GTA 3 cheats

24 cheat codes for PlayStation, Xbox and PC, including the Definitive Edition. Every input on this page was checked against at least two reputable sources.

How to use them.

Enter the buttons during gameplay, or on PC simply type the code while playing.
Xbox inputs are for the Definitive Edition (Xbox One and Series X|S) unless the note says otherwise.

All cheats at a glance

Cheat	PC (type during play)	PlayStation	Xbox	What it does
$250,000 Cash	IFIWEREARICHMAN	R2, R2, L1, L1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	RT, RT, LB, LB, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	Adds $250,000 to your money.
All Weapons	GUNSGUNSGUNS	R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	RT, RT, LB, RT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	Gives every weapon in the game with ammo.
Better Handling	CORNERSLIKEMAD	R1, L1, R2, L1, Left, R1, R1, Triangle	RB, LB, RT, LB, Left, RB, RB, Y	Improves car handling.
Big Head Mode	—	Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Circle, X	—	Gives Claude and every pedestrian a huge head (the Konami Code).
Blow Up All Cars	BANGBANGBANG	L2, R2, L1, R1, L2, R2, Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1	LT, RT, LB, RB, LT, RT, Y, X, B, Y, LT, LB	Blows up every car nearby.
Change Outfit/Character	ILIKEDRESSINGUP	Right, Down, Left, Up, L1, L2, Up, Left, Down, Right	Right, Down, Left, Up, LB, LT, Up, Left, Down, Right	Cycles Claude through different character models each time it is entered.
Clear Wanted Level	NOPOLICEPLEASE	R2, R2, L1, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down	RT, RT, LB, RT, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down	Clears your wanted level.
Cloudy Weather	ILIKESCOTLAND	L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Square	LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, X	Switches to cloudy weather.
Fast Motion	TIMEFLIESWHENYOU	Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, L1, L2	Y, Up, Right, Down, X, LB, LT	Speeds the game up.
Faster Clock	MADWEATHER	—	—	Makes the in-game clock run faster.
Flying Cars	CHITTYCHITTYBB	Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1	Right, RT, B, RB, LT, Down, LB, RB	Cars can take off and fly at speed.
Foggy Weather	PEASOUP	L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, X	LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, A	Switches to fog.
Full Armor	TORTOISE	R2, R2, L1, L2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	RT, RT, LB, LT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	Gives full body armor.
Full Health	GESUNDHEIT	R2, R2, L1, R1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	RT, RT, LB, RB, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	Restores full health.
Invisible Cars	ANICESETOFWHEELS	L1, L1, Square, R2, Triangle, L1, Triangle	—	Cars turn invisible except for their wheels.
More Gore	NASTYLIMBSCHEAT	Square, L1, Circle, Down, L1, R1, Triangle, Right, L1, X	X, LB, B, Down, LB, RB, Y, Right, LB, A	Enables dismemberment and extra blood.
Pedestrian Riot	ITSALLGOINGMAAAD	Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L2, L1	Down, Up, Left, Up, A, RB, RT, LT, LB	Pedestrians fight each other and Claude (cannot be switched off).
Pedestrians Attack You	NOBODYLIKESME	Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L1, L2	Down, Up, Left, Up, A, RB, RT, LB, LT	Pedestrians turn hostile toward Claude (cannot be switched off).
Pedestrians Have Weapons	WEAPONSFORALL	R2, R1, Triangle, X, L2, L1, Up, Down	RT, RB, Y, A, LT, LB, Up, Down	Pedestrians carry weapons and fight back (cannot be switched off).
Rainy Weather	ILOVESCOTLAND	L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Circle	LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, B	Switches to rain.
Raise Wanted Level	MOREPOLICEPLEASE	—	—	Adds two wanted stars.
Slow Motion	BOOOOORING	Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R1, R2	Y, Up, Right, Down, X, RB, RT	Slows the game down.
Spawn Rhino Tank	GIVEUSATANK	Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, R1, L2, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle	B, B, B, B, B, B, RB, LT, LB, Y, B, Y	Spawns a Rhino tank in front of you.
Sunny Weather	SKINCANCERFORME	L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Triangle	LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, Y	Switches to clear, sunny weather.

Scroll the table sideways on a phone. Full details and notes for each cheat are below.

Every cheat in detail

Player

$250,000 Cash

Adds $250,000 to your money.

PlayStation: R2, R2, L1, L1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Xbox: RT, RT, LB, LB, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
PC (type during play): IFIWEREARICHMAN

Clear Wanted Level

Clears your wanted level.

PlayStation: R2, R2, L1, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down
Xbox: RT, RT, LB, RT, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down
PC (type during play): NOPOLICEPLEASE

Full Armor

Gives full body armor.

PlayStation: R2, R2, L1, L2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Xbox: RT, RT, LB, LT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
PC (type during play): TORTOISE

Full Health

Restores full health.

PlayStation: R2, R2, L1, R1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Xbox: RT, RT, LB, RB, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
PC (type during play): GESUNDHEIT

Raise Wanted Level

Adds two wanted stars.

PC (type during play): MOREPOLICEPLEASE

Weapons

All Weapons

Gives every weapon in the game with ammo.

PlayStation: R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Xbox: RT, RT, LB, RT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
PC (type during play): GUNSGUNSGUNS

Vehicles

Better Handling

Improves car handling.

PlayStation: R1, L1, R2, L1, Left, R1, R1, Triangle
Xbox: RB, LB, RT, LB, Left, RB, RB, Y
PC (type during play): CORNERSLIKEMAD

Blow Up All Cars

Blows up every car nearby.

PlayStation: L2, R2, L1, R1, L2, R2, Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1
Xbox: LT, RT, LB, RB, LT, RT, Y, X, B, Y, LT, LB
PC (type during play): BANGBANGBANG

Flying Cars

Cars can take off and fly at speed.

PlayStation: Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1
Xbox: Right, RT, B, RB, LT, Down, LB, RB
PC (type during play): CHITTYCHITTYBB

Invisible Cars

Cars turn invisible except for their wheels.

PlayStation: L1, L1, Square, R2, Triangle, L1, Triangle
PC (type during play): ANICESETOFWHEELS

works in older releases only.

Spawn Rhino Tank

Spawns a Rhino tank in front of you.

PlayStation: Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, R1, L2, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Xbox: B, B, B, B, B, B, RB, LT, LB, Y, B, Y
PC (type during play): GIVEUSATANK

World

Cloudy Weather

Switches to cloudy weather.

PlayStation: L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Square
Xbox: LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, X
PC (type during play): ILIKESCOTLAND

Fast Motion

Speeds the game up.

PlayStation: Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, L1, L2
Xbox: Y, Up, Right, Down, X, LB, LT
PC (type during play): TIMEFLIESWHENYOU

Faster Clock

Makes the in-game clock run faster.

PC (type during play): MADWEATHER

Foggy Weather

Switches to fog.

PlayStation: L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, X
Xbox: LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, A
PC (type during play): PEASOUP

Rainy Weather

Switches to rain.

PlayStation: L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Circle
Xbox: LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, B
PC (type during play): ILOVESCOTLAND

Slow Motion

Slows the game down.

PlayStation: Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R1, R2
Xbox: Y, Up, Right, Down, X, RB, RT
PC (type during play): BOOOOORING

PC code has five Os: BOOOOORING.

Sunny Weather

Switches to clear, sunny weather.

PlayStation: L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Triangle
Xbox: LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, RB, LT, Y
PC (type during play): SKINCANCERFORME

Fun

Big Head Mode

Gives Claude and every pedestrian a huge head (the Konami Code).

PlayStation: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Circle, X

Definitive Edition only (not in the original releases); no PC keyboard code, enter it with a controller.

Change Outfit/Character

Cycles Claude through different character models each time it is entered.

PlayStation: Right, Down, Left, Up, L1, L2, Up, Left, Down, Right
Xbox: Right, Down, Left, Up, LB, LT, Up, Left, Down, Right
PC (type during play): ILIKEDRESSINGUP

More Gore

Enables dismemberment and extra blood.

PlayStation: Square, L1, Circle, Down, L1, R1, Triangle, Right, L1, X
Xbox: X, LB, B, Down, LB, RB, Y, Right, LB, A
PC (type during play): NASTYLIMBSCHEAT

May not work in the Definitive Edition (sources disagree).

Pedestrian Riot

Pedestrians fight each other and Claude (cannot be switched off).

PlayStation: Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L2, L1
Xbox: Down, Up, Left, Up, A, RB, RT, LT, LB
PC (type during play): ITSALLGOINGMAAAD

Pedestrians Attack You

Pedestrians turn hostile toward Claude (cannot be switched off).

PlayStation: Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L1, L2
Xbox: Down, Up, Left, Up, A, RB, RT, LB, LT
PC (type during play): NOBODYLIKESME

Pedestrians Have Weapons

Pedestrians carry weapons and fight back (cannot be switched off).

PlayStation: R2, R1, Triangle, X, L2, L1, Up, Down
Xbox: RT, RB, Y, A, LT, LB, Up, Down
PC (type during play): WEAPONSFORALL

Cheats for other GTA games

Questions

How do you enter cheats in GTA 3?

Enter the buttons during gameplay, or on PC simply type the code while playing. Xbox inputs are for the Definitive Edition (Xbox One and Series X|S) unless the note says otherwise.

Do GTA 3 cheats work on PlayStation, Xbox and PC, including the Definitive Edition?

Yes. This page lists the inputs for PlayStation, Xbox and PC, including the Definitive Edition.