GTA 3 cheat codes for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and mobile
GTA 3 cheat codes are essential for any aspiring mobster keen on wreaking havoc in Liberty City, allowing you to do anything from spawn a tank to change the time of day.
At this point GTA 3 is available across multiple platforms old and new - including the 2021 Definitive Edition which brings it to a Nintendo system for the first time - with this page explaining how to unlock GTA 3 cheats on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and mobile.
We also explain how to enter cheats in GTA 3 - so you can wreak havoc in Rockstar's version of New York wherever you're playing.
On this page:
- GTA 3 cheat codes explained, including how Definitive Edition cheats work
- GTA 3 PC cheat codes
- GTA 3 PlayStation cheat codes:
- GTA 3 Xbox cheat codes
- GTA 3 Switch cheat codes
- GTA 3 mobile cheat codes: Can you use cheats in GTA 3 on Android and iOS?
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GTA 3 cheat codes explained, including how Definitive Edition cheats work
While entering cheats in GTA 3 is pretty simple, there are always a few things to bear in mind when you're planning on using them in-game - especially if you are playing the Definitive Edition.
- Several cheat codes in the 2021 Definitive Edition have been disabled. Rockstar has confirmed it has removed some cheats for technical reasons, and we have verified which have worked for us on this page - and have kept the ones which have worked in previous re-releases below if you are playing those.
- There are new cheat codes in the Definitive Edition. One is Big Head Mode, which is performed by entering the Konami code (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right) then the right-most face button, then the down-most face button (so on PlayStation, would be Circle then X). There is seemingly no PC-specific way to input this cheat by using the keyboard. Here's the cheat in action via Dan Allen Gaming on YouTube:
- Controller and keyboard inputs (mostly) work on all platforms in the Definitive Edition. This means on PC you can use controller input to activate cheats (useful for the new Big Head Mode in particular!) and on console, use the PC keyboard inputs to activate cheats. However, in our experience the ones which work and which don't can vary - so if one code doesn't work one way, try the 'usual' method for that platform to see if that works instead.
- Using cheats can disable Trophies and Achievements. As such, use a separate save file for any cheat-filled sessions.
- If cheats don't work from the start of the game, complete the first mission. This is the 'tutorial' and can open up more options when completed, so play until you are 'allowed' to explore the open world, and then start entering cheats.
- Save before using cheats. Especially on previous remasters or the PS2 original, using cheats can be a little bit risky, and you'll often struggle to undo the havoc you cause with them turned on, anyway. Always save first so you have a backup just in case.
- Most cheats can't be deactivated. Re-entering a cheat will often bring up a "cheat deactivated" message in-game, but in our experience that often leaves the cheat still active, or at least the resulting chaos still well in effect. This is another reason why you should save first, so you can re-load that save game to go back to before you entered the cheat.
- Don't save whilst the cheat is active. This is an important one. With GTA 3 in particular, saving while a cheat is active can corrupt a save file or ruin a main save game by leaving it in a state of chaos. We strongly recommend you don't risk it and don't save once you've used one.
GTA 3 PC cheat codes: All Grand Theft Auto 3 cheats for PC listed
PC cheats for GTA 3 are entered by simply typing in the below codes as they appear - in either lower case or upper case. There's no need to bring up a console command box or dialog window, just type the code and it should work.
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GTA 3 PC cheat codes list (for Definitive Edition and previous PC releases):
| Cheat | PC code |
|---|---|
| Raise Wanted Level | MOREPOLICEPLEASE |
| Lower Wanted Level | NOPOLICEPLEASE |
| Speed Up Time | MADWEATHER |
| All Weapons | GUNSGUNSGUNS |
| Money Cheat | IFIWEREARICHMAN |
| Full Armour | TORTOISE (or TURTOISE) |
| Full Health | GESUNDHEIT |
| Slow Motion | BOOOOORING |
| Fast Motion | TIMEFLIESWHENYOU |
| Improve Driving Skill | CORNERSLIKEMAD |
| Spawn Rhino Tank | GIVEUSATANK |
| Destroy All Cars | BANGBANGBANG |
| Flying Vehicle | CHITTYCHITTYBB |
| Change Costumes | ILIKEDRESSINGUP |
| Pedestrians Fight Each Other with Weapons | WEAPONSFORALL |
| Pedestrians Fight Each Other | ITSALLGOINGMAAAD |
| Pedestrians Hate You | NOBODYLIKESME |
| Clear Weather | SKINCANCERFORME |
| Foggy Weather | PEASOUP |
| Cloudy Weather | ILIKESCOTLAND |
| Rainy Weather | ILOVESCOTLAND |
GTA 3 PC cheat codes disabled in the Definitive Edition:
| Cheat | PC code |
|---|---|
| Increased Gore | NASTYLIMBSCHEAT |
| Turn Vehicle Invisible | ANICESETOFWHEELS |
GTA 3 PlayStation cheat codes: All GTA Vice City cheats for PS5, PS4, PS3 or PS2 listed
PlayStation cheats for GTA 3 are entered by simply pressing the below button codes as they appear at any point in the game. As long as your button presses are being registered - as in, you're not in the middle of a cutscene or something like that - then once you've completed them in order, it'll work.
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GTA 3 PlayStation cheat codes list (for Definitive Edition and previous PlayStation releases):
| Cheat | PlayStation code |
|---|---|
| Big Head Mode | Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Circle, X |
| All Weapons | R2, R2, L1, R2, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Money Cheat | R2, R2, L1, L1, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Full Armour | R2, R2, L1, L2, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Full Health | R2, R2, L1, R1, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Slow Motion | TRIANGLE, ↑, →, ↓, SQUARE, R1, R2 |
| Fast Motion | TRIANGLE, ↑, →, ↓, SQUARE, L1, L2 |
| Improve Driving Skill | R1, L1, R2, L1, ←, R1, R1, TRIANGLE |
| Spawn Rhino Tank | CIRCLE (x6), R1, L2, L1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE |
| Destroy All Cars | L2, R2, L1, R1, L2, R2, TRIANGLE, SQUARE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, L2, ← |
| Flying Vehicle | →, R2, Circle, R1, L2, ↓, L1, R1. |
| Increased Gore | SQUARE, L1, CIRCLE, ↓, L1, R1, TRIANGLE, →, L1, X |
| Change Costumes | →, ↓, ←, ↑, L1, L2, ↑, ←, ↓, → |
| Riot Mode | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, X, R1, R2, L2, L1 |
| Pedestrians Fight Each Other | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, X, L2, L1, ↑, ↓ |
| Pedestrians Fight Each Other with Weapons | R2, R1, TRIANGLE, X, L2, L1, ↑, ↓ |
| Pedestrians Hate You | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, X, R1, R2, L1, L2 |
| Clear Weather | L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, TRIANGLE |
| Foggy Weather | L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, TRIANGLE |
| Cloudy Weather | L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, SQUARE |
| Rainy Weather | L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, CIRCLE |
GTA 3 PlayStation cheat codes disabled in the Definitive Edition:
| Cheat | PlayStation code |
|---|---|
| Raise Wanted Level | R2, R2, L1, R2, ←, →, ←, →, ← |
| Lower Wanted Level | R2, R2, L1, R2, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓ |
| Speed Up Time | CIRCLE (x3), SQUARE (x3), L1, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE |
| Turn Vehicle Invisible | L1, L1, SQUARE, R2, TRIANGLE, L1, TRIANGLE |
GTA 3 Xbox cheat codes: All Grand Theft Auto 3 cheats for Xbox listed
Xbox cheats for GTA 3 are entered by simply pressing the below button codes as they appear at any point in the game, just like with Switch or PlayStation. Again, as long as your button presses are being registered - as in, you're not in the middle of a cutscene or something like that - then once you've completed them in order, it'll work.
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GTA 3 Xbox cheat codes list (for Definitive Edition and previous Xbox releases):
>| Cheat | Xbox code |
|---|---|
| Big Head Mode | Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A |
| All Weapons | RT, RT, LB, RT, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Money Cheat | RT, RT, LB, LB, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Full Armour | RT, RT, LB, LT, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Full Health | RT, RT, LB, RB, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Slow Motion | Y, ↑, →, ↓, X, RB, RT |
| Fast Motion | Y, ↑, →, ↓, X, LB, LT |
| Improve Driving Skill | RB, LB, RT, LB, ←, RB, RB, Y |
| Spawn Rhino Tank | B (x6), RB, LT, LB, Y, B, Y |
| Destroy All Cars | LT, RT, LB, RB, LT, RT, Y, X, B, Y, LT, ← |
| Flying Vehicle | →, RT, B, RB, LT, ↓, LB, RB. |
| Increased Gore | X, LB, B, ↓, LB, RB, Y, →, LB, A |
| Change Costumes | →, ↓, ←, ↑, LB, LT, ↑, ←, ↓, → |
| Riot Mode | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, A, RB, RT, LT, LB |
| Pedestrians Fight Each Other | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, A, LT, LB, ↑, ↓ |
| Pedestrians Fight Each Other with Weapons | RT, RB, Y, A, LT, LB, ↑, ↓ |
| Pedestrians Hate You | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, A, RB, RT, LB, LT |
| Clear Weather | LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, Y |
| Foggy Weather | LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, Y |
| Cloudy Weather | LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, X |
| Rainy Weather | LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, B |
GTA 3 Xbox cheat codes disabled in the Definitive Edition:
| Cheat | Xbox code |
|---|---|
| Raise Wanted Level | RT, RT, LB, RT, ←, →, ←, →, ← |
| Lower Wanted Level | RT, RT, LB, RT, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓, ↑, ↓ |
| Speed Up Time | B (3 times), X (3 times), LB, Y, B, Y |
| Turn Vehicle Invisible | LB, LB, X, RT, Y, LB, Y |
GTA 3 Switch cheat codes: All Grand Theft Auto 3 cheats for Switch listed
As with other consoles, cheats for GTA 3 are entered by simply pressing the below button codes as they appear at any point in the game.
As long as your button presses are being registered - as in, you're not in the middle of a cutscene or something like that - then once you've completed them in order, it'll work.
| Cheat | Switch code |
|---|---|
| Big Head Mode | Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B |
| All Weapons | ZR, ZR, L, ZR, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Money Cheat | ZR, ZR, L, L, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Full Armour | ZR, ZR, L, ZL, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Full Health | ZR, ZR, L, R, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑ |
| Slow Motion | X, ↑, →, ↓, Y, R, ZR |
| Fast Motion | X, ↑, →, ↓, Y, L, ZL |
| Improve Driving Skill | R, L, ZR, L, ←, R, R, X |
| Spawn Rhino Tank | A (x6), R, ZL, L, X, A, X |
| Destroy All Cars | ZL, ZR, L, R, ZL, ZR, X, Y, A, X, ZL, ← |
| Flying Vehicle | →, ZR, A, R, ZL, ↓, L, R. |
| Increased Gore | Y, L, A, ↓, L, R, X, →, L, B |
| Change Costumes | →, ↓, ←, ↑, L, ZL, ↑, ←, ↓, → |
| Riot Mode | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, B, R, ZR, ZL, L |
| Pedestrians Fight Each Other | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, B, ZL, L, ↑, ↓ |
| Pedestrians Fight Each Other with Weapons | ZR, R, X, B, ZL, L, ↑, ↓ |
| Pedestrians Hate You | ↓, ↑, ←, ↑, B, R, ZR, L, ZL |
| Clear Weather | L, ZL, R, ZR, ZR, R, ZL, X |
| Foggy Weather | L, ZL, R, ZR, ZR, R, ZL, X |
| Cloudy Weather | L, ZL, R, ZR, ZR, R, ZL, Y |
| Rainy Weather | L, ZL, R, ZR, ZR, R, ZL, A |
GTA 3 mobile cheat codes: Can you use cheats in GTA 3 on Android and iOS?
Finally, since GTA 3's been ported to mobile platforms like iOS and Android, you might be wondering if it's possible to use the above GTA 3 cheats on mobile.
Can you use cheats on GTA 3 mobile?
In brief, yes and no. There's no way to naturally input the cheats in GTA 3 on mobile, as the cheats that work with it are the PC ones, which require a keyboard.
However, it is possible to download some third-party software or app of some kind that allows you to use a keyboard overlay on top of a game. We can't recommend you any specific software as we can't guarantee it's a safe download for you, and wouldn't want to cause you any problems, but if you exercise the proper cautions and know that you do so at your own risk, that's at least one possible workaround, and it does work!
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