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Coming off the back of the reveal of Grand Theft Auto 6, it's an excellent time for revisiting GTA: Vice City as the series heads Florida-ward once more. (Technically, it's the state of Leonida in the GTA universe, but hearing about the latest "Leonida man" antics doesn't have quite the same punch.) Whether returning to Rockstar's homage to neon excess, or coming to it for the first time, Vice City's cheats are the perfect way to spice up any playthrough. Sure, you can do the boring stuff—giving yourself full weapons and armour. But you can also cause indiscriminate chaos by spawning tanks and arming pedestrians. Tommy Vercetti isn't a man known for his restraint.
It's an eclectic selection of options, but unfortunately, unlike GTA 3 cheats and GTA: San Andreas cheats, there is no GTA: Vice city money cheat. You'll have to earn those bucks the hard way. Or by gifting yourself an advanced weapons set and regenerating health.
Before you enter GTA: Vice City cheat codes
So you want to use a GTA: Vice City cheat. That's fine—no judgement here—but there is one important thing to remember: always save before entering a GTA: Vice City cheat, ideally on a separate file. Some cheats can be disabled by re-entering the code. Others will wear off when you quit and restart the game. But some, like the pedestrian riot cheat, are permanent, and can't be turned off.
These permanent cheats require you to reload to a prior save state, and so it makes sense to contain the chaos to a new file. Otherwise you could potentially mess up many, many hours of progress. Don't take that chance.
How to use GTA: Vice City Cheats on PC
Here's the easy part. To activate a GTA: Vice City cheat, just load up your game and type in one of the codes listed below. There's no console command menu or anything like that: just type while in-game and enjoy your reward. Simple.
GTA: Vice City – The Definitive Edition cheats
The awkwardly named GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition launched in 2021, giving us remastered versions of GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas.
The majority of GTA: Vice City's current cheat codes will work with the new Definitive Edition release—they're an iconic part of the original games, after all, and it makes sense for Rockstar to retain them. The tables below detail what works and what doesn't in the remastered version.
All GTA: Vice City Cheats
Player cheats
| Cheat | Code | Remaster? |
|---|---|---|
| Suicide | ICANTTAKEITANYMORE | Yes |
| Ladies' man | FANNYMAGNET | Yes |
| Full armor | PRECIOUSPROTECTION | Yes |
| Full health | ASPIRINE | Yes |
| Basic weapons | THUGSTOOLS | Yes |
| Intermediate weapons | PROFESSIONALTOOLS | Yes |
| Advanced weapons | NUTTERTOOLS | Yes |
Vehicle cheats
| Cheat | Code | Remaster? |
|---|---|---|
| All traffic lights green | GREENLIGHT | Yes |
| Amphibious cars | SEAWAYS | Yes |
| Big wheels | LOADSOFLITTLETHINGS | Yes |
| Black cars | IWANTITPAINTEDBLACK | Yes |
| Flying boats | AIRSHIP | Yes |
| Flying vehicles | COMEFLYWITHME | Yes |
| Handling buff | GRIPISEVERYTHING | Yes |
| Invisible cars | WHEELSAREALLINEED | No |
| Nearby vehicles explode | BIGBANG | Yes |
| Pink cars | AHAIRDRESSERSCAR | Yes |
| Road rage | MIAMITRAFFIC | Yes |
| Spawn alt Bloodring Banger | GETTHEREQUICKLY | Yes |
| Spawn alt Hotring Racer | GETTHEREAMAZINGLYFAST | Yes |
| Spawn Bloodring Banger | TRAVELINSTYLE | Yes |
| Spawn caddie | BETTERTHANWALKING | Yes |
| Spawn hearse | THELASTRIDE | Yes |
| Spawn Hotring Racer | GETTHEREVERYFASTINDEED | Yes |
| Spawn limo | ROCKANDROLLCAR | Yes |
| Spawn Sabre Turbo | GETTHEREFAST | Yes |
| Spawn tank | PANZER | Yes |
| Spawn Trashmaster | RUBBISHCAR | Yes |
Wanted cheats
| Cheat | Code | Remaster? |
|---|---|---|
| Increase wanted level by two | YOUWONTTAKEMEALIVE | Yes |
| Lower wanted level to zero | LEAVEMEALONE | Yes |
NPC cheats
| Cheat | Code | Remaster? |
|---|---|---|
| Armed female pedestrians | CHICKSWITHGUNS | Yes |
| Armed pedestrians | OURGODGIVENRIGHTTOBEARARMS | Yes |
| Hostile pedestrians | NOBODYLIKESME | Yes |
| Riot | FIGHTFIGHTFIGHT | Yes |
World cheats
| Cheat | Code | Remaster? |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudy weather | APLEASANTDAY | Yes |
| Foggy weather | CANTSEEATHING | Yes |
| Quick clock | LIFEISPASSINGMEBY | Yes |
| Rainy weather | CATSANDDOGS | Yes |
| Slow down gameplay | BOOOOOORING | Yes |
| Speed up gameplay | ONSPEED | Yes |
| Sunny weather | ALOVELYDAY | Yes |
| Very cloudy weather | ABITDRIEG | Yes |
Skin cheats
| Cheat | Code | Remaster? |
|---|---|---|
| Candy Suxxx | IWANTBIGTITS | Yes |
| Dick | WELOVEOURDICK | Yes |
| Hilary | ILOOKLIKEHILARY | Yes |
| Jezz | ROCKANDROLLMAN | Yes |
| Ken | MYSONISALAWYER | Yes |
| Lance | LOOKLIKELANCE | Yes |
| Mercedes | FOXYLITTLETHING | Yes |
| Phil | ONEARMEDBANDIT | Yes |
| Pedestrian | STILLLIKEDRESSINGUP | Yes |
| Ricardo | CHEATSHAVEBEENCRACKED | Yes |
| Sonny | IDONTHAVETHEMONEYSONNY | Yes |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cheats: Codes unique to PC
While the codes above all have the same effects on console, albeit with different inputs, the following are PC only. Here they are:
PC-only cheats
| Cheat | Code | Remaster? |
|---|---|---|
| Thick arms/legs | DEEPFRIEDMARSBARS | No |
| Thin arms/legs | PROGRAMMER | No |
| Smoke a cigarette | CERTAINDEATH | No |
| Make pedestrians enter your car | HOPINGIRL | No |
