There’s no doubt I love Grand Theft Auto and often spend hours trying to experience it, but at some point, I’m struggling with the game. Thankfully, every GTA game still has to cheat code, although this feature has all but disappeared over the past decade.
Cheat codes can make your GTA play through a cakewalk, GTA 5 has dozens of cheat codes and depending on your gaming device, there are three ways to activate most of them.
How to activate cheat codes in GTA 5
There are three distinct ways to activate cheat codes in Grand Theft Auto 5, and which one you use might depend on what system you play on.
First, you can activate cheats in every version of the game using your in-game cellphone. Open the cell phone by pressing Up on your controller’s D-pad, or the Up Arrow key on your keyboard. Then select Contacts and open the dial-pad. You’ll type in all the cheat codes here.
If you’re playing on PC, you can also use the command console. Press the tilde key (~) on your keyboard to open the console, and type in your cheats.
And if you’re playing on Xbox or PlayStation, every cheat can be activated by quickly pressing the right buttons on your controller in the right order.
It should be noted that， Most controller cheats include directional inputs. You’ll enter these using the D-pad, not the joysticks.
Every GTA 5 cheat code
There are over two dozen unique cheat codes in Grand Theft Auto 5, and they can do anything from giving you new items to changing the laws of physics. They’ll last until you die, or until their time limit runs out.
Just note that you can’t use cheats while in a mission, or while playing GTA Online. Using cheats will also lock you out of earning achievements.
Become invincible
This cheat code will make you completely invincible for five minutes. You can get shot, blown up, thrown out of planes — nothing will leave a scratch. But once those five minutes are up, you’ll be back to normal. And it won’t save you from getting arrested.
On your cell phone, enter: 19997246545537
In the command console, enter: PAINKILLER
On a PlayStation, enter: Right, X, Right, Left, Right, R1, Right, Left, X, Triangle
On an Xbox, enter: Right, A, Right, Left, Right, RB, Right, Left, A, Y
Gain maximum health and armor
If you want more of a challenge, you can boost your health and armor instead. This won’t keep you alive forever, but it’s great for taking on lots of enemies at once.
Cell phone: 1999887853
Command console: TURTLE
PlayStation: Circle, L1, Triangle, R2, X, Square, Circle, Right, Square, L1, L1, L1
Xbox: B, LB, Y, RT, A, X, B, Right, X, LB, LB, LB
Unlock a full set of weapons with full ammo
If you’re low on firepower, check this cheat out. It’ll fill every slot of your inventory with weapons, and they’ll all have full ammunition.
Cell phone: 1999866587
Command console: TOOLUP
PlayStation: Triangle, R2, Left, L1, X, Right, Triangle, Down, Square, L1, L1, L1
Xbox: Y, RT, Left, LB, A, Right, Y, Down, X, LB, LB, LB
You’ll earn every basic weapon in the game.
Instantly fill your special ability
All three of GTA 5’s main characters have a special ability. Franklin’s Driving Focus slows downtime when driving, Michael’s Area Kill slows downtime when shooting, and Trevor’s Red Mist decreases the damage you take and boosts the damage you deal.
Each of these abilities has a meter that you need to fill to use it. But with this cheat, you can immediately fill the meter at no cost.
Cell phone: 19997693787
Command console: POWERUP
PlayStation: X, X, Square, R1, L1, X, Right, Left, X
Xbox: A, A, X, RB, LB, A, Right, Left, A
Raise or lower your wanted level
Want the cops to come to you, instead of the other way around? Or maybe you just want the police to stop following you across Los Santos? Either way, you can use cheats to control your wanted level.
Every time you enter the code, it’ll raise or lower your wanted level by one star.
To raise your wanted level:
Cell phone: 199938448483
Command console: FUGITIVE
PlayStation: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right
Xbox: RB, RB, B, RT, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right
And to lower your wanted level:
Cell phone: 199952993787
Command console: LAWYERUP
PlayStation: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left
Xbox: RB, RB, B, RT, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left
Enter ‘Bullet Time’ when aiming
If you’re having trouble lining up sniper shots, use the Bullet Time cheat to slow downtime when you’re aiming. There are three levels of slowdown that you can cycle through by repeatedly activating the cheat.
Cell phone: 19993323393
Command console: DEADEYE
PlayStation: Square, L2, R1, Triangle, Left, Square, L2, Right, X
Xbox: X, LT, RB, Y, Left, X, LT, Right, A
Permanent slow-mo
The Bullet Time cheat only works when you’re aiming for a gun. But if you want the world to slow down forever, you can use this cheat. And just like Bullet Time, there are three levels of slow-mo that you can cycle through.
Cell phone: 1999756966
Command console: SLOWMO
PlayStation: Triangle, Left, Right, Right, Square, R2, R1
Xbox: Y, Left, Right, Right, X, RT, RB
Load your weapons with explosive ammo
There are cheats to unlock flaming bullets, explosive bullets, and explosive punches. As you might expect, these are great for causing havoc across Los Santos. Explosive bullets in particular can take down nearly any vehicle in one or two shots.
To unlock flaming bullets:
Cell phone: 19994623634279
Command console: INCENDIARY
PlayStation: L1, R1, Square, R1, Left, R2, R1, Left, Square, Right, L1, L1
Xbox: LB, RB, X, RB, Left, RT, RB, Left, X, Right, LB, LB
To unlock explosive bullets:
Cell phone: 1999444439
Command console: HIGHEX
PlayStation: Right, Square, X, Left, R1, R2, Left, Right, Right, L1, L1, L1
Xbox: Right, X, A, Left, RB, RT, Left, Right, Right, LB, LB, LB
Explosive bullets will destroy most cars in an instant.
To unlock explosive punches:
Cell phone: 199946842637
Command console: HOTHANDS
PlayStation: Right, Left, X, Triangle, R1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L2
Xbox: Right, Left, A, Y, RB, B, B, B, LT
Run and swim at superhuman speed
You don’t need a vehicle to zoom around Grand Theft Auto’s map. With cheats, you can run and swim twice as fast as normal.
To run faster:
Cell phone: 19992288463
Command console: CATCHME
PlayStation: Triangle, Left, Right, Right, L2, L1, Square
Xbox: Y, Left, Right, Right, LT, LB, X
To swim faster:
Cell phone: 199946844557
Command console: GOTGILLS
PlayStation: Left, Left, L1, Right, Right, R2, Left, L2, Right
Xbox: Left, Left, LB, Right, Right, RT, Left, LT, Right
Jump super high
The Super Jump cheat lets you jump about two stories into the air, and you can hold the Jump button down to go even higher. You won’t take fall damage when you land, either.
Cell phone: 19994678648
Command console: HOPTOIT
PlayStation: Left, Left, Triangle, Triangle, Right, Right, Left, Right, Square, R1, R2
Xbox: Left, Left, Y, Y, Right, Right, Left, Right, X, RB, RT
Fall from the sky
This cheat will drop you out of the sky as if you’d just jumped out of an airplane. You’ll start falling fast, so be prepared. Please note that， You can’t activate this cheat if you have Super Jump enabled.
Cell phone: 19997593255
Command console: SKYFALL
PlayStation: L1, L2, R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right
Xbox: LB, LT, RB, RT, Left, Right, Left, Right, LB, LT, RB, RT, Left, Right, Left, Right
You can control where you land, but it’ll almost certainly kill you.
Spawn a parachute
If you’re planning on using the Skyfall cheat, you’ll either need invincibility or a parachute to survive. Use the cheat we listed above if you want invincibility, but if you just want a parachute, use this.
Cell phone: 19997593483
Command console: SKYDIVE
PlayStation: Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, Left, Left, Right, L1
Xbox: Left, Right, LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, Left, Left, Right, LB
Float in low gravity
This cheat will send Los Santos to the moon, reducing the gravity for you, along with every car and NPC in the game. The effect is pretty subtle, and you might not notice a difference at first — until your car hits a ramp and you go floating off into space.
Cell phone: 19993562837
Command console: FLOATER
PlayStation: Left, Left, L1, R1, L1, Right, Left, L1, Left
Xbox: Left, Left, LB, RB, LB, Right, Left, LB, Left
Control the weather
The weather in Los Santos can change pretty quickly. But if a sudden rainstorm is ruining your fun, you can end it in seconds.
This cheat will cycle through the weather patterns, going from clear, to cloudy, to smoggy, to overcast, to rainy, to a thunderstorm, to a light drizzle, to snowy, to extra sunny. Every time you activate the cheat, it’ll switch to the next weather state in the list.
Cell phone: 19996253487246
Command console: MAKEITRAIN
PlayStation: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Square
Xbox: RT, A, LB, LB, LT, LT, LT, X
Make cars slide around
If you think you’ve mastered driving in GTA 5, try enabling this cheat. It’ll make any car you drive slip and slide around as if you’re driving on ice.
Cell phone: 19997669329
Command console: SNOWDAY
PlayStation: Triangle, R1, R1, Left, R1, L1, R2, L1
Xbox: Y, RB, RB, Left, RB, LB, RT, LB
Get drunk
You can get your character drunk naturally in GTA 5 by going to the bar. But if you don’t want to spend the money, you can use a cheat to instantly achieve drunkenness.
Cell phone: 1999547861
Command console: LIQUOR
PlayStation: Triangle, Right, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Left
Xbox: Y, Right, Right, Left, Right, X, B, Left,
Cause a random explosion
Probably the most useless cheat in the game, the “Black Cellphone” code will spark an explosion in the air somewhere nearby. You can’t choose where the explosion occurs, and it’s not that big, so there’s not much you can do with this.
Unlike other cheats, you can only activate this one using the phone.
Cell phone: 19993673767
Activate director mode
Although director mode is available in every version of GTA 5, only the PC version has cheat codes for it. If you’re playing on a PlayStation or Xbox, enter it by calling the “Acting Up” contact on your cell phone instead.
Cell phone: 199957825368
Command console: JRTALENT
Spawn new cars, boats, and planes
There are few things in GTA 5 more annoying than sprinting down the street, desperately trying to steal someone’s car, only for them to drive away at the last second.
Instead of scrounging for whatever car is nearby, use cheats to spawn your own vehicles.
To spawn a Comet Sports Car:
Cell phone: 199926638
Command console: COMET
PlayStation: R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1
Xbox: RB, B, RT, Right, LB, LT, A, A, X, RB
A Rapid GT Sports Car:
Cell phone: 19997274348
Command console: RAPIDGT
PlayStation: R2, R2, L1, Circle, Right, L1, R1, Right, Left, Circle, R2
Xbox: RT, RT, LB, B, Right, LB, RB, Right, Left, B, RT
A limousine:
Cell phone: 199984639663
Command console: VINEWOOD
PlayStation: R2, Right, L2, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right
Xbox: RT, Right, LT, Left, Left, RB, LB, B, Right
A limousine will let you ride around Los Santos in style.
A garbage truck:
Cell phone: 19998727433
Command console: TRASHED
PlayStation: Circle, R1, Circle, R1, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right
Xbox: B, RB, B, RB, Left, Left, RB, LB, B, Right
A golf cart:
Cell phone: 19994653461
Command console: HOLEIN1
PlayStation: Circle, L1, Left, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, Circle, X
Xbox: B, LB, Left, RB, LT, A, RB, LB, B, A
A dirt bike:
Cell phone: 19996337623
Command console: OFFROAD
PlayStation: Circle, X, L1, Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, R1, R2, L2, L1, L1
Xbox: B, A, LB, B, B, LB, B, RB, RT, LT, LB, LB
A motorbike:
Cell phone: 1999762538
Command console: ROCKET
PlayStation: R1, Right, Left, Right, R2, Left, Right, Square, Right, L2, L1, L1
Xbox: RB, Right, Left, Right, RT, Left, Right, X, Right, LT, LB, LB
A BMX bike:
Cell phone: 1999226348
Command console: BANDIT
PlayStation: Left, Left, Right, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Triangle, R1, R2
Xbox: Left, Left, Right, Right, Left, Right, X, B, Y, RB, RT
A stunt plane:
Cell phone: 1999227678676
Command console: BARNSTORM
PlayStation: Circle, Right, L1, L2, Left, R1, L1, L1, Left, Left, X, Triangle
Xbox: B, Right, LB, LT, Left, RB, LB, LB, Left, Left, A, Y
A military attack helicopter:
Cell phone: 19992899633
Command console: BUZZOFF
PlayStation: Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Xbox: B, B, LB, B, B, B, LB, LT, RB, Y, B, Y
Helicopters are fast but fragile.
A crop duster:
Cell phone: 199935977729
Command console: FLYSPRAY
PlayStation: Right, Left, R1, R1, R1, Left, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle, L1, L1
Xbox: Right, Left, RB, RB, RB, Left, Y, Y, A, B, LB, LB
Finally, there are three vehicles that you’ll need to unlock in-game first before you can spawn them with cheats. You can only enter the cheats using your phone or the command console.
The Dodo Seaplane:
You’ll need to complete the Sea Plane sidequest to unlock this.
Cell phone: 19993984628
Command console: EXTINCT
The Kraken Submarine:
Complete the Wildlife Photography Challenge sidequest to unlock this one.
Cell phone: 19992822537
Command console: BUBBLES
The Duke O’Death car:
To spawn this muscle car, complete the Duel sidequest.
Cell phone: 199933284227
Command console: DEATHCAR
