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FRAME CHASERS

Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheats

Red Dead Redemption 2 has 37 official built-in cheats that are entered as text phrases (full sentences, not button combos) through the in-game Settings > Cheats menu. The phrases are identical on PC, PlayStation and Xbox, so platform is listed as "All"; only the way you open the cheat-entry box differs per platform. Roughly a dozen of the cheats stay locked until you buy and hold the specific in-game newspaper that contains them, and several of those newspapers only become available after a particular story mission/chapter. Capitalization is ignored but punctuation must match exactly.

37 cheats // pick your platform below

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Heads up // Activating ANY cheat permanently disables Trophies/Achievements for that save session and blocks all saving (manual and auto) while cheats are active. Always create a separate manual save before turning on a cheat, then reload a clean save if you want to keep earning Trophies/Achievements. Cheats only work in the single-player story mode, NOT in Red Dead Online. There is no true god-mode/invincibility cheat. Some cheats cannot be entered until you have purchased the specific newspaper that contains them, and certain newspapers only appear for sale after a given story mission/chapter (noted per cheat). These are official, built-in cheats with no ban or save-corruption risk in single-player.

How to enter cheats // PC

Pause the game, go to Settings, open the Cheats section (Enter/the on-screen prompt) and type the exact phrase, then confirm. Newspaper-locked cheats need the matching newspaper in your inventory. Save first; enabling any cheat disables saving for that session.

Money, Honor & Wanted Level07 CODES

  • Receive $500 in cashNo newspaper required. One-time payout per entry.
    Greed is now a virtue
  • Set Honor to maximumRequires Blackwater Ledger No. 67 (available after Chapter 4).
    Virtue unearned is not virtue
  • Reset Honor to neutralNote the period after 'Balance'. Some sources list this as needing no newspaper; PowerPyx lists New Hanover Gazette No. 27 (Chapter 1). If it will not accept, buy that issue first.
    Balance. All is balance
  • Set Honor to minimumRequires New Hanover Gazette No. 27 (Chapter 1).
    You revel in your disgrace, I see
  • Decrease Wanted level / clear current bountyNo newspaper required.
    You want freedom
  • Increase Wanted levelNo newspaper required.
    You want punishment
  • Clear all bounties and remove area lockdownsNo newspaper required.
    You want everyone to go away

Health, Stamina & Dead Eye10 CODES

  • Refill Health, Stamina and Dead Eye cores/barsNo newspaper required.
    You flourish before you die
  • Fortify (refill and over-fill) Health, Stamina and Dead EyeNewspaper-locked. Sources differ on the issue: PowerPyx lists Blackwater Ledger No. 68 (after Chapter 5); ScreenRant/RDR2.org list New Hanover (Hanover) Gazette No. 36 (after Chapter 6). Buy whichever you can find.
    You seek more than the world offers
  • Increase the maximum levels of Health, Stamina and Dead Eye barsNo newspaper required.
    Seek all the bounty of this place
  • Infinite Stamina (player and horse)Requires Blackwater Ledger No. 68 (available after Chapter 5).
    The lucky be strong evermore
  • Infinite Dead EyeNo newspaper required.
    Be greedy only for foresight
  • Set Dead Eye to Level 1No newspaper required.
    Guide me better
  • Set Dead Eye to Level 2No newspaper required.
    Make me better
  • Set Dead Eye to Level 3No newspaper required.
    I shall be better
  • Set Dead Eye to Level 4No newspaper required.
    I still seek more
  • Set Dead Eye to Level 5No newspaper required.
    I seek and I find

Weapons & Ammo05 CODES

  • Infinite AmmunitionRequires New Hanover Gazette No. 27 (Chapter 1). This is the cheat most often noted as obtainable from more than one paper depending on which you pick up first.
    Abundance is the dullest desire
  • Receive a set of simple/basic weaponsRequires New Hanover Gazette No. 27 (Chapter 1).
    A simple life, a beautiful death
  • Receive a set of heavy weapons (Pump-Action Shotgun, Bolt-Action Rifle, Mauser Pistol, Semi-Auto Pistol)Requires Saint Denis Times No. 46 OR Blackwater Ledger No. 65, available after the Chapter 3 mission 'Advertising, the New American Art'.
    Greed is American virtue
  • Receive a set of gunslinger weaponsUsually works with no newspaper; PowerPyx notes some players needed New Hanover Gazette No. 27 (Chapter 1).
    History is written by fools
  • Receive a set of stealth weaponsRequires New Hanover Gazette No. 27 (Chapter 1).
    Death is silence

Horses & Vehicles10 CODES

  • Spawn a race horseNo newspaper required. Note the exclamation marks.
    Run! Run! Run!
  • Spawn a superior horse (Rose Grey Bay Arabian)No newspaper required.
    You want more than you have
  • Spawn a war horseRequires Blackwater Ledger No. 72 (available in Epilogue Part I).
    You are a beast built for war
  • Spawn a random horseNo newspaper required.
    You want something new
  • Increase horse bonding with all horsesNo newspaper required.
    My kingdom is a horse
  • Call/summon your horse from any distanceNo newspaper required.
    Better than my dog
  • Spawn a wagon (with horse)No newspaper required.
    Keep your dreams simple
  • Spawn a buggy / horse and cartNo newspaper required.
    Keep your dreams light
  • Spawn a stagecoachNo newspaper required.
    The best of the old ways
  • Spawn a circus wagonRequires Blackwater Ledger No. 73 (available in Epilogue Part II). Note the question mark.
    Would you be happier as a clown?

World, Map & Misc05 CODES

  • Reveal the entire map (remove fog of war)Requires Blackwater Ledger No. 66 OR New Hanover Gazette No. 31 (available after Chapter 3). Some sources phrase it 'You long for sight but see nothing'; 'and' is the most commonly confirmed wording.
    You long for sight and see nothing
  • Learn all crafting recipesNo newspaper required.
    Eat of knowledge
  • Unlock all outfits/clothingNo newspaper required. Note the period after 'Vanity'.
    Vanity. All is vanity
  • Unlock all camp/ledger upgradesNo newspaper required.
    Share
  • Become instantly drunkNo newspaper required.
    A fool on command

On the full ID list

All 37 official text-phrase cheats are captured here with exact wording. RDR2 has no large item-ID or spawn-ID console (it is not a command-console game), so there is no massive table to summarize. The only persistent uncertainty across trusted sources is the exact newspaper issue tied to a few cheats (the 'fortify' cheat is listed as Blackwater Ledger No. 68 by PowerPyx but Hanover Gazette No. 36 by ScreenRant/RDR2.org, and 'Balance. All is balance' is listed with No. 27 by PowerPyx but as no-newspaper by ScreenRant); both possibilities are noted in the relevant cheat's notes. Newspaper sellers are found in Valentine, Annesburg, Rhodes, Saint Denis, Strawberry and Blackwater.

FAQ // Straight answers

How do you enter cheats in Red Dead Redemption 2?

Pause the game and open the Settings menu, then press the dedicated Cheats button (Triangle on PlayStation, Y on Xbox, or the Cheats option on PC). Type a cheat phrase exactly, then toggle it on. Some cheats must first be unlocked by buying or finding a specific in-game newspaper before they appear.

Do cheats disable trophies and achievements in RDR2?

Yes. Once you activate any cheat in a save, that save can no longer earn Trophies or Achievements, and you will not be able to save the game while cheats are enabled. It is best to use cheats on a separate or finished save if you still want to unlock progression rewards.

Is there a money cheat in Red Dead Redemption 2?

There is a cheat phrase that adds a fixed amount of money each time it is activated, but it must be unlocked by first obtaining a particular newspaper in the game. Like all cheats, using it disables saving and blocks Trophies and Achievements on that save.

What do you need newspapers for in RDR2 cheats?

Several cheats are locked until you purchase or read a specific newspaper sold at in-game shops as the story progresses. Once you own the right newspaper, the matching cheat phrase becomes usable in the Cheats menu. Other cheats are available from the start without any newspaper.

Do RDR2 cheats work in Red Dead Online?

No. Cheat codes only function in the single-player story mode. They cannot be used in Red Dead Online, where they would give players an unfair advantage, so the Cheats menu has no effect on the online multiplayer side of the game.

Are Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats the same on PC, PlayStation and Xbox?

The cheat phrases themselves are the same across PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Only the way you open the Cheats menu differs by platform. On console you press the assigned button in Settings, while on PC you select the Cheats option, then type the phrase to enable it.

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