Every cheat for GTA San Andreas on PS4 is entered as a button combination on the DualShock 4 during normal gameplay — there is no menu, no console and no text box. The codes are the original PlayStation 2 combinations, unchanged, and they work on both the 2015 PS4 re-release and the 2021 Definitive Edition. The one thing to know before you start: in the Definitive Edition, entering any cheat disables trophies for the rest of that session.
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| Game | Platform | Genre | Why It’s Great | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | PS2, PS3, PS4, PC, Mobile, Switch | Open-World Action | Three full cities, RPG-style stats, gang wars and the deepest cheat list in the series | 9.5/10 |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PS2, PS3, PS4, PC, Mobile | Open-World Action | Tighter and funnier, with the best licensed soundtrack Rockstar assembled | 9.3/10 |
| Grand Theft Auto III | PS2, PS3, PC, Mobile | Open-World Action | The blueprint every 3D open-world game still borrows from | 9.0/10 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360/One/Series, PC | Open-World Action | Returns to Los Santos with three protagonists and the series’ best heists | 9.8/10 |
| Bully: Scholarship Edition | Xbox 360, PC, Wii, Mobile | Open-World Adventure | Same sandbox design, transplanted into a boarding school | 8.4/10 |
| Saints Row 2 | PS3, Xbox 360, PC | Open-World Action | The rival that matched San Andreas for customisation breadth | 8.4/10 |
| Sleeping Dogs | PS3, Xbox 360, PC | Open-World Action | Undercover Hong Kong thriller with excellent hand-to-hand combat | 8.5/10 |
| Mafia II | PS3, Xbox 360, PC | Open-World Crime Drama | A focused, well-written period mob story rather than a sprawling sandbox | 8.2/10 |
How to Enter a Cheat for GTA San Andreas PS4 Style
Unpause the game, make sure you have control of CJ, and press the buttons in sequence with roughly half a second or less between each input. A short on-screen message confirms success. Opening the map, the pause menu or the weapon wheel cancels the string entirely, so stand still somewhere quiet and enter the whole code in one go.
The DualShock 4’s D-pad is where these codes usually fail. Many combinations use Left, Right, Up and Down repeatedly, and a worn pad drops presses without any feedback. If a code fails three times in a row, it is almost certainly the controller rather than your timing.
Essential Survival Cheats
Infinite Health: Down, X, Right, Left, Right, R1, Right, Down, Up, Triangle. You still drown and still take blast damage.
Infinite Ammo, No Reload: L1, R1, Square, R1, Left, R2, R1, Left, Square, Down, L1, L1.
Clear Wanted Level: Circle, Right, Circle, Right, Left, Square, Triangle, Up.
Infinite Lung Capacity: Down, Left, L1, Down, Down, R2, Down, L2, Down. Essential for the underwater collectibles.
Adrenaline Mode (slow motion): Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R2, R1.
Weapon Set Cheats
Weapon Set One: R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up.
Weapon Set Two: R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left.
Weapon Set Three: R1, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down.
Note the shared prefix — the first eight inputs are identical across all three, and only the tail differs. That makes them easy to memorise but also easy to fumble into the wrong tier.
Vehicle and Flight Cheats on PS4
Spawn Hydra (VTOL jet): Triangle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X, L1, L1, Down, Up.
Spawn Rhino (tank): Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle.
Spawn Jetpack: L1, L2, R1, R2, Up, Down, Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, Up, Down, Left, Right. Sixteen inputs — the hardest code in the game to land.
Spawn Bloodring Banger: Down, R1, Circle, L2, L2, X, R1, L1, Left, Left.
Spawn Parachute: Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, Up, Down, Right, L1.
Cars Can Fly: Square, Down, L2, Up, L1, Circle, Up, X, Left.
Perfect Handling: Triangle, R1, R1, Left, R1, L1, R2, L1.
Character and Chaos Cheats
Max Muscle: Triangle, Up, Up, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Left.
Pedestrians Riot: Down, Left, Up, Left, X, R2, R1, L2, L1. Treat this one with real caution — it can kill NPCs a later mission requires.
Six Star Wanted Level: Circle, Right, Circle, Right, Left, Square, X, Down.
The Trophy and Save-File Reality on PS4
The two PS4 versions behave slightly differently. The 2015 re-release is a PS2 emulation-based port with a simple trophy list, and cheats generally do not stop trophies from popping but can corrupt progress in the same ways the PS2 original did. The Definitive Edition explicitly disables trophy unlocking once a cheat is entered, and only reloading a save or restarting restores it.
Either way, keep a clean manual save before experimenting. Riot mode, flying cars and invisible-vehicle codes have a long documented history of breaking mission scripts and autosaves in San Andreas, and no cheat is worth losing a fifty-hour file over. Never enter a cheat while a story mission is actively running.
Getting the Best Out of San Andreas on Modern Hardware
A sixteen-input jetpack code is a genuine hardware test, and a tired DualShock 4 will fail it every time — our best gaming controllers buying guide covers what to replace it with. The Definitive Edition’s rebuilt lighting rewards a decent panel, which is what our best 4K TVs for gaming guide and our best gaming monitors for console play guide are for.
San Andreas is fundamentally a radio-station game, so audio matters more than the visuals — see our best gaming headsets under $100 roundup. Both PS4 versions load faster from external storage, covered in our best external SSDs for consoles guide. And if you are settling in for the full three-city campaign, our best gaming chairs buying guide is the practical purchase most players put off too long.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does every cheat for GTA San Andreas PS4 use the same codes as PS2?
Yes, the button combinations are carried over unchanged from the PlayStation 2 original, so any PS2 code list will work on the PS4 versions. This applies to both the 2015 re-release and the 2021 Definitive Edition, and it also means Xbox players can use the same sequences with the equivalent face and shoulder buttons substituted.
Will using cheats block trophies on the PS4 San Andreas?
In the Definitive Edition, entering any cheat disables trophy unlocking for the remainder of that session, and reloading a save or restarting the game restores normal tracking. The older 2015 PS4 re-release is less strict, but cheats there can still corrupt progress in the same ways they did on the PS2 original.
Is there a money cheat for San Andreas on PS4?
The Infinite Health code on console also grants money and armour in the same way the PC code HESOYAM does, giving you a large cash injection alongside a full health and armour refill. It can be re-entered repeatedly, which makes it effectively an unlimited money source in single player.
Why does the jetpack cheat never work for me on PS4?
The jetpack requires sixteen consecutive inputs entered within a very tight window, making it by far the most demanding code in the game. A single dropped D-pad press invalidates the entire string silently, and a worn DualShock 4 pad is the usual cause, so try again on a newer controller before assuming the code is wrong.
