GTA 5 Cheats Codes PS5 Xbox PC Complete List

How GTA 5 cheats works

The thing most lists get wrong about GTA 5 cheats is platform mixing: PlayStation and Xbox strings differ, PC uses typed words and the phone numbers only exist in GTA V.

Cheats turn a frustrating mission into a sandbox: spawn a Buzzard, drop the wanted level, or try moon gravity just to see what happens.

GTA 5 cheats work the same way they have since GTA III: enter a sequence and the effect applies instantly. What changed is how you enter them - button strings on console, typed words on PC, and phone numbers through the in-game cell phone in GTA V.

They also disable achievements for the session, so knowing exactly when to use them protects a 100 percent run.

The exceptions mentioned above are the subject of GTA 5 missions.

What not to do

The GTA 5 cheats errors that generate the most reader mail:

• ✗Saving over your main file with cheats active, which locks out trophies until you reload
• ✗Using Skyfall without a parachute (it is designed to be survivable only if you land head-first)
• ✗Expecting a money cheat in GTA V - there isn't one; use the stock market instead
• ✗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
• ✗Trying cheats in GTA Online and assuming the game is bugged

GTA 5 cheats: the numbers

Numbers first - the rest of the page explains how to use them.

Verified on the Legacy and Enhanced builds.

Give weapons and ammo sets the baseline; Moon gravity is the usual alternative; Raise wanted level is the outlier worth knowing about.

Our guide to GTA 5 money guide goes through the same ground from the other direction.

The sequence that works

The method, start to finish:

1. Pause the game and confirm you are in story mode - cheats never work in GTA Online and entering them there does nothing.
2. On PlayStation or Xbox, enter the button sequence quickly during gameplay (not in a menu). A confirmation message appears at the bottom of the screen.
3. On PC, press the tilde key to open the console and type the cheat word, then press Enter.
4. For phone cheats in GTA V, open the cell phone, open the dialer and type the number including the 1-999 prefix.
5. Save to a separate slot after testing cheats so your main save keeps achievements enabled.
6. Reload the save (not just the mission) to re-enable trophies and medals.

For a worked example of the same idea, see GTA 5 knife flights.

Second data set

Everything in this section is checkable in-game or on the Rockstar Newswire.

Kraken submarine (after Wildlife Photography) sets the baseline; Buzzard attack helicopter is the usual alternative; Dewbauchee Rapid GT is the outlier worth knowing about.

Figures like these move when Rockstar patches, which is why the last-checked date sits at the top of the page.

Jargon explained

Terms used above, briefly:

Advanced tips

Tips we wish someone had told us earlier:

1. Cheat effects clear when you load a save, so you can test freely then reload.
2. In GTA V the phone remembers dialed numbers - add them as contacts for one-tap access.
3. Director Mode has cheats built into its menu with no input strings needed.
4. Vehicle spawns drop the car exactly where you stand - do it on open ground, not on a rooftop.
5. Rockstar leaves a few cheats unlisted; the ones in our table are all verified on the current build.

Have these ready

Prerequisites, in rough order of importance:

• ☐Story mode only - cheats are disabled in GTA Online
• ☐On PC: a keyboard for console commands (the tilde key)
• ☐In GTA V: the in-game phone for number-based codes
• ☐A quiet moment - cheats cannot be entered during cutscenes
• ☐A separate save slot if you care about trophies or mission medals

By platform

The same guide, three platforms - here is what differs:

• PlayStation: Shape-button strings; identical on PS3, PS4 and PS5
• Xbox: Letter-button strings; identical on 360, One and Series X|S
• PC: Typed console commands via the tilde key, plus the phone numbers

Approaches that work

Choose by circumstance rather than by preference; each GTA 5 cheats route below names its ideal player:

World codes

Weather and slippery-car codes change the whole feel of Los Santos; snow plus moon gravity is a community favourite.

Combat codes

Max health and armor, weapons and ammo and invincibility turn Rampages and the Big Score into a stress-free playthrough.

Vehicle spawns

The Buzzard, Comet and Rapid GT spawn in front of you; spawn vehicles before leaving a safehouse to skip the drive.

The exceptions mentioned above are the subject of GTA 3 cheats.

Final word

If GTA 5 cheats still feels unclear, re-read the mistakes section; nine times out of ten the problem is listed there.

From here we would go to GTA San Andreas cheats and GTA Vice City Stories cheats.