It also gets there twice as fast. Let go and the car returns to normal speed. Nothing else changes: the handling, the penalties and the automatic resets all work the same, so a boosted car arrives at corners much faster than you are used to. That makes the booster a fun way to drive an Endless stage or to see a long road quickly. It is not a way to set records. ## Why are boosted times not saved? The game marks a run as boosted the moment you use Shift, and a boosted run is treated as if it never set a time: - **Stages:** the result card shows your time with the note "booster: time not saved", and your stage record does not change. - **Circuits:** each lap is checked on its own. A lap where you used the boost shows "Lap with the booster: not counted". The next clean lap counts again. - **Daily challenge:** a boosted run is not sent to the daily leaderboard. The script that adds the booster has a switch for counting boosted runs, and in the build we checked it was set to never count them. ## Can you use the booster online? No. The booster does not work in multiplayer or Experimental lobbies. The Experimental mode has its own speed boosts instead: the Turbo power-up, the Shield turbo and the boost pads on the track, all described on the [Experimental page](/wiki/dirtbound/modes/experimental/). ## How do you turn the booster off? Type the Konami code again during a solo race. The message "Booster off" appears and Shift goes back to doing nothing. Clearing your browser's site data for dirtbound.fr also resets it, along with your saved times and settings. ## Are there other DirtBound cheats? Not that we found. The booster is the only hidden code in the game files we read. Everything else that changes speed is a visible game rule: grass cuts your top speed to 62%, and the Experimental mode has its power-ups. If you want real time gains, the [faster stage times guide](/wiki/dirtbound/guides/faster-stage-times/) covers what actually counts. ## Which wiki entries support this guide? Use these entries to check the game facts discussed in this guide. - [Stage](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/modes/stage/): Stage is the DirtBound rally mode: a mountain road generated from a seed, driven once against the clock, with time added each time you leave the road or hit a spectator. - [Circuit](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/modes/circuit/): Circuit is the DirtBound lap mode: you drive timed laps on a closed track, chase your best lap or the online record ghost and, when signed in, post your time to that circuit's leaderboard. - [Daily challenge](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/modes/daily-challenge/): Daily challenge is the DirtBound mode where every player drives the same short rally stage for one day, then compares times on a daily leaderboard that resets at midnight UTC. - [Multiplayer](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/modes/multiplayer/): Multiplayer is the DirtBound online mode: you create or join a lobby of 2 to 8 players, the host sets laps, stage length, collisions and camera, and the lobby votes on the next race. - [Accelerate](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/controls/#accelerate): Accelerate in DirtBound uses W or Up arrow by default. ## What else do players ask about DirtBound secret booster? ### Does the DirtBound booster work in multiplayer? No. The game file that adds the booster says it is not available in multiplayer, so lobby races stay fair. ### Is using the DirtBound booster cheating? It is a hidden feature the developers built in, and it cannot help you on any leaderboard because boosted runs are never saved or sent. Use it for fun on solo roads. ## Which other guides can help you play? 4 more guides cover DirtBound. - [Faster DirtBound Stage Times: Penalties, Lines and Resets](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/guides/faster-stage-times/): Faster DirtBound stage times come from avoiding the two time penalties and the slow grass, not from car choice, because every car drives the same. - [How to Play DirtBound: Your First Rally Stage](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/guides/how-to-play/): DirtBound starts on a 3D home screen in your browser, and a first rally stage takes three clicks: Solo, Stage and Start. - [Best Car in DirtBound: Does Your Choice Matter?](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/guides/best-car/): There is no best car in DirtBound: in the build we checked, all 17 rally cars share one handling model, so the garage choice changes looks only. - [DirtBound Not Working? Fixes for Loading, Lag and Sign-In](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/guides/not-working/): Most DirtBound problems come from graphics load, browser storage or the online account, and each one has a fix in the game's own settings or messages. [See all guides](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/guides/) ## Which sources support this page? DirtBound game client, js/Boost.js and js/main.js and UBG76 play test in desktop Chrome support this page, verified against version Nov 1, 2026 build. - [DirtBound game client, js/Boost.js and js/main.js](https://dirtbound.fr/) Konami sequence, boost strength and the rule that boosted runs are not saved, read on November 1, 2026. - UBG76 play test in desktop Chrome Code typed on a 1 km stage on November 2, 2026: the game showed Booster unlocked and, after a second entry, Booster off. ## Start - Play DirtBound: https://ubg76.uk/game/dirtbound/ (opens on dirtbound.fr) - DirtBound Wiki: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/ - Game modes: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/modes/ - Cars: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/cars/ - Official circuits: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/circuits/ - Experimental power-ups: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/power-ups/ - Stage options: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/stage-options/ - Controls: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/controls/ - Settings: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/settings/ - Game wikis: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/ - All games: https://ubg76.uk/games/