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    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    PlayStation
    52 cheats available

    Browse all available cheats, codes, and secrets for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

    This page collects 52 codes for the PlayStation release. Source-checked entries show their reference and check date.

    Developer
    Rockstar North
    Publisher
    Rockstar Games
    Released
    2002
    Genre
    Action-adventure, Open world

    About Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is Rockstar North's 2002 open-world crime game, set in a 1980s city modelled on Miami where Tommy Vercetti works his way up the city's crime scene. Its cheats are built in rather than unlocked: on PC you type a phrase during play, on PlayStation and Xbox you press a fixed button sequence, and an on-screen message tells you when a code has been accepted. Most codes carried over to the 2021 Definitive Edition, though a handful were dropped.

    How to enter cheats on PlayStation. Press the buttons in order during normal play; Up, Down, Left and Right mean the D-pad. GamesRadar advises against doing it while paused or during a cutscene. The buttons keep their usual functions while you enter a sequence, so stand somewhere quiet first. A message appears when a code is accepted. The GTA Wiki lists these sequences for the PS2 game, and GamesRadar and Game Informer list the same ones for the Definitive Edition. These codes cover: the original PlayStation 2 release (2002), its emulated re-releases on PS3 (2013) and PS4 (2015), and The Definitive Edition (2021) on PS4 and PS5.

    Achievements, trophies and saves. Definitive Edition on PS4 and PS5: Game Informer warns that some trophies become locked once you use cheats, and GamesRadar says the newer releases may hold back trophies as long as cheats are switched on; neither says when they become available again. Original PS2 release: it had no trophies (GamesRadar). PS4 re-release of the PS2 game (2015): it supports trophies (Wikipedia), but how cheats affect them is not documented. Saves: GamesRadar, PC Gamer and Game Informer all advise saving before you use any cheat, and PC Gamer suggests a separate slot, because a few cheats leave lasting changes that only an older save can undo. The GTA Wiki adds that the game warns you against saving after certain cheats.

    Before you use them

    • The pedestrians-attack and riot cheats cannot be cancelled (GamesRadar), and saving while they are active makes them permanent on that save (GTA Wiki).
    • Some cheats can block mission progress even after you switch them off (PC Gamer), and the GTA Wiki says the pedestrian cheats can disrupt missions. Keep a cheat-free save.
    • Entering a sequence in the middle of a fight or chase also fires off whatever those buttons normally do, so pick a safe moment (GamesRadar).
    • The invisible-cars cheat only works in the PS2 game; it is not in the Definitive Edition (GamesRadar, PC Gamer).

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    All Cheats for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Code (52)

    Direct PlayStation inputs and console commands for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

    Full armor

    PlayStation

    Tops Tommy's body armor up to the maximum.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, R2, L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Full health

    PlayStation

    Refills Tommy's health bar. Entered while driving, it also fixes up the vehicle he is in.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, R2, L1, Circle, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Weapon set 1 (basic)

    PlayStation

    Hands Tommy a starter arsenal with ammo: brass knuckles and a baseball bat, Molotov cocktails, a pistol, Tec-9, shotgun, Ruger and sniper rifle, plus a flamethrower.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Weapon set 2 (intermediate)

    PlayStation

    Gives a mid-range loadout with ammo: a katana, a .357, a MAC-10, a stubby shotgun, an M4, a .308 sniper rifle, remote-detonated grenades and a rocket launcher.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Weapon set 3 (advanced)

    PlayStation

    Gives the heaviest loadout with ammo: a chainsaw, a .357, an MP5, a SPAS-12 shotgun, an M4, a .308 sniper rifle, grenades and a minigun.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Clear wanted level

    PlayStation

    Drops your wanted level back to zero stars.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Raise wanted level

    PlayStation

    Adds two stars to your current wanted level.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pedestrian outfit

    PlayStation

    Swaps Tommy's appearance for that of a pedestrian character.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, Right, Left, Up, L1, L2, Left, Up, Down, Right

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Candy Suxxx

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Candy Suxxx.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, R2, Down, R1, Left, Right, R1, L1, X, L2

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Dick (Love Fist)

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Dick from the band Love Fist.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, L2, R2, L1, Right, R2, Left, X, Square, L1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Hilary King

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Hilary King.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, Circle, R2, L1, Right, R1, L1, X, R2

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Jezz (Love Fist)

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Jezz from the band Love Fist.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Down, L1, Down, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, X, X

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Ken Rosenberg

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to the lawyer Ken Rosenberg.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, L1, Up, L2, L1, Right, R1, L1, X, R1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Lance Vance

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Lance Vance.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, X, L1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Mercedes Cortez

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Mercedes Cortez.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, L1, Up, L1, Right, R1, Right, Up, Circle, Triangle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Phil Cassidy

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Phil Cassidy.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, R1, Up, R2, L1, Right, R1, L1, Right, Circle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Ricardo Diaz

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Ricardo Diaz.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: L1, L2, R1, R2, Down, L1, R2, L2

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Sonny Forelli

    PlayStation

    Changes Tommy's character model to Sonny Forelli.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, L1, Circle, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, X, X

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Suicide

    PlayStation

    Tommy dies on the spot and restarts at the hospital. With an unusually high health level he survives, though he takes heavy damage.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, L2, Down, R1, Left, Left, R1, L1, L2, L1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Aggressive traffic

    PlayStation

    Makes the city's drivers aggressive behind the wheel.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, Circle, R1, L2, Left, R1, L1, R2, L2

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    All traffic lights green

    PlayStation

    Sets every traffic light to green.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, R1, Up, L2, L2, Left, R1, L1, R1, R1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Black traffic

    PlayStation

    Turns the cars in traffic black.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, L2, Up, R1, Left, X, R1, L1, Left, Circle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Blow up nearby vehicles

    PlayStation

    Makes the vehicles around Tommy explode at once.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, Square, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Cars drive on water

    PlayStation

    Cars can drive across water instead of sinking.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Square, R1, R2

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Flying cars

    PlayStation

    Cars can lift off the ground and be steered through the air much like a plane.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Improved handling

    PlayStation

    Gives every vehicle more grip and sharper handling.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Triangle, R1, R1, Left, R1, L1, R2, L1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Invisible cars

    PlayStation

    Vehicle bodies vanish, leaving only the wheels visible. Works in the PS2 game only; GamesRadar and PC Gamer both say the Definitive Edition dropped it.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Triangle, L1, Triangle, R2, Square, L1, L1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pink traffic

    PlayStation

    Turns the cars in traffic pink.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, L1, Down, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, Right, Circle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Bloodring Banger (code 1)

    PlayStation

    Spawns a Bloodring Banger. Vice City has two Bloodring codes, and they give two different versions of the car.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Up, Right, Right, L1, Right, Up, Square, L2

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Bloodring Banger (code 2)

    PlayStation

    Spawns a Bloodring Banger. Vice City has two Bloodring codes, and they give two different versions of the car.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Down, R1, Circle, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, Left, Left

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Caddy

    PlayStation

    Spawns a Caddy golf cart.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, L1, Up, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, Circle, X

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Hotring Racer (code 1)

    PlayStation

    Spawns a Hotring Racer. Vice City has two Hotring codes, and they give two different versions of the car.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Hotring Racer (code 2)

    PlayStation

    Spawns a Hotring Racer. Vice City has two Hotring codes, and they give two different versions of the car.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, L1, Circle, Right, L1, R1, Right, Up, Circle, R2

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Love Fist limo

    PlayStation

    Spawns the stretch limousine used by the band Love Fist.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, Up, L2, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Rhino tank

    PlayStation

    Spawns a Rhino army tank for Tommy to drive.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Romero's Hearse

    PlayStation

    Spawns Romero's Hearse, the funeral car.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Down, R2, Down, R1, L2, Left, R1, L1, Left, Right

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Sabre Turbo

    PlayStation

    Spawns a Sabre Turbo muscle car.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, L2, Down, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, Circle, Left

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Trashmaster

    PlayStation

    Spawns a Trashmaster garbage truck.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, R1, Circle, R1, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Vehicle wheel and handling tweaks

    PlayStation

    Changes the wheel size of cars and also alters how fast they accelerate, their top speed and the way they handle.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R1, X, Triangle, Right, R2, Square, Up, Down, Square

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Faster clock

    PlayStation

    The time of day advances much faster than normal, so days and nights fly by.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, Circle, L1, Square, L1, Square, Square, Square, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Faster gameplay

    PlayStation

    Speeds up the whole game. Each repeat makes it faster still, up to four times normal speed.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Triangle, Up, Right, Down, L2, L1, Square

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Foggy weather

    PlayStation

    Covers the city in fog.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, X

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Overcast weather

    PlayStation

    Switches the weather to a grey, overcast sky.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Square

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Slower gameplay

    PlayStation

    Slows the whole game to half speed. Each repeat slows it further, down to a quarter of normal speed.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R2, R1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Stormy weather

    PlayStation

    Switches the weather to rain and storms.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Circle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Sunny weather

    PlayStation

    Switches the weather to clear, sunny skies.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Down

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Armed pedestrians

    PlayStation

    Gives weapons to the pedestrians on the street.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, R1, X, Triangle, X, Triangle, Up, Down

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Armed women

    PlayStation

    Women carrying guns appear on the streets.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Right, L1, Circle, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, L1, X

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pedestrian riot

    PlayStation

    Sets off a riot in which pedestrians brawl with each other and with Tommy. It cannot be switched off once entered.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Down, Left, Up, Left, X, R2, R1, L2, L1

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pedestrians attack Tommy

    PlayStation

    Turns the city's pedestrians against Tommy so they attack him. It cannot be switched off once entered.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Down, Up, Up, Up, X, R2, R1, L2, L2

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Women follow Tommy

    PlayStation

    Female pedestrians are drawn to Tommy and trail after him.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: Circle, X, L1, L1, R2, X, X, Circle, Triangle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Show media level

    PlayStation

    Puts a media-level readout on screen each time Tommy tops his previous record.

    Code & instructions
    Buttons: R2, Circle, Up, L1, Right, R1, Right, Up, Square, Triangle

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026