GTA III accepts typed words on PC and button sequences on consoles. The important complication is edition: the original Xbox controller uses Black and White buttons, while the Definitive Edition uses modern bumper and trigger labels. Mixing those layouts can make an otherwise familiar sequence fail.
This guide selects useful codes and explains the differences. It is not a hands-on verification of every port. For Claude, the developers and Liberty City's three islands, see the GTA III profile.
GTA III PC cheat codes
Type the word during play, without inserting spaces. The code is not a message for the in-game phone. Move away from immediate danger first so ordinary gameplay inputs do not complicate the attempt.
Restore health:
GESUNDHEIT.Restore armor:
TORTOISE.Obtain weapons:
GUNSGUNSGUNS.Add $250,000:
IFIWEREARICHMAN.Remove wanted level:
NOPOLICEPLEASE.Add two wanted stars:
MOREPOLICEPLEASE.Spawn a Rhino tank:
GIVEUSATANK.Sunny weather:
SKINCANCERFORME.Fog:
PEASOUP.
The Grand Theft Wiki code list documents these effects. Health, armor and money are separate entries in GTA III; do not assume the combined San Andreas health-and-cash code belongs here.
PlayStation sequences
Use the directional pad for Left, Down, Right and Up. Cross means the PlayStation cross-shaped button, avoiding confusion with an Xbox X button.
Health:
R2, R2, L1, R1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.Armor:
R2, R2, L1, L2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.Weapons:
R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.Money:
R2, R2, L1, L1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.
The repeated directional ending makes the first four buttons especially important. Health, armor, weapons and cash can look similar on a handwritten list, but the fourth input changes the result.
Original Xbox
These labels refer to the original controller. GTA Guide's historical reference records the original layout separately from the modern remaster.
Health:
Black, Black, LT, RT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.Armor:
Black, Black, LT, White, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.Weapons:
Black, Black, LT, Black, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.
If playing an older release through compatibility software, check how that software maps Black and White. The physical location of a modern button does not by itself establish the old input it represents.
Xbox Definitive Edition
For the modern remaster, GTABase's edition-specific list documents these sequences:
Health:
RT, RT, LB, RB, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.Armor:
RT, RT, LB, LT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.Weapons:
RT, RT, LB, RT, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.
Use the Definitive Edition guide for the wider collection, including Switch and mobile considerations. Not every old visual-effect cheat survived unchanged.
Classic mobile releases
Historical Android references describe keyboard-based entry, but that is not the same as a guaranteed touch-screen cheat field in every version. The older iOS release should not be assigned Android keyboard instructions without checking support. The mobile Definitive Edition is another product again.
The historical guide also documents that a familiar tank code can behave differently on Android. That is why this article labels the PC tank entry as PC rather than claiming identical vehicle spawning on every mobile port.
Save risks and troubleshooting
Keep an untouched save before experimenting. Pedestrian riot and hostile-pedestrian effects can interfere with missions; this practical list leaves them out. Do not assume that re-entering every code reverses its effect or that a restart removes consequences already written into a save.
If a sequence fails, check the game edition, the input labels and the directional pad first. If it succeeds but a mission remains difficult, remember that restoring Claude's health does not repair every objective, protect every accompanying character or replace the mission's required actions.
For the next game in release order, use the Vice City cheat guide. Similar-looking controller patterns are not a reason to mix the two games' code lists.
Sources & verification
Sources last verified on . This article covers published information, not hands-on testing.
Editorial & update notes
AI-assisted research and writing based on the linked references. This is not a hands-on review. Cheat codes have not been tested by NextPlayIntel; platform and edition limitations are explained in the guide. Images are labelled AI-generated illustrations, not gameplay screenshots.
