Grand Theft Auto has been around for a long time. Case in point, every GTA game still has cheat codes, a feature which has gone almost extinct in the last decade.
Cheat codes can make your GTA playthrough a cakewalk, or the hardest challenge you’ve ever faced. Do you struggle with weaving between cars while speeding through Los Santos? Now try it when gravity disappears, and your character is permanently drunk.
GTA 5 has dozens of cheat codes, and there are three ways to activate most of them, depending on how you play the game.
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 dialpad. 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.
Quick tip: 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