GTA 3 cheats in 60 seconds
Five things to know about GTA 3 cheats before anything else:
- NUTTERTOOLS: Weapon set 3
- PROFESSIONALTOOLS: Weapon set 2
- In GTA V the phone remembers dialed numbers - add them as contacts for one-tap access.
- Avoid: saving over your main file with cheats active, which locks out trophies until you reload.
- YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE: Raise wanted level
Figures you can check
Everything in this section is checkable in-game or on the Rockstar Newswire.
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
| YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE | Raise wanted level |
| PROFESSIONALTOOLS | Weapon set 2 |
| NUTTERTOOLS | Weapon set 3 |
| ASPIRINE | Full health |
| GETTHEREFAST | Spawn Sabre Turbo |
| ONSPEED | Faster gameplay |
| THUGSTOOLS | Weapon set 1 |
| LEAVEMEALONE | Clear wanted level |
| COMEFLYWITHME | Flying cars |
Vice City codes shown; GTA III uses different words for the same effects.
ASPIRINE sets the baseline; GETTHEREFAST is the usual alternative; ONSPEED is the outlier worth knowing about.
We keep this table short on purpose. The full data set exists, but these are the entries that change decisions.
A common follow-up is best GTA cheats; it uses the same session setup.
How GTA 3 cheats works
The thing most lists get wrong about GTA 3 cheats is platform mixing: PlayStation and Xbox strings differ, PC uses typed words and the phone numbers only exist in GTA V.
Codes do not exist in GTA Online, so this is strictly a story-mode toolset - which is why there is no risk attached.
Rockstar has never removed GTA 3 cheats - they still work on the latest Enhanced builds - but they do disable trophies and mission medals for as long as the save session runs.
Why this is worth your time
Every mainline GTA ships with cheats baked into story mode, and GTA 3 cheats are among the most searched codes in gaming. They are free, instant and completely safe to use in single player.
Things people get wrong about GTA 3 cheats
We checked the most repeated claims about GTA 3 cheats:
| Claim | Reality |
|---|---|
| Cheats permanently disable trophies | Only until you reload a save without them. Nothing is locked forever. |
| Cheats work in GTA Online if you type fast enough | They are stripped out of Online entirely; typing codes does nothing and modding to add them risks a ban. |
| There is a money cheat in GTA V | There has never been one. The fastest legitimate money is Lester's assassination missions with the stock market. |
| The Definitive Edition removed cheats | The Trilogy kept nearly all original codes, though a few were cut for stability on newer hardware. |
The sequence that works
Our GTA 3 cheats routine, as we actually run it:
- Pause the game and confirm you are in story mode - cheats never work in GTA Online and entering them there does nothing.
- On PC, press the tilde key to open the console and type the cheat word, then press Enter.
- Save to a separate slot after testing cheats so your main save keeps achievements enabled.
- Reload the save (not just the mission) to re-enable trophies and medals.
Done once, the sequence is easy to repeat; done out of order, it rarely works.
What not to do
These are the errors we see most often with GTA 3 cheats:
- ✗Using Skyfall without a parachute (it is designed to be survivable only if you land head-first)
- ✗Entering PlayStation strings on Xbox (the shapes map to letters but the shoulder buttons differ)
- ✗Forgetting that invincibility only lasts five minutes in GTA V
- ✗Expecting a money cheat in GTA V - there isn't one; use the stock market instead
- ✗Saving over your main file with cheats active, which locks out trophies until you reload
- ✗Trying cheats in GTA Online and assuming the game is bugged
We cover GTA 5 cheats separately, including the parts that do not apply here.
Tips that save time
Shorter notes, each one worth a minute:
- →Cheat effects clear when you load a save, so you can test freely then reload.
- →Vehicle spawns drop the car exactly where you stand - do it on open ground, not on a rooftop.
- →Rockstar leaves a few cheats unlisted; the ones in our table are all verified on the current build.
Looking ahead to GTA 6
Phone-based cheats were a GTA V invention and the GTA 6 trailers show an updated in-game phone, which makes a return of dialed codes plausible.
Approaches that work
Players tackle GTA 3 cheats in a few recognisable ways. Here are the ones that hold up:
Vehicle spawns
The Buzzard, Comet and Rapid GT spawn in front of you; spawn vehicles before leaving a safehouse to skip the drive.
Combat codes
Max health and armor, weapons and ammo and invincibility turn Rampages and the Big Score into a stress-free playthrough.
Movement codes
Super jump, fast run, moon gravity and Skyfall are the fun ones - combine super jump with moon gravity for huge air time.
Quick glossary: GTA 3 cheats
Terms used above, briefly:
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Phone cheat | A 1-999 number dialed on the GTA V in-game phone |
| Session | The period from loading a save until you load another; cheats affect trophies for the session |
| Console command | The typed word entered after pressing tilde on PC |
| Cheat string | The sequence of button presses that triggers a cheat on console |
| Director Mode | GTA V's sandbox mode with built-in cheat toggles |
Where to verify this yourself
If you want to verify anything on this page, start here:
- Your Social Club stats - your own tracked progress for collectibles, awards and heists
- Rockstar Support - known issues, the ban policy and account help
- Rockstar Newswire - official announcements, weekly GTA Online bonuses and patch notes
We link to none of them as affiliates and none of them paid for a mention.
From GTA III to today
A little lineage helps explain why GTA 3 cheats works the way it does:
- GTA III (2001): Liberty City; silent protagonist Claude; the first 3D GTA
- GTA Liberty City Stories (2005): PSP prequel starring Toni Cipriani
- GTA IV (2008): Niko Bellic in a rebuilt Liberty City; two endings, Deal or Revenge
- GTA Chinatown Wars (2009): Top-down DS and PSP entry with Huang Lee
By GTA V the series had settled its systems; most of what applies to GTA 3 cheats today was established between 2013 and the Enhanced editions.
Summary
Our position on GTA 3 cheats: do it, but do it in the order above and with the current figures. The players who struggle are usually working from a 2024 video.
We update this page after Rockstar title updates and when readers report changes - the last-checked date is at the top.
If this answered your question, the natural follow-on is GTA 4 cheats and GTA Vice City car spawn cheat.
