GTA San Andreas cheats: every vehicle, weapon and stat boost code

Complete cheat code database for GTA San Andreas across PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch. Includes vehicle spawns, weapons, stat boosts, NPC controls, and world modifications with activation instructions.

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April 24, 2026

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By Jonny Gamer

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GTA San Andreas cheats: every vehicle, weapon and stat boost code

Every GTA San Andreas cheat code across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch is listed below — organized by category so you can find what you need without scrolling through walls of text. On PC, type the phrase or keyboard code while the game is unpaused. On console, input the button sequence. A confirmation message appears in the top-left corner when a code activates successfully. These codes work on the original release and the Definitive Edition remaster (incompatible codes are marked 🚫 in each table).

Fair warning before you go any further: activating cheats in San Andreas permanently disables achievements for that save file. It cannot be undone unless you load a clean save. If trophies matter to you, keep a separate save slot.

The five codes worth knowing first

If you’re here for a quick power trip, these are the ones that actually change how the game feels — not just novelty codes you use once and forget.

HESOYAM — Full health, full armor, $250,000. The all-purpose panic button.
AIWPRTON — Spawns a Rhino tank directly under CJ. Nothing escalates faster.
BAGUVIX — Invincibility to guns and fire. Stack this with the Rhino and you’re untouchable.
YECGAA — Jetpack spawn. Cuts across the entire map in minutes.
ASNAEB — Clears your wanted level instantly. Essential when things spiral out of control.

Everything else below is organized by category: player stats, vehicles, NPC behavior, and world modifications — each with a full reference table.

Player stat and equipment cheats

These codes cover health, armor, weapons, physical stats, and skills. The three weapon sets each contain a different loadout — Set 1 leans street-level, Set 2 is mid-tier, and Set 3 escalates to chainsaws and miniguns. Community testing confirms all three sets grant weapons at their base skill level unless you also enter NCSGDAG (Hitman rating across the board).

Cheat	PC Phrase	PC Code	Remaster
Full health, armor & $250,000	INEEDSOMEHELP	HESOYAM	✅
Weapon set 1	THUGSARMOURY	LXGIWYL	✅
Weapon set 2	PROFESSIONALSKIT	KJKSZPJ	✅
Weapon set 3	NUTTERSTOYS	UZUMYMW	✅
Infinite ammo	FULLCLIP	WANRLTW	✅
Invincibility (guns & fire)	NOONECANHURTME	BAGUVIX	✅
Hitman skill with all weapons	PROFESSIONALKILLER	NCSGDAG	✅
Obtain jetpack	ROCKETMAN	YECGAA	✅
Obtain parachute	LETSGOBASEJUMPING	AIYPWZQP	✅
Super jump	KANGAROO	LFGMHAL	✅
Super punch	STINGLIKEABEE	IAVENJQ	✅
Adrenaline effect	TAKEACHILLPILL	MUNASEF	✅
Infinite lung capacity	MANFROMATLANTIS	CVWKXAM	✅
Maximum fat	WHOATEALLTHEPIES	BTCDBCB	✅
Maximum muscle	BUFFMEUP	JYSDSOD	✅
Zero fat and muscle	LEANANDMEAN	KVGYZQK	✅
Maximum respect	WORSHIPME	OGXSDAG	✅
Maximum sex appeal	HELLOLADIES	EHIBXQS	✅
Maximum stamina	ICANGOALLNIGHT	VKYPQCF	✅
Maximum diving skill	NATURALTALENT	VQIMAHA	✅
Never hungry	IAMNEVERHUNGRY	AEDUWNV	✅
Full vehicle weapon aiming	IWANNADRIVEBY	OUIQDMW	🚫
Commit suicide	GOODBYECRUELWORLD	SZCMAWO	✅

Player cheats — console button sequences

Cheat	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Full health, armor & $250,000	R1, R2, L1, X, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	RB, RT, LB, A, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	R, ZR, L, B, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Weapon set 1	R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	RB, RT, LB, RT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up	R, ZR, L, ZR, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Weapon set 2	R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left	RB, RT, LB, RT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left	R, ZR, L, ZR, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left
Weapon set 3	R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down	RB, RT, LB, RT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down	R, ZR, L, ZR, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down
Infinite ammo	L1, R1, Square, R1, Left, R2, R1, Left, Square, Down, L1, L1	LB, RB, X, RB, Left, RT, RB, Left, X, Down, LB, LB	L, R, Y, R, Left, ZR, R, Left, Y, Down, L, L
Invincibility	Down, X, Right, Left, Right, R1, Right, Down, Up, Triangle	Down, A, Right, Left, Right, RT, Right, Down, Up, Y	Down, B, Right, Left, Right, ZR, Right, Down, Up, X
Hitman skill all weapons	Down, Square, X, Left, R1, R2, Left, Down, Down, L1, L1, L1	Down, X, A, Left, RT, RB, Left, Down, Down, LT, LT, LT	Down, Y, B, Left, R, ZR, Left, Down, Down, L, L, L
Obtain jetpack	L1, L2, R1, R2, Up, Down, Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, Up, Down, Left, Right	LB, LT, RB, RT, Up, Down, Left, Right, LB, LT, RB, RT, Up, Down, Left, Right	L, ZL, R, ZR, Up, Down, Left, Right, L, ZL, R, ZR, Up, Down, Left, Right
Obtain parachute	Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, Up, Down, Right, L1	Left, Right, LT, LB, RT, RB, RB, Up, Down, Right, LT	Left, Right, L, ZL, R, ZR, ZR, Up, Down, Right, L
Super jump	Up, Up, Triangle, Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, R2, R2	Up, Up, Y, Y, Up, Up, Left, Right, X, RB, RB	Up, Up, X, X, Up, Up, Left, Right, Y, ZR, ZR
Super punch	Up, Left, X, Triangle, R1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L2	Up, Left, A, Y, RT, B, B, B, LB	Up, Left, B, X, ZR, A, A, A, L
Adrenaline effect	X, X, Square, R1, L1, X, Down, Left, X	A, A, X, RT, LT, A, Down, Left, A	B, B, Y, ZR, ZL, B, Down, Left, B
Infinite lung capacity	Down, Left, L1, Down, Down, R2, Down, L2, Down	Down, Left, LT, Down, Down, RB, Down, LB, Down	Down, Left, L, Down, Down, ZR, Down, ZL, Down
Maximum fat	Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Down	Y, Up, Up, Left, Right, X, B, Down	X, Up, Up, Left, Right, Y, A, Down
Maximum muscle	Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Left	Y, Up, Up, Left, Right, X, B, Left	X, Up, Up, Left, Right, Y, A, Left
Zero fat and muscle	Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Right	Y, Up, Up, Left, Right, X, B, Right	X, Up, Up, Left, Right, Y, A, Right
Maximum respect	L1, R1, Triangle, Down, R2, X, L1, Up, L2, L2, L1, L1	LT, RT, Y, Down, RB, A, LT, Up, LB, LB, LT, LT	L, R, X, Down, ZR, B, L, Up, ZL, ZL, L, L
Maximum sex appeal	Circle, Triangle, Triangle, Up, Circle, R1, L2, Up, Triangle, L1, L1, L1	B, Y, Y, Up, B, RT, LB, Up, Y, LT, LT, LT	A, X, X, Up, A, R, ZL, Up, X, L, L, L
Maximum stamina	Up, X, Triangle, X, Triangle, X, Square, R2, Right	Up, A, Y, A, Y, A, X, RB, Right	Up, B, X, B, X, B, Y, ZR, Right
Never hungry	Square, L2, R1, Triangle, Up, Square, L2, Up, X	X, LB, RT, Y, Up, X, LB, Up, A	Y, ZL, R, X, Up, Y, ZL, Up, B
Full vehicle aiming	Up, Up, Square, L2, Right, X, R1, Down, R2, Circle	Up, Up, X, LB, Right, A, RT, Down, RB, B	Up, Up, Y, ZL, Right, B, R, Down, ZR, A
Commit suicide	Right, L2, Down, R1, Left, Left, R1, L1, L2, L1	Right, LB, Down, RT, Left, Left, RT, LT, LB, LT	Down, B, Right, Left, Right, ZR, Right, Down, Up, X

Wanted level — all platforms

Cheat	PC Code	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch	Remaster
Remove wanted level	ASNAEB	R1, R1, Circle, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down	RT, RT, B, RB, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down	R, R, A, ZR, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down	✅
Six star wanted level	LJSPQK	Circle, Right, Circle, Right, Left, Square, X, Down	B, Right, B, Right, Left, X, A, Down	A, Right, A, Right, Left, Y, B, Down	✅
Raise wanted level by two	OSRBLHH	R1, R1, Circle, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right	RT, RT, B, RB, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right	R, R, A, ZR, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right	✅
Lock wanted level	AEZAKMI	Circle, Right, Circle, Right, Left, Square, Triangle, Up	B, Right, B, Right, Left, X, Y, Up	A, Right, A, Right, Left, Y, X, Up	✅

Vehicle spawn and handling cheats

San Andreas has the deepest vehicle roster of the PS2-era GTA games — 212 driveable vehicles in total. The cheats below cover the most useful spawns and handling modifiers. A few things worth knowing before you start calling in tanks:

The Rhino and Hydra are the two power picks. The Rhino (AIWPRTON) is nearly indestructible under normal fire and one-shots most ground vehicles with its cannon. The Hydra (JUMPJET) is a vertical take-off jet with air-to-ground missiles — the fastest way to clear the map of anything. The Hunter helicopter (no PC code — console only) sits between them: slower than the Hydra but with a nose-mounted minigun and rockets that make it brutally efficient in tight urban areas.

The handling modifier codes stack interestingly. Enter PGGOMOY (perfect handling) and COXEFGU (nitro) together and most cars become rail-precise at absurd speed. That combination breaks several race missions in entertaining ways.

One code not in the Definitive Edition: XICWMD (invisible cars, visible wheels). It was removed from the remaster. If you’re on original PC or PS2/Xbox hardware, it still works.

Cheat	PC Phrase	PC Code	Remaster
Spawn Rhino	TIMETOKICKASS	AIWPRTON	✅
Spawn Hydra	JUMPJET	—	✅
Spawn Hunter	OHDUDE	—	✅
Spawn Monster Truck	MONSTERMASH	AGBDLCID	✅
Spawn Quadbike	FOURWHEELFUN	AKJJYGLC	✅
Spawn Bloodring Banger	OLDSPEEDDEMON	CQZIJMB	✅
Spawn Caddy	18HOLES	RZHSUEW	✅
Spawn Dozer	ITSALLBULL	EEGCYXT	✅
Spawn Hotring Racer #1	VROCKPOKEY	PDNEJOH	✅
Spawn Hotring Racer #2	JUSTTRYANDSTOPME	VPJTQWV	✅
Spawn Rancher	DOUGHNUTHANDICAP	JQNTDMH	✅
Spawn Romero	WHERESTHEFUNERAL	AQTBCODX	✅
Spawn Stretch	CELEBRITYSTATUS	KRIJEBR	✅
Spawn Stuntplane	FLYINGTOSTUNT	URKQSRK	✅
Spawn Tanker	HITTHEROADJACK	AMOMHRER	✅
Spawn Trashmaster	TRUEGRIME	UBHYZHQ	✅
Spawn Vortex hovercraft	IWANTTOHOVER	KGGGDKP	✅
Cars have nitro	SPEEDFREAK	COXEFGU	✅
Perfect handling	STICKLIKEGLUE	PGGOMOY	✅
Cars can fly	CHITTYCHITTYBANGBANG	RIPAZHA	✅
Boats can fly	FLYINGFISH	AFSNMSMW	✅
Super bike jump	CJPHONEHOME	JHJOECW	✅
Invincible car	TOUCHMYCARYOUDIE	JCNRUAD	✅
Cars float when hit	BUBBLECARS	BSXSGGC	✅
Destroy all cars	ALLCARSGOBOOM	CPKTNWT	✅
Invisible cars (wheels only)	WHEELSONLYPLEASE	XICWMD	🚫

Vehicle cheats — console button sequences

Cheat	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Spawn Rhino	Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle	B, B, LB, B, B, B, LB, LT, RB, Y, B, Y	A, A, ZL, A, A, A, ZL, L, ZR, X, A, X
Spawn Hydra	Triangle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X, L1, L1, Down, Up	Y, Y, X, B, A, LT, LT, Down, Up	X, X, Y, A, B, L, L, Down, Up
Spawn Hunter	Circle, X, L1, Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, R1, R2, L2, L1, L1	B, A, LT, B, B, LT, B, RT, RB, LB, LT, LT	A, B, L, A, A, L, A, R, ZR, ZL, L, L
Spawn Monster Truck	Right, Up, R1, R1, R1, Down, Triangle, Triangle, X, Circle, L1, L1	Right, Up, RT, RT, RT, Down, Y, Y, A, B, LT, LT	Right, Up, R, R, R, Down, X, X, B, A, L, L
Spawn Quadbike	Left, Left, Down, Down, Up, Up, Square, Circle, Triangle, R1, R2	Left, Left, Down, Down, Up, Up, X, B, Y, RT, RB	Left, Left, Down, Down, Up, Up, Y, A, X, R, ZR
Spawn Bloodring Banger	Down, R1, Circle, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, Left, Left	Down, RT, B, LB, LB, A, RT, LT, Left, Left	Down, R, A, ZL, ZL, B, R, L, Left, Left
Spawn Caddy	Circle, L1, Up, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, Circle, X	B, LT, Up, RT, LB, A, RT, LT, B, A	A, L, Up, R, ZL, B, R, L, A, B
Spawn Dozer	R2, L1, L1, Right, Right, Up, Up, X, L1, Left	RB, LT, LT, Right, Right, Up, Up, A, LT, Left	ZR, L, L, Right, Right, Up, Up, B, L, Left
Spawn Hotring Racer #1	R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1	RT, B, RB, Right, LT, LB, A, A, X, RT	R, A, ZR, Right, L, ZL, B, B, Y, R
Spawn Hotring Racer #2	R2, L1, Circle, Right, L1, R1, Right, Up, Circle, R2	RB, LT, B, Right, LT, RT, Right, Up, B, RB	ZR, L, A, Right, L, R, Right, Up, A, ZR
Spawn Rancher	Up, Right, Right, L1, Right, Up, X, L2	Up, Right, Right, LT, Right, Up, A, LB	Up, Right, Right, L, Right, Up, B, ZL
Spawn Romero	Down, R2, Down, R1, L2, Left, R1, L1, Left, Right	Down, RB, Down, RT, LB, Left, RT, LT, Left, Right	Down, ZR, Down, R, ZL, Left, R, L, Left, Right
Spawn Stretch	R2, Up, L2, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right	RB, Up, LB, Left, Left, RT, LT, B, Right	ZR, Up, ZL, Left, Left, R, L, A, Right
Spawn Stuntplane	Circle, Up, L1, L2, Down, R1, L1, L1, Left, Left, X, Triangle	B, Up, LT, LB, Down, RT, LT, LT, Left, Left, A, Y	A, Up, L, ZL, Down, R, L, L, Left, Left, B, X
Spawn Tanker	R1, Up, Left, Right, R2, Up, Right, Square, Right, L2, L1, L1	RT, Up, Left, Right, RB, Up, Right, X, Right, LB, LT, LT	R, Up, Left, Right, ZR, Up, Right, Y, Right, ZL, L, L
Spawn Trashmaster	Circle, R1, Circle, R1, Left, Left, R1, L1, Circle, Right	B, RT, B, RT, Left, Left, RT, LT, B, Right	A, R, A, R, Left, Left, R, L, A, Right
Spawn Vortex	Triangle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X, L1, L2, Down, Down	Y, Y, X, B, A, LT, LB, Down, Down	X, X, Y, A, B, L, ZL, Down, Down
Cars have nitro	Left, Triangle, R1, L1, Up, Square, Triangle, Down, Circle, L2, L1, L1	Left, Y, RT, LT, Up, X, Y, Down, B, LB, LT, LT	Left, X, R, L, Up, Y, X, Down, A, ZL, L, L
Perfect handling	Triangle, R1, R1, Left, R1, L1, R2, L1	Y, RT, RT, Left, RT, LT, RB, LT	X, R, R, Left, R, L, ZR, L
Cars can fly	Square, Down, L2, Up, L1, Circle, Up, X, Left	X, Down, LB, Up, LT, B, Up, A, Left	Y, Down, ZL, Up, L, A, Up, B, Left
Boats can fly	R2, Circle, Up, L1, Right, R1, Right, Up, Square, Triangle	RB, B, Up, LT, Right, RT, Right, Up, X, Y	ZR, A, Up, L, Right, R, Right, Up, Y, X
Super bike jump	Triangle, Square, Circle, Circle, Square, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, L2, R1, R2	Y, X, B, B, X, B, B, LT, LB, LB, RT, RB	X, Y, A, A, Y, A, A, L, ZL, ZL, R, ZR
Invincible car	L1, L2, L2, Up, Down, Down, Up, R1, R2, R2	LT, LB, LB, Up, Down, Down, Up, RT, RB, RB	ZL, L, L, Up, Down, Down, Up, ZR, R, R
Cars float when hit	Square, R2, Down, Down, Left, Down, Left, Left, L2, X	X, RB, Down, Down, Left, Down, Left, Left, LB, A	Y, ZR, Down, Down, Left, Down, Left, Left, ZL, B
Destroy all cars	R2, L2, R1, L1, L2, R2, Square, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1	RB, LB, RT, LT, LB, RB, X, Y, B, Y, LB, LT	ZR, ZL, R, L, ZL, ZR, Y, X, A, X, ZL, L
Invisible cars (wheels only)	Triangle, L1, Triangle, R2, Square, L1, L1	Y, LT, Y, RB, X, LT, LT	X, L, X, ZR, Y, L, L

NPC and pedestrian behavior cheats

These codes modify how the city’s population behaves — some subtly, some in ways that turn Los Santos into a warzone within seconds. The riot code (IOJUFZN) and pedestrian chaos code (AJLOJYQY) are functionally similar but distinct: chaos makes pedestrians erratic and violent, riot specifically triggers the full panic-and-fight state the game uses for certain story events. Stack them and the streets clear out fast.

The recruit codes — pistol (SJMAHPE), AK-47 (BMTPWHR), and rocket launcher (ZSOXFSQ) — let you conscript any random NPC into your gang by targeting them with the relevant weapon. The rocket launcher version is exactly as chaotic as it sounds.

Cheat	PC Phrase	PC Code	Remaster
Gang members everywhere	ONLYHOMIESALLOWED	MROEMZH	✅
Gangs control streets	BETTERSTAYINDOORS	BIFBUZZ	✅
Recruit anyone (pistol)	WANNABEINMYGANG	SJMAHPE	✅
Recruit anyone (AK-47)	NOONECANSTOPUS	BMTPWHR	✅
Recruit anyone (rocket launcher)	ROCKETMAYHEM	ZSOXFSQ	✅
Pedestrian chaos	ROUGHNEIGHBOURHOOD	AJLOJYQY	✅
Pedestrian riot	STATEOFEMERGENCY	IOJUFZN	✅
Pedestrians attack you	STOPPICKINGONME	BAGOWPG	✅
Pedestrians attack with guns	ATTACKOFTHEVILLAGEPEOPLE	BGLUAWML	✅
Pedestrians have weapons	SURROUNDEDBYNUTTERS	FOOOXFT	✅
Pedestrians are Elvis	BLUESUEDESHOES	ASBHGRB	✅
Beach theme	LIFESABEACH	CIKGCGX	✅
Carnival theme	CRAZYTOWN	PRIEBJ	✅
Gimp theme	LOVECONQUERSALL	BEKKNQV	✅
Rural theme	HICKSVILLE	FVTMNBZ	✅
Triad theme	NINJATOWN	AFPHULTL	✅
Ghost town (rare spawns)	GHOSTTOWN	THGLOJ	✅
Aggressive drivers	ALLDRIVERSARECRIMINALS	YLTEICZ	✅
All green traffic lights	DONTTRYANDSTOPME	ZEIIVG	✅
Black cars only	SOLONGASITSBLACK	IOWDLAC	✅
Pink cars only	PINKISTHENEWCOOL	LLQPFBN	✅
Cheap cars dominate traffic	EVERYONEISPOOR	BGKGTJH	✅
Sports cars dominate traffic	EVERYONEISRICH	GUSNDHE	✅

NPC cheats — console button sequences

Cheat	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Gang members everywhere	Left, Right, Right, Right, Left, X, Down, Up, Square, Right, Down	Left, Right, Right, Right, Left, A, Down, Up, X, Right, Down	Left, Right, Right, Right, Left, B, Down, Up, Y, Right, Down
Gangs control streets	L2, Up, R1, R1, Left, R1, R1, R2, Right, Down	LB, Up, RT, RT, Left, RT, RT, RB, Right, Down	ZL, Up, R, R, Left, R, R, ZR, Right, Down
Recruit anyone (rocket launcher)	R2, R2, R2, X, L2, L1, R1, L2, Down, X	RB, RB, RB, A, LB, LT, RT, LT, Down, A	ZR, ZR, ZR, B, ZL, L, R, ZL, Down, B
Recruit anyone (pistol)	Down, Square, Up, R2, R2, Up, Right, Right, Up	Down, X, Up, RB, RB, Up, Right, Right, Up	Down, Y, Up, ZR, ZR, Up, Right, Right, Up
Pedestrian chaos	L2, Right, L1, Triangle, Right, Right, R1, L1, Right, L1, L1, L1	LB, Right, LT, Y, Right, Right, RT, LT, Right, LT, LT, LT	ZL, Right, L, X, Right, Right, R, L, Right, L, L, L
Pedestrians are Elvis	L1, Circle, Triangle, L1, L1, Square, L2, Up, Down, Left	LT, B, Y, LT, LT, X, LB, Up, Down, Left	L, A, X, L, L, Y, ZL, Up, Down, Left
Pedestrian riot	Down, Left, Up, Left, X, R2, R1, L2, L1	Down, Left, Up, Left, A, RT, RB, LT, LB	Down, Left, Up, Left, B, ZR, R, ZL, L
Pedestrians attack you	Down, Up, Up, Up, X, R2, R1, L2, L2	Down, Up, Up, Up, A, RT, RB, LT, LT	Down, Up, Up, Up, B, ZR, R, ZL, ZL
Pedestrians attack with guns	X, L1, Up, Square, Down, X, L2, Triangle, Down, R1, L1, L1	A, LT, Up, X, Down, A, LB, Y, Down, RT, LT, LT	B, L, Up, Y, Down, B, ZL, X, Down, R, L, L
Pedestrians have weapons	R2, R1, X, Triangle, X, Triangle, Up, Down	RT, RB, A, Y, A, Y, Up, Down	ZR, R, B, X, B, X, Up, Down
Beach theme	Up, Up, Down, Down, Square, Circle, L1, R1, Triangle, Down	Up, Up, Down, Down, X, B, LT, RT, Y, Down	Up, Up, Down, Down, Y, A, L, R, X, Down
Carnival theme	Triangle, Triangle, L1, Square, Square, Circle, Square, Down, Circle	Y, Y, LT, X, X, B, X, Down, B	X, X, L, Y, Y, A, Y, Down, A
Gimp theme	Square, Right, Square, Square, L2, X, Triangle, X, Triangle	X, Right, X, X, LB, A, Y, A, Y	Y, Right, Y, Y, ZL, B, X, B, X
Rural theme	L1, L1, R1, R1, L2, L1, R2, Down, Left, Up	LT, LT, RT, RT, LB, LT, RB, Down, Left, Up	L, L, R, R, ZL, L, ZR, Down, Left, Up
Triad theme	X, X, Down, R2, L2, Circle, R1, Circle, Square	A, A, Down, RB, LB, B, RT, B, X	B, B, Down, ZR, ZL, A, R, A, Y
Ghost town (rare spawns)	X, Down, Up, R2, Down, Triangle, L1, Triangle, Left	A, Down, Up, RB, Down, Y, LT, Y, Left	B, Down, Up, ZR, Down, X, L, X, Left
Aggressive drivers	R2, Circle, R1, L2, Left, R1, L1, R2, L2	RB, B, RT, LB, Left, RT, LT, RB, LB	ZR, A, R, ZL, Left, R, L, ZR, ZL
All green traffic lights	Right, R1, Up, L2, L2, Left, R1, L1, R1, R1	Right, RT, Up, LB, LB, Left, RT, LT, RT, RT	Right, R, Up, ZL, ZL, Left, R, L, R, R
Black cars	Circle, L2, Up, R1, Left, X, R1, L1, Left, Circle	B, LB, Up, RT, Left, A, RT, LT, Left, B	A, ZL, Up, R, Left, B, R, L, Left, A
Pink cars	Circle, L1, Down, L2, Left, X, R1, L1, Right, Circle	B, LT, Down, LB, Left, A, RT, LT, Right, B	A, L, Down, ZL, Left, B, R, L, Right, A
Cheap cars in traffic	L2, Right, L1, Up, X, L1, L2, R2, R1, L1, L1, L1	LB, Right, LT, Up, A, LT, LB, RB, RT, LT, LT, LT	ZL, Right, L, Up, B, L, ZL, ZR, R, L, L, L
Sports cars in traffic	Up, L1, R1, Up, Right, Up, X, L2, X, L1	Up, LT, RT, Up, Right, Up, A, LB, A, LT	Up, L, R, Up, Right, Up, B, ZL, B, L

World and environment cheats

Weather and time codes are mostly cosmetic but genuinely change how Los Santos feels. Fog and rain kill visibility in a way that makes the wanted system significantly harder to manage — useful if you want an artificial difficulty spike. Sandstorm is arguably the most dramatic: it reduces draw distance dramatically and tints the whole world an unsettling amber. Time lock codes (OFVIAC for 9pm, XJVSNAJ for midnight) keep the city permanently dark, which pairs well with the gang warfare codes for a different atmosphere entirely.

The two speed modifier codes — slow motion (LIYOAAY) and fast forward (PPGWJHT) — can be toggled up to three times each for increasingly extreme effects. Enter the slow-motion code three times and combat turns into something almost balletic. Community testing suggests the 3x slow-motion state can occasionally cause physics glitches with ragdoll NPCs — not game-breaking, but worth knowing.

Cheat	PC Phrase	PC Code	Remaster
Slow motion (stackable ×3)	SLOWITDOWN	LIYOAAY	✅
Fast forward (stackable ×3)	SPEEDITUP	PPGWJHT	✅
Time passes faster	TIMEJUSTFLIESBY	YSOHNUL	✅
Lock time at 9pm	DONTBRINGONTHENIGHT	OFVIAC	✅
Lock time at midnight	NIGHTPROWLER	XJVSNAJ	✅
Cloudy weather	DULLDULLDAY	ALNSFMZO	✅
Foggy weather	CANTSEEWHEREIMGOING	CFVFGMJ	✅
Rainy weather	STAYINANDWATCHTV	AUIFRVQS	✅
Sandstorm	SANDINMYEARS	CWJXUOC	✅
Sunny weather	SCOTTISHSUMMER	MGHXYRM	✅
Very sunny weather	TOODAMNHOT	ICIKPYH	✅

World cheats — console button sequences

Cheat	PlayStation	Xbox	Switch
Slow motion	Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R2, R1	Y, Up, Right, Down, X, RT, RB	X, Up, Right, Down, Y, ZR, R
Fast forward	Triangle, Up, Right, Down, L2, L1, Square	Y, Up, Right, Down, LT, LB, X	X, Up, Right, Down, ZL, L, Y
Time passes faster	Circle, Circle, L1, Square, L1, Square, Square, Square, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle	B, B, LT, X, LT, X, X, X, LT, Y, B, Y	A, A, L, Y, L, Y, Y, Y, L, X, A, X
Lock time at 9pm	Left, Left, L2, R1, Right, Square, Square, L1, L2, X	Left, Left, LB, RT, Right, X, X, LT, LB, A	Left, Left, ZL, R, Right, Y, Y, L, ZL, B
Lock time at midnight	Square, L1, R1, Right, X, Up, L1, Left, Left	X, LT, RT, Right, A, Up, LT, Left, Left	Y, L, R, Right, B, Up, L, Left, Left
Cloudy weather	L2, Down, Down, Left, Square, Left, R2, Square, X, R1, L1, L1	LB, Down, Down, Left, X, Left, RB, X, A, RT, LT, LT	ZL, Down, Down, Left, Y, Left, ZR, Y, B, R, L, L
Foggy weather	R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, X	RB, A, LT, LT, LB, LB, LB, A	ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, B
Rainy weather	R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Circle	RB, A, LT, LT, LB, LB, LB, B	ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, A
Sandstorm	Up, Down, L1, L1, L2, L2, L1, L2, R1, R2	Up, Down, LT, LT, LB, LB, LT, LB, RT, RB	Up, Down, L, L, ZL, ZL, L, ZL, R, ZR
Sunny weather	R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Square	RB, A, LT, LT, LB, LB, LB, X	ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, Y
Very sunny weather	R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Down	RB, A, LT, LT, LB, LB, LB, Down	ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, Down

How to activate cheats on each platform

PC: Type the phrase or code directly while playing — the game must not be paused. There’s no text box; San Andreas reads your keypresses in real time. Either the word phrase (e.g. HESOYAM) or the shorter code works. A white message appears in the top-left corner confirming activation. If nothing happens, make sure you’re not in a cutscene or menu.

PlayStation (PS2 through PS5): Enter the button sequence listed in the console tables above during gameplay. The same sequences work across every PlayStation version, including the PS5 release of the Definitive Edition — provided the cheat isn’t marked as incompatible with the remaster. You can also connect a USB keyboard to your PlayStation and type the PC codes if you prefer.

Xbox (original through Series X): Same process — input the button sequence during active gameplay. PC players with a controller connected can alternatively use Xbox sequences instead of typing.

Nintendo Switch: Button sequences function identically to PlayStation and Xbox. The Switch button layout maps as: B = PlayStation Circle, A = Cross, X = Triangle, Y = Square, L/ZL = L1/L2, R/ZR = R1/R2.

“Once you save with cheats active, there’s no clean recovery — the achievements flag is embedded in the save data permanently.” — widely confirmed by San Andreas community testing across all platforms

Three things that will ruin your save if you ignore them

Don’t save with cheats active. Some codes — particularly the NPC behavior and wanted level modifiers — can create soft-lock states that prevent mission progression. If BETTERSTAYINDOORS (gangs control streets) is active when you save, certain story triggers may not fire correctly. Always deactivate cheats before saving, or use a dedicated cheat sandbox save.

Achievements are gone the moment you use a cheat. This applies to all platforms. The flag is set the instant a code activates and cannot be reversed by deactivating the cheat. If you care about the trophy list, run a completely separate save file for cheat experimentation.

Two cheats are missing from the Definitive Edition. OUIQDMW (full weapon aiming in vehicles) and XICWMD (invisible cars) were not carried over to the remaster that launched in November 2021. They remain functional on original PC, PS2, PS3, and Xbox releases. Every other code in this database is confirmed working in the remaster as of January 2026.