Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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
Tops Tommy's body armor up to the maximum.
Code & instructions
Type: PRECIOUSPROTECTION
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
Type: ASPIRINE
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
Type: THUGSTOOLS
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
Type: PROFESSIONALTOOLS
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
Type: NUTTERTOOLS
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Clear wanted level
Drops your wanted level back to zero stars.
Code & instructions
Type: LEAVEMEALONE
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Raise wanted level
Adds two stars to your current wanted level.
Code & instructions
Type: YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Pedestrian outfit
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
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)
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
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)
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
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
Changes Tommy's character model to Lance Vance.
Code & instructions
Type: LOOKLIKELANCE
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Play as Mercedes Cortez
Changes Tommy's character model to Mercedes Cortez.
Code & instructions
Type: FOXYLITTLETHING
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Play as Phil Cassidy
Changes Tommy's character model to Phil Cassidy.
Code & instructions
Type: ONEARMEDBANDIT
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Play as Ricardo Diaz
Changes Tommy's character model to Ricardo Diaz.
Code & instructions
Type: CHEATSHAVEBEENCRACKED
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Play as Sonny Forelli
Changes Tommy's character model to Sonny Forelli.
Code & instructions
Type: IDONTHAVETHEMONEYSONNY
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Smoke a cigarette
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
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
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
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
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
Sets every traffic light to green.
Code & instructions
Type: GREENLIGHT
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Black traffic
Turns the cars in traffic black.
Code & instructions
Type: IWANTITPAINTEDBLACK
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Blow up nearby vehicles
Makes the vehicles around Tommy explode at once.
Code & instructions
Type: BIGBANG
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Cars drive on water
Cars can drive across water instead of sinking.
Code & instructions
Type: SEAWAYS
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Flying boats
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
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
Gives every vehicle more grip and sharper handling.
Code & instructions
Type: GRIPISEVERYTHING
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Invisible cars
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
Turns the cars in traffic pink.
Code & instructions
Type: AHAIRDRESSERSCAR
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
Type: GETTHEREQUICKLY
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
Type: TRAVELINSTYLE
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Spawn Caddy
Spawns a Caddy golf cart.
Code & instructions
Type: BETTERTHANWALKING
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
Type: GETTHEREAMAZINGLYFAST
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
Type: GETTHEREVERYFASTINDEED
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Spawn Love Fist limo
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
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
Spawns Romero's Hearse, the funeral car.
Code & instructions
Type: THELASTRIDE
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Spawn Sabre Turbo
Spawns a Sabre Turbo muscle car.
Code & instructions
Type: GETTHEREFAST
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Spawn Trashmaster
Spawns a Trashmaster garbage truck.
Code & instructions
Type: RUBBISHCAR
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
Type: LOADSOFLITTLETHINGS
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
Type: LIFEISPASSINGMEBY
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
Type: ONSPEED
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Foggy weather
Covers the city in fog.
Code & instructions
Type: CANTSEEATHING
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Overcast weather
Switches the weather to a grey, overcast sky.
Code & instructions
Type: ABITDRIEG
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
Type: BOOOOOORING
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Stormy weather
Switches the weather to rain and storms.
Code & instructions
Type: CATSANDDOGS
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Sunny weather
Switches the weather to clear, sunny skies.
Code & instructions
Type: ALOVELYDAY
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Armed pedestrians
Gives weapons to the pedestrians on the street.
Code & instructions
Type: OURGODGIVENRIGHTTOBEARARMS
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Armed women
Women carrying guns appear on the streets.
Code & instructions
Type: CHICKSWITHGUNS
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
Type: FIGHTFIGHTFIGHT
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
Type: NOBODYLIKESME
Checked against gamesradar.com on 8 Nov 2026
Pedestrians get in your car
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
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
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.