Grand Theft Auto V on PC keeps the full cheat system intact, and it gives you something console players never had: a developer console you can type directly into. That means no fiddly button combinations, no dropped inputs, and instant access to every invincibility, weapon and vehicle cheat Rockstar left in the game.
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This guide lists the working PC cheat codes, explains the two ways to enter them, and covers the important caveats about achievements and saves. First, some context on games that reward experimentation the way GTA V‘s cheat menu does.
| Game | Platform | Genre | Why It’s Great | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox | Open-world action | The most complete cheat list in the series, plus Director Mode | 9.5/10 |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | PC, PS4, Xbox, mobile | Open-world action | Over 100 cheats, including the legendary flying-cars code | 9.2/10 |
| Just Cause 3 | PC, PS4, Xbox One | Open-world action | Grapple physics that feel like a permanent cheat code | 8.0/10 |
| Saints Row IV | PC, PS4, Xbox, Switch | Open-world action | Superpowers make traversal absurd by design | 8.3/10 |
| Goat Simulator | PC, consoles, mobile | Physics sandbox | Built entirely around breaking its own rules | 7.0/10 |
| Teardown | PC | Heist sandbox | Fully destructible voxel buildings and a sandbox mode with no limits | 8.8/10 |
| Garry’s Mod | PC | Sandbox | Spawn anything, break everything, still going after two decades | 9.0/10 |
| Watch Dogs 2 | PC, PS4, Xbox One | Open-world hacking | Hacking tools serve the same role cheats do, but in-fiction | 8.3/10 |
How to Enter GTA 5 All PC Cheat Codes
There are two methods on PC. The first is the console: press the tilde key (~) during single-player gameplay to open a small text box, type the cheat in, and press Enter. The second works on every platform — open your character’s mobile phone, dial a cheat phone number, and press call. Both apply the effect instantly.
Cheats are not permanent. Most timed effects, such as invincibility, expire after roughly five minutes, and every cheat is wiped when you reload a save. If you want an effect back, simply re-enter the code.
Player and combat cheat codes
These are the ones you will use most often:
PAINKILLER — invincibility for about five minutes. Phone: 1-999-724-654-5537.
TURTLE — refills health and armour. Phone: 1-999-887-853.
TOOLUP — grants every weapon plus extra ammunition. Phone: 1-999-8665-87.
POWERUP — instantly recharges the character’s special ability. Phone: 1-999-769-3787.
CATCHME — faster sprinting. Phone: 1-999-228-8463.
GOTGILLS — faster swimming. Phone: 1-999-4684-2837.
HOPTOIT — much higher jumps. Phone: 1-999-467-8648.
SKYDIVE — equips a parachute. Phone: 1-999-759-3483.
Combat cheats change your ammunition type. HIGHEX gives explosive rounds, INCENDIARY sets targets on fire, and HOTHANDS turns melee punches into explosions. All three are entertaining and all three will get you a five-star wanted level in seconds.
Wanted level and police cheat codes
LAWYERUP lowers your wanted level by one star, and FUGITIVE raises it by one. Used together they make excellent tools for practising police chases: raise the heat deliberately, learn the escape routes through the storm drains and the Vinewood hills, then wipe the stars when you have had enough. This is the fastest way to get genuinely good at driving under pressure, and it is where a responsive controller earns its money — a buying guide to the best controllers for PC gaming explains what to look for in stick precision and trigger travel.
Vehicle spawn cheat codes
Typing any of these drops the vehicle beside you:
OFFROAD — Sanchez dirt bike. Phone: 1-999-633-7623.
BANDIT — BMX bicycle. Phone: 1-999-226-348.
COMET — Comet sports car. Phone: 1-999-266-38.
ROCKET — Rapid GT. Phone: 1-999-727-4348.
VINEWOOD — Stretch limousine. Phone: 1-999-846-39663.
TRASHED — Trashmaster garbage truck. Phone: 1-999-872-433.
HOLEIN1 — Caddy golf cart. Phone: 1-999-4653-461.
BUZZOFF — Buzzard attack helicopter. Phone: 1-999-289-9633.
BARNSTORM — Stunt Plane. Phone: 1-999-2276-78676.
FLYSPRAY — Duster crop-duster. Phone: 1-999-359-77729.
DEATHCAR — Duke O’Death, available once the story is complete. Phone: 1-999-3328-4227.
Note what is missing: there is no cheat for a jet, a tank or a Titan. Those still have to be stolen from Fort Zancudo or the airport. Long, high-speed chases with the Buzzard or a plane are exactly where display responsiveness matters, and the trade-offs are covered in any solid gaming monitor buying guide.
World and physics cheat codes
SLOWMO slows the whole world down and can be entered up to three times for a stronger effect. DEADEYE slows time while you are aiming, again stackable three times. FLOATER switches to moon gravity, which makes every jump comically long. SNOWDAY makes tyres lose grip as though the roads are iced. SKYFALL drops your character out of the sky — combine it with a parachute cheat unless you want to test the ragdoll physics. MAKEITRAIN cycles the weather, and LIQUOR applies the drunk-camera effect.
SLOWMO plus FLOATER is the classic stunt combination: drive a bike off the Vinewood hills and you get a genuinely cinematic slow-motion launch. Capturing those moments cleanly is what a capture card buying guide exists for.
What cheats disable, and what they do not
Using cheats in single player disables achievements and trophies for that session, and cheat use is not recorded permanently in your save — reload and you are back to normal. Cheats never touch story progress, mission completion or collectible tracking, so it is safe to mess around between missions. Critically, none of these codes work in GTA Online. Attempting to force cheats into the online mode with third-party tools is straightforward grounds for a ban.
Director Mode: the better sandbox
If what you want is creative freedom rather than a five-minute power trip, open the Rockstar Editor and choose Director Mode. It lets you play as almost any character model in the game, lock the weather and time of day, disable the police entirely, and adjust your own invincibility and speed with sliders. It is far more flexible than the cheat list and it does not expire. Video editing and long recording sessions eat storage quickly, so an SSD buying guide is worth a look before you start capturing footage.
Keeping the codes handy
Cheats are typed exactly as written, in one go, with no spaces. If nothing happens, you almost certainly missed a character or the console lost focus — click back into the game window and retry. Some players bind the most-used codes to macro keys so they can trigger invincibility mid-chase; a mechanical gaming keyboard buying guide covers which boards actually support onboard macros without extra software. For accurate aiming with explosive rounds, a gaming mouse buying guide is the other half of the setup.
Frequently Asked Questions About GTA 5 All PC Cheat Codes
Do GTA 5 cheat codes disable achievements permanently?
No. Achievements and trophies are disabled only for the current session in which a cheat is active. Reloading a save clears all cheat effects and restores normal achievement tracking, so you can experiment freely and then continue your legitimate playthrough without any lasting penalty.
Can I use these cheats in GTA Online?
Absolutely not. Every cheat listed here works only in single-player story mode. The online mode runs on Rockstar’s servers, ignores these inputs entirely, and any attempt to inject cheats using external software risks having your account suspended or permanently banned.
Is there a cheat code to spawn a jet or a tank?
Rockstar never included one. The only aircraft cheats are the Stunt Plane, the Duster crop-duster and the Buzzard attack helicopter. For a Lazer jet or a Rhino tank you have to break into Fort Zancudo military base, or steal a Titan or Jet from Los Santos International Airport.
Why is my tilde key not opening the cheat console?
The console only opens during active single-player gameplay, not in menus, cutscenes or the pause screen. Non-US keyboard layouts sometimes map the key differently, so try the key immediately left of the number one row, and use the in-game phone cheat numbers as a reliable fallback.
