Grand Theft Auto III
Browse all available cheats, codes, and secrets for Grand Theft Auto III.
This page collects 22 codes for the PlayStation release. Source-checked entries show their reference and check date.
- Developer
- DMA Design (now Rockstar North)
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Action-adventure, Open world
About Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III is Rockstar Games' 2001 open-world crime game, set in the fictional Liberty City with the silent criminal Claude as its lead. Its cheats are built into the game: on PC you type a word or phrase while playing, and on PlayStation and Xbox you press a fixed series of buttons, after which a "Cheat activated" message appears. Most of the codes still work in the 2021 Definitive Edition, though a couple did not make the move.
How to enter cheats on PlayStation. Press the buttons in order during normal play, not while the game is paused or a cutscene is running. Each press still does its usual job in the game, so wait for a quiet moment before you start. A "Cheat activated" message confirms the code (gore mode shows nothing). The same sequences apply to the PS2 original and The Definitive Edition. These codes cover: the original PS2 release (2001), the PS2 Classic re-releases on PS3 (2012) and PS4 (2015), and The Definitive Edition (2021) on PS4 and PS5.
Achievements, trophies and saves. The PS2 original and the 2012 PS3 re-release have no trophies. The 2015 PS4 release had 29 trophies before it was retired in favor of The Definitive Edition; how cheats affect them is not documented. For The Definitive Edition, GamesRadar says cheats may disable trophies, while Push Square's cheat guide and the PowerPyx trophy guide say they do; Rockstar has not published the rule. Save before you enter a code and keep cheating to a separate save file.
Before you use them
- The pedestrian riot, pedestrians-attack and armed-pedestrian cheats cannot be turned off, so a save made after using them keeps the effect.
- Some cheats can block mission progress, even after you switch them off.
- Better car handling disables unique stunt jumps.
- Invisible cars and gore mode are not in The Definitive Edition.
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All Cheats for Grand Theft Auto III
Code (22)
Direct PlayStation inputs and console commands for Grand Theft Auto III.
Extra $250,000
Puts an extra $250,000 into your cash total.
Code & instructions
Buttons: R2, R2, L1, L1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Full armor
Fills your body armor bar, giving you a buffer that soaks up damage before your health drops.
Code & instructions
Buttons: R2, R2, L1, L2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Full health
Tops your health back up to the maximum. If you are driving at the time, your vehicle is repaired as well.
Code & instructions
Buttons: R2, R2, L1, R1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
All weapons
Adds every weapon to your inventory, each with ammunition. Entering the code again tops the ammo up further.
Code & instructions
Buttons: R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Clear wanted level
Wipes out your wanted level completely, so the police stop pursuing you.
Code & instructions
Buttons: R2, R2, L1, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Raise wanted level
Adds two stars to your wanted level, so more police come after you.
Code & instructions
Buttons: R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Play as a pedestrian
Swaps Claude's character model for the look of one of the city's pedestrians.
Code & instructions
Buttons: Right, Down, Left, Up, L1, L2, Up, Left, Down, Right
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Better car handling
Gives every car much more grip and lets it jump. It also disables unique stunt jumps.
Code & instructions
Buttons: R1, L1, R2, L1, Left, R1, R1, Triangle
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Blow up all vehicles
Every vehicle around you explodes, the one you are in included, though police helicopters are left alone.
Code & instructions
Buttons: L2, R2, L1, R1, L2, R2, Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Flying cars
Cars become so light that they lift off at speed and can be steered through the air like a plane.
Code & instructions
Buttons: Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Invisible cars
Car bodies vanish so that only their wheels can be seen. This one is not in The Definitive Edition.
Code & instructions
Buttons: L1, L1, Square, R2, Triangle, L1, Triangle
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Spawn a Rhino tank
Drops a Rhino tank onto the road nearest to you, which is not always directly in front of you.
Code & instructions
Buttons: Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, R1, L2, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Cloudy weather
Changes the weather to a grey, overcast sky.
Code & instructions
Buttons: L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Square
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Faster game speed
Speeds up the whole game. Each entry doubles the pace, up to four times normal speed.
Code & instructions
Buttons: Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, L1, L2
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Foggy weather
Fills the city with thick fog.
Code & instructions
Buttons: L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, X
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Rainy weather
Changes the weather to a heavy rainstorm.
Code & instructions
Buttons: L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Circle
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Slower game speed
Slows the whole game down. Each entry halves the pace, down to a quarter of normal speed.
Code & instructions
Buttons: Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R1, R2
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Sunny weather
Changes the weather to clear, sunny skies.
Code & instructions
Buttons: L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Triangle
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Armed pedestrians
Pedestrians walk around carrying weapons, apart from prostitutes and street criminals. GamesRadar lists it among the cheats that cannot be turned off, so avoid saving afterwards.
Code & instructions
Buttons: R2, R1, Triangle, X, L2, L1, Up, Down
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Pedestrian riot
Pedestrians start fighting one another all over the city. It cannot be switched off, so avoid saving afterwards.
Code & instructions
Buttons: Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L2, L1
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Pedestrians attack you
Pedestrians turn hostile and go for you on sight. It cannot be switched off, so avoid saving afterwards.
Code & instructions
Buttons: Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L1, L2
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Gore mode
Turns on extra gore, so shots can blow off heads and limbs. This one is not in The Definitive Edition.
Code & instructions
Buttons: Square, L1, Circle, Down, L1, R1, Triangle, Right, L1, X
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026