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    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    PC
    57 cheats available

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

    This page collects 57 codes for the PC 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 PC. Type the code on the keyboard while you are playing; there is no cheat console or text box. A message on screen confirms that the code was accepted. In the Definitive Edition, codes typed on the pause screen or in a menu are ignored, so go back to the game first. These codes cover: the original Windows release (2003) and its later digital editions, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City โ€“ The Definitive Edition (2021).

    Achievements, trophies and saves. Definitive Edition: Game Informer warns that some achievements become locked once you use cheats, and GamesRadar says the newer releases may hold back achievements as long as cheats are switched on; neither says when they become available again. Original PC release: 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

    • NOBODYLIKESME (pedestrians attack) and FIGHTFIGHTFIGHT (riot) cannot be turned off once typed (GamesRadar), and the GTA Wiki says saving while they are active makes them permanent on that save.
    • PC Gamer warns that some cheats can stop a mission from completing even after you turn them off, and the GTA Wiki says the pedestrian cheats can get in the way of missions. Keep a cheat-free save to fall back on.
    • PC Gamer reports that four codes from the original game do not work in the Definitive Edition: WHEELSAREALLINEED, CERTAINDEATH, PROGRAMMER and DEEPFRIEDMARSBARS. GamesRadar also lists WHEELSAREALLINEED as missing.
    • AIRSHIP, CERTAINDEATH, PROGRAMMER, DEEPFRIEDMARSBARS and HOPINGIRL exist only on PC; there is no controller version of them (GamesRadar, GTA Wiki).

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    All Cheats for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Code (57)

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

    Full armor

    PC

    Tops Tommy's body armor up to the maximum.

    Code & instructions
    Type: PRECIOUSPROTECTION

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Full health

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: ASPIRINE

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Weapon set 1 (basic)

    PC

    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
    Type: THUGSTOOLS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Weapon set 2 (intermediate)

    PC

    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
    Type: PROFESSIONALTOOLS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Weapon set 3 (advanced)

    PC

    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
    Type: NUTTERTOOLS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Clear wanted level

    PC

    Drops your wanted level back to zero stars.

    Code & instructions
    Type: LEAVEMEALONE

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Raise wanted level

    PC

    Adds two stars to your current wanted level.

    Code & instructions
    Type: YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pedestrian outfit

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: STILLLIKEDRESSINGUP

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Candy Suxxx

    PC

    Changes Tommy's character model to Candy Suxxx.

    Code & instructions
    Type: IWANTBIGTITS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Dick (Love Fist)

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: WELOVEOURDICK

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Hilary King

    PC

    Changes Tommy's character model to Hilary King.

    Code & instructions
    Type: ILOOKLIKEHILARY

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Jezz (Love Fist)

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: ROCKANDROLLMAN

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Ken Rosenberg

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: MYSONISALAWYER

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Lance Vance

    PC

    Changes Tommy's character model to Lance Vance.

    Code & instructions
    Type: LOOKLIKELANCE

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Mercedes Cortez

    PC

    Changes Tommy's character model to Mercedes Cortez.

    Code & instructions
    Type: FOXYLITTLETHING

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Phil Cassidy

    PC

    Changes Tommy's character model to Phil Cassidy.

    Code & instructions
    Type: ONEARMEDBANDIT

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Ricardo Diaz

    PC

    Changes Tommy's character model to Ricardo Diaz.

    Code & instructions
    Type: CHEATSHAVEBEENCRACKED

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Play as Sonny Forelli

    PC

    Changes Tommy's character model to Sonny Forelli.

    Code & instructions
    Type: IDONTHAVETHEMONEYSONNY

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Smoke a cigarette

    PC

    Tommy lights up and smokes a cigarette. PC only, with no controller version. PC Gamer reports that CERTAINDEATH does not work in the Definitive Edition.

    Code & instructions
    Type: CERTAINDEATH

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Suicide

    PC

    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
    Type: ICANTTAKEITANYMORE

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Thick arms and legs

    PC

    Gives Tommy bulky arms and legs. PC only, with no controller version. PC Gamer reports that DEEPFRIEDMARSBARS does not work in the Definitive Edition.

    Code & instructions
    Type: DEEPFRIEDMARSBARS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Thin arms and legs

    PC

    Gives Tommy skinny arms and legs. PC only, with no controller version. PC Gamer reports that PROGRAMMER does not work in the Definitive Edition.

    Code & instructions
    Type: PROGRAMMER

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Aggressive traffic

    PC

    Makes the city's drivers aggressive behind the wheel.

    Code & instructions
    Type: MIAMITRAFFIC

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    All traffic lights green

    PC

    Sets every traffic light to green.

    Code & instructions
    Type: GREENLIGHT

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Black traffic

    PC

    Turns the cars in traffic black.

    Code & instructions
    Type: IWANTITPAINTEDBLACK

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Blow up nearby vehicles

    PC

    Makes the vehicles around Tommy explode at once.

    Code & instructions
    Type: BIGBANG

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Cars drive on water

    PC

    Cars can drive across water instead of sinking.

    Code & instructions
    Type: SEAWAYS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Flying boats

    PC

    Boats can rise off the water and fly like planes. PC only, with no controller version. PC Gamer lists it as working in the Definitive Edition.

    Code & instructions
    Type: AIRSHIP

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Flying cars

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: COMEFLYWITHME

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Improved handling

    PC

    Gives every vehicle more grip and sharper handling.

    Code & instructions
    Type: GRIPISEVERYTHING

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Invisible cars

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: WHEELSAREALLINEED

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pink traffic

    PC

    Turns the cars in traffic pink.

    Code & instructions
    Type: AHAIRDRESSERSCAR

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Bloodring Banger (code 1)

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: GETTHEREQUICKLY

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Bloodring Banger (code 2)

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: TRAVELINSTYLE

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Caddy

    PC

    Spawns a Caddy golf cart.

    Code & instructions
    Type: BETTERTHANWALKING

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Hotring Racer (code 1)

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: GETTHEREAMAZINGLYFAST

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Hotring Racer (code 2)

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: GETTHEREVERYFASTINDEED

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Love Fist limo

    PC

    Spawns the stretch limousine used by the band Love Fist.

    Code & instructions
    Type: ROCKANDROLLCAR

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Rhino tank

    PC

    Spawns a Rhino army tank for Tommy to drive.

    Code & instructions
    Type: PANZER

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Romero's Hearse

    PC

    Spawns Romero's Hearse, the funeral car.

    Code & instructions
    Type: THELASTRIDE

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Sabre Turbo

    PC

    Spawns a Sabre Turbo muscle car.

    Code & instructions
    Type: GETTHEREFAST

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Spawn Trashmaster

    PC

    Spawns a Trashmaster garbage truck.

    Code & instructions
    Type: RUBBISHCAR

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Vehicle wheel and handling tweaks

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: LOADSOFLITTLETHINGS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Faster clock

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: LIFEISPASSINGMEBY

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Faster gameplay

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: ONSPEED

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Foggy weather

    PC

    Covers the city in fog.

    Code & instructions
    Type: CANTSEEATHING

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Overcast weather

    PC

    Switches the weather to a grey, overcast sky.

    Code & instructions
    Type: ABITDRIEG

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Slower gameplay

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: BOOOOOORING

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Stormy weather

    PC

    Switches the weather to rain and storms.

    Code & instructions
    Type: CATSANDDOGS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Sunny weather

    PC

    Switches the weather to clear, sunny skies.

    Code & instructions
    Type: ALOVELYDAY

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Armed pedestrians

    PC

    Gives weapons to the pedestrians on the street.

    Code & instructions
    Type: OURGODGIVENRIGHTTOBEARARMS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Armed women

    PC

    Women carrying guns appear on the streets.

    Code & instructions
    Type: CHICKSWITHGUNS

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pedestrian riot

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: FIGHTFIGHTFIGHT

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pedestrians attack Tommy

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: NOBODYLIKESME

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Pedestrians get in your car

    PC

    People on the street nearby hop into Tommy's vehicle as passengers. PC only, with no controller version. PC Gamer's Vice City list marks it as not working in the Definitive Edition.

    Code & instructions
    Type: HOPINGIRL

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Women follow Tommy

    PC

    Female pedestrians are drawn to Tommy and trail after him.

    Code & instructions
    Type: FANNYMAGNET

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Show media level

    PC

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

    Code & instructions
    Type: CHASESTAT

    Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026

    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City FAQ

    Is there a money cheat in GTA Vice City?

    No. GamesRadar and PC Gamer both state that Vice City has no money cheat, so cash has to be earned in play. The health, armor and weapon cheats are the closest thing to a shortcut.

    Do cheats disable trophies and achievements in the Definitive Edition?

    They can. Game Informer warns that some trophies and achievements become locked once you use cheats, and GamesRadar says the newer releases may hold them back as long as cheats are switched on. Neither says when they become available again, so keep a separate save for cheating if you are hunting trophies.

    Do the original Vice City cheats work in the Definitive Edition?

    Most of them do. The game's producer said a couple of cheats were cut for technical reasons (as reported by GameSpot, GamesRadar and Game Informer). For Vice City, GamesRadar and PC Gamer both list the invisible-cars cheat as missing, and PC Gamer says the PC-only cigarette, thin-limbs and thick-limbs codes no longer work. On Xbox the trigger and bumper inputs changed, so the original Xbox sequences don't carry over (GamesRadar).

    How do you enter cheats in GTA Vice City on PC?

    Type the code on the keyboard while you are playing. There is no console or text box, and a message confirms when a code works. In the Definitive Edition, codes typed on the pause screen or in a menu don't register (PC Gamer).

    Is it safe to save the game with cheats active?

    Make a backup save first. GamesRadar and PC Gamer both warn that a few cheats leave lasting changes, which only loading an older save can reverse. The pedestrians-attack and riot cheats cannot be switched off (GamesRadar), and the GTA Wiki says saving while they are active keeps them on that save for good.