Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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