GTA 5 Cheats: All Codes for PlayStation, Xbox and PC

Yes — GTA 5 still has a full set of classic cheat codes, and they work on PlayStation, Xbox and PC in story mode. You enter them with a quick controller button combo, by typing a word on PC, or by dialling a number on the in-game phone, and they cover everything from five minutes of invincibility to moon gravity. They never work in GTA Online, and switching one on disables achievements and trophies until you reload or restart your session.

How do you enter a cheat in GTA 5?

There are three ways in, and you can use whichever suits your platform. On a controller, simply press the button sequence quickly while playing — there is no cheat menu and you do not need to pause. On PC, press the tilde key (~) to open the cheat console and type the word, or use a gamepad and the same controller combos. The third route works everywhere: pull up your character's phone, open Contacts, bring up the dial pad (Square on PlayStation, X on Xbox, Spacebar on PC) and dial the cheat's number.

A short on-screen message confirms the cheat is active. Most effects last until you die, finish a mission, or switch them off by entering the code again, although invincibility only runs for five minutes before you need to re-enter it. Xbox players can use every PlayStation combo below by swapping in the equivalent buttons: LB and RB for L1 and R1, and A, B, X and Y for Cross, Circle, Square and Triangle.

What are the best survival cheats?

These are the codes that keep you alive and stocked up. The weapons cheat hands you a full loadout in one go, and the wanted-level pair is essential when a plan goes sideways:

• Invincibility (five minutes): PS: Right, X, Right, Left, Right, R1, Right, Left, X, Triangle. PC: PAINKILLER. Phone: 1-999-724-654-5537.
• Max health and armour: PS: Circle, L1, Triangle, R2, X, Square, Circle, Right, Square, L1, L1, L1. PC: TURTLE. Phone: 1-999-887-853.
• Weapons and ammo: PS: Triangle, R2, Left, L1, X, Right, Triangle, Down, Square, L1, L1, L1. PC: TOOLUP. Phone: 1-999-866-587.
• Lower wanted level: PS: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left. PC: LAWYERUP. Phone: 1-999-529-93787.
• Raise wanted level: PS: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right. PC: FUGITIVE. Phone: 1-999-384-48483.
• Recharge special ability: PS: X, X, Square, R1, L1, X, Right, Left, X. PC: POWERUP. Phone: 1-999-769-3787.

Which cheats change the physics and the fun stuff?

Once the story is safe, these are the codes that turn Los Santos into a proper toybox:

• Explosive punches: PS: Right, Left, X, Triangle, R1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L2. PC: HOTHANDS. Phone: 1-999-468-42637.
• Moon gravity: PS: Left, Left, L1, R1, L1, Right, Left, L1, Left. PC: FLOATER. Phone: 1-999-356-2837.
• Slippery cars (drift mode): PS: Triangle, R1, R1, Left, R1, L1, R2, L1. PC: SNOWDAY. Phone: 1-999-766-9329.
• Skyfall: PS: L1, L2, R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right. PC: SKYFALL. Phone: 1-999-759-3255.
• Slow motion: PS: Square, L2, R1, Triangle, Left, Square, L2, Right, X. PC: SLOWMO. Phone: 1-999-756-966. Enter it up to three times to deepen the effect; a fourth entry switches it off.
• Super jump: PS: Left, Left, Triangle, Triangle, Right, Right, Left, Right, Square, R1, R2. PC: HOPTOIT. Phone: 1-999-467-8648.

Skyfall drops you from high above the map with no parachute, so pair it with invincibility unless you want the trip to end early. Moon gravity affects vehicles too, which makes ordinary traffic hilariously uncooperative and turns every fender-bender into a slow-motion ballet.

Do cheats work in GTA Online, and do they block trophies?

No and yes, in that order. Cheats are locked to story mode entirely: entering one in GTA Online does nothing, and Rockstar treats online modding and exploits as a banning offence, so the codes are strictly a single-player toy. In story mode, the moment you activate a cheat, achievements and trophies stop unlocking for the rest of that session. They are not gone forever — quit and reload a clean save and they work again — but the sensible habit is to save your game before you start experimenting, then reload that save when you go back to playing properly.

Is there a money cheat in GTA 5?

No. Despite what countless videos claim, there is no money cheat in GTA 5 on any platform — not for story mode and not for Online. The fastest legitimate story-mode money comes from Lester's assassination missions paired with stock market investing, and in Online it comes from businesses and heists. Any site asking for your account details in order to "add money" is running a scam.

Why is a cheat not working?

Usually it is the entry speed: button combos need to be pressed briskly and in full, and one missed input breaks the chain. Check that you are in story mode rather than Online, that you are not inside a mission that locks certain effects, and that the invincibility timer has not simply expired. A few spawn-based cheats also need open space around you. If a code still refuses to fire, enter it through the phone dial pad instead — it is the most forgiving method of the three.