Grand Theft Auto III Cheats, Codes & Secrets

Last Updated on Aug 16, 2023

This page contains cheats, hints, Easter eggs, secrets, and tips for Grand Theft Auto III. We will continually update this page when we come across more useful cheats and tips.

Grand Theft Auto 3 is one of the most popular and influential games. The game's massive open world, Liberty City, was based on New York City and allowed players to explore it freely while committing all sorts of crimes. Cheats were an integral part of the GTA 3 experience, as they allowed players to do things like get infinite health or money, spawn vehicles, and access secret areas. In this cheat page, we'll take a look at some of the best GTA 3 cheats and how to use them.

Grand Theft Auto III Cheats For PC

How To Enter Cheats

To enter cheats for GTA 3 for PC, while playing, pause the game (so you don't do something accidentally when entering the cheat codes) and use the keyboard to enter one of the following GTA 3 cheat codes below. When you unpause the game, you will see the entered cheat code has become activated.

GTA 3 Cheats

Cheat Effect	Cheat Code
All Weapons	gunsgunsguns
Money - $250,000	ifiwerearichman
Full Armor	tortoise
Full Health	gesundheit
Lower Wanted Level	nopoliceplease
Raise Wanted Level	morepoliceplease
Clear Weather	skincancerforme
Foggy Weather	peasoup
Cloudy Weather	ilikescotland
Rainy Weather	ilovescotland
Increased Gore	nastylimbscheat
Change Costumes	ilikedressingup
Destroy All Cars	bangbangbang
Fast Motion	timeflieswhenyou
Flying Vehicle	chittychittybb
Improved driving skill	cornerslikemad
Pedestrians fight each other	itsallgoingmaaad
Pedestrians fight each other using weapons	weaponsforall
Pedestrians hate you	nobodylikesme
Slow Motion	boooooring
Spawn Rhino Tank	giveusatank
Speed Up Time	madweather
Turn Vehicle Invisible	anicesetofwheels

Grand Theft Auto III Cheats For PS2

Moon Secret

If you shoot the Moon when it's visible at night it will become smaller and larger. It doesn't have any effect on the game, just an overlooked Easter egg.

Repair Damaged Vehicles

Damaged vehicles can be repaired for free at your hideout at any time. Park your damaged vehicle in your garage and let the door shut, when you open it, your car will be fully restored.

Cheat Codes

Enter the following cheats during gameplay without the game being paused.

Please Note: Saving your game file while you have cheats active can corrupt your saved file. Save before playing around with cheats to avoid losing your file.

Cheat Effect	Cheat Code
Blow Up All Cars Around You	L2, R2, L1, R1, L2, R2, Triangle, Square, Circle, Triangle, L2, L1
Change Into Random Outfit	Right, Down, Left, Up, L1, L2, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Clear Weather	L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Triangle
Cloudy Weather	L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Square
Foggy Weather	L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, X
Rainy Weather	L1, L2, R1, R2, R2, R1, L2, Circle
Crazy Pedestrians With Weapons	R2, R1, Triangle, X, L2, L1, Up, Down
Extra Money Will give $250,000 at a time	R2, R2, L1, L1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Fast Motion	Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, L1, L2
Flying Cars They fly like the Dodo	Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1
Full Armor	R2, R2, L1, L2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Full Health Will repair vehicle engine if entered while in a vehicle	R2, R2, L1, R1, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up
Improved Car Skills	R1, L1, R2, L1, Left, R1, R1, Triangle
Increased Gore	Square, L1, Circle, Down, L1, R1, Triangle, Right, L1, X
Invisible Cars	L1, L1, Square, R2, Triangle, L1, Triangle
No Wanted Level	R2, R2, L1, R2, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down
Pedestrians Fight Each Other	Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L2, L1
Pedestrians Hate You	Down, Up, Left, Up, X, R1, R2, L1, L2
Raise Wanted Level	R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right
Slow Motion	Triangle, Up, Right, Down, Square, R1, R2
Spawn A Tank Make sure you have enough room to spawn it	Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, Circle, R1, L2, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Speed Up Time	Circle, Circle, Circle, Square, Square, Square, Square, Square, L1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Unlock All Weapons	R2, R2, L1, R2, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up

More Cheats: PC, PS2