PS3 GTA Five cheat codes are all entered as DualShock 3 button sequences during live gameplay — the phone-dialling cheat system that most modern guides describe only exists in the later PlayStation 4 and PC versions. That means memorising strings, and it means knowing that every cheat is temporary and that activating one blocks trophies for the rest of your session. Below is the full working list organised by category, along with the practical rules that stop you from wrecking a save file you care about.
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| Game | Platform | Genre | Why It’s Great | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V | PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC | Open-world action | Three protagonists, a heist-driven story and the largest cheat list Rockstar has shipped | 9.7/10 |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | PS3, Xbox 360, PC | Open-world action | Cheats dialled from Niko’s in-game phone, plus the series’ most grounded physics | 9.0/10 |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | PS2, PS3, PS4, Xbox, PC, Switch, Mobile | Open-world action | Three cities and a cheat list so long it became part of the game’s identity | 9.6/10 |
| Red Dead Redemption | PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Switch, PC | Open-world western | Rockstar’s finest ending, with cheats unlocked by typing in-game phrases | 9.5/10 |
| Bully: Scholarship Edition | PS3 (via PS2 classic), Xbox 360, PC, Mobile | Open-world action | Rockstar’s boarding-school sandbox, funnier and sharper than it ever gets credit for | 8.6/10 |
| Max Payne 3 | PS3, Xbox 360, PC | Third-person shooter | The best bullet-time gunplay ever made, with brutally satisfying shootdodging | 8.9/10 |
| L.A. Noire | PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, PC | Detective adventure | Facial-capture interrogations that made a genuinely new kind of investigation game | 8.5/10 |
| Saints Row: The Third | PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Switch | Open-world action | Phone-dialled cheats and total absurdity, embraced rather than apologised for | 8.3/10 |
How PS3 GTA Five cheat codes are entered
Take control of Michael, Franklin or Trevor on foot or in a vehicle, then tap the sequence quickly. You cannot enter a code from the pause menu, during a cutscene, in a phone screen or while shopping. The window between button presses is short, so a steady brisk rhythm works better than careful, spaced-out taps.
Three rules govern everything else. Cheats never save — reload and they are gone. Timed cheats such as invincibility expire and must be re-entered. And every cheat disables trophy unlocks for the current session, which only resets when you load a save.
Player and survival cheat codes
- Invincibility (five minutes): Right, X, Right, Left, Right, R1, Right, Left, X, Triangle
- Max health and armour: Circle, L1, Triangle, R2, X, Square, Circle, Right, Square, L1, L1, L1
- Recharge special ability: X, X, Square, R1, L1, X, Right, Left, X
- Fast run: Triangle, Left, Right, Right, L2, L1, Square
- Super jump: Left, Left, Triangle, Triangle, Right, Right, Left, Right, Square, R1, R2
- Parachute: Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, Left, Left, Right, L1
- Skyfall: L1, L2, R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right
Invincibility is the code people misjudge most often. It is not permanent and it is not absolute — the five-minute timer runs silently, and certain death states still apply, so treat it as heavy damage resistance rather than genuine immortality. Pair it with the parachute code before using Skyfall, which drops you from extreme altitude.
Weapon and combat cheat codes
- Give weapons and ammunition: Triangle, R2, Left, L1, X, Right, Triangle, Down, Square, L1, L1, L1
- Explosive melee attacks: Right, Left, X, Triangle, R1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L2
- Explosive ammunition: Right, Square, X, Left, R1, R2, Left, Right, Right, L1, L1, L1
- Flaming bullets: L1, R1, Square, R1, Left, R2, R1, Left, Square, Right, L1, L1
- Slow motion aim (stacks up to three times): Square, L2, R1, Triangle, Left, Square, L2, Right, X
The weapons code gives you the full arsenal with ammunition immediately, which is the fastest way to turn a routine drive into chaos. Explosive melee is the most entertaining of the set, since a single punch launches vehicles across the street. Note that explosive ammunition makes close-quarters fighting lethal to you as well, because you are standing inside your own blast radius.
Wanted level and police cheat codes
- Raise wanted level: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left
- Lower wanted level: R1, R1, Circle, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right
These two differ only in their final six directional inputs, which is exactly why players frequently summon a five-star manhunt while trying to escape one. Enter them deliberately. Also be aware that manipulating your wanted level mid-mission can break objectives that are scripted around a particular police state, in which case reloading is the only clean fix.
World and physics cheat codes
- Slow motion (stacks up to three times): Triangle, Left, Right, Right, Square, R2, R1
- Moon gravity: Left, Left, L1, R1, L1, Right, Left, L1, Left
- Slippery cars: Triangle, R1, R1, Left, R1, L1, R2, L1
- Drunk mode: Triangle, Right, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Left
- Change weather: R2, X, L1, L1, L2, L2, L2, Square
Moon gravity applies to vehicles as well as characters, which makes it the best cheat in the game for messing about with the map’s many ramps and construction sites. Stacked slow motion combined with explosive melee is the classic combination for anyone who just wants to make a video, and the weather code cycles through the available presets one press at a time.
Vehicle spawn cheat codes
Each vehicle has its own dedicated code and there is no free-form spawner on console. The most useful entries are the Comet (R1, Circle, R2, Right, L1, L2, X, X, Square, R1), the Rapid GT (R2, L1, Circle, Right, L1, R1, Right, Left, Circle, R2), the PCJ-600 (R1, Right, Left, Right, R2, Left, Right, Square, Right, L2, L1, L1) and the Buzzard attack helicopter (Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle).
Spawn aircraft in open space. The Buzzard in particular will clip into buildings and destroy itself instantly if you summon it in a narrow street, and cheat-spawned vehicles are not persistent, so nothing you create survives a reload.
What these cheats cannot do
No PS3 code affects GTA Online, because the online mode validates everything server-side. There is no cheat that adds money, unlocks properties, changes stats permanently or unlocks cut content — all four are long-running myths. There is also no phone cheat menu on PS3, so any guide telling you to dial a number is describing the enhanced console or PC releases.
If you want cheat convenience, upgrading versions is the real answer. The newer releases add the phone system, first-person mode, denser traffic and vastly shorter load times. Making that jump means thinking about hardware — our gaming monitor buying guide covers displays with low input lag, and the controller buying guide compares modern pads to an ageing DualShock 3 whose sticks have almost certainly drifted by now.
Keeping a legacy PS3 setup usable
If PS3 is what you have, a few things genuinely help. Load times on the original release are long, so patience is required after every reload. Audio is where the game still holds up best, since GTA V’s radio stations are half its personality — see our gaming headset buying guide for options that connect cleanly to older consoles.
For anyone considering a move to PC, where typed cheats and a huge mod scene await, our budget gaming PC build guide covers machines that run the game comfortably, the SSD buying guide explains how much load times improve, and the gaming mouse buying guide is worth reading if you plan to play shooters with a mouse for the first time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do PS3 GTA Five cheat codes disable trophies?
Yes, activating any cheat disables trophy unlocks for the remainder of that session, and the block only lifts once you reload a save file. Trophy hunters should keep a dedicated experimental save separate from their main progression file so cheats never interfere with a legitimate platinum run.
Why is there no phone cheat menu on the PS3 version?
The phone-number cheat system was introduced with the enhanced releases on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, which shipped a year after the original. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions were never updated to include it, so controller button sequences remain the only cheat input method on those consoles.
Can cheats break my GTA V story progress?
Cheats cannot corrupt a save, but individual missions can stall if a cheat interferes with a scripted condition, most commonly when you alter your wanted level during an objective that depends on it. Reloading the most recent autosave resolves virtually every case, so save manually before experimenting.
Are there money cheats for GTA V on PS3?
No. Rockstar deliberately shipped GTA V without any money cheat on any platform, in both story mode and online, because in-game currency underpins the online economy. Every website, video or download claiming to offer one is either describing a modification or is an outright scam.
