There are 37 Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheats. This page contains all cheat codes for RDR2 and how to unlock and activate them. Most Cheats require you to purchase Newspapers from Newspaper Vendors. More of these unlock as you progress in the story.
The Newspaper Sellers are found in: Valentine, Strawberry, Rhodes, Blackwater, Annesburg.
Each region has its own series of newspapers so be sure to buy them all.
Do note that activating cheats will disable trophies and disallows you from saving game progress! Only use these on a separate manual save for fun.
How to Activate Cheats
- PS4: Press Options-Button to open Pause Menu – Settings – Press Triangle to open Cheats List – Press Triangle to Enter Cheat Code (the ones that are marked bold in below list)
- Xbox One: Press Menu-Button to open Pause Menu – Settings – Press Y to open Cheats List – Press Y to Enter Cheat Code (the ones that are marked bold in below list)
Cheats List
Player Effect Cheats
Cheat Code: Virtue unearned is not virtue
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 67 after completing “Banking, The Old American Art” in Chapter 4
Name: Increase Honor
Description: Sets your honor to maximum
Cheat Code: Balance. All is balance
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine
Name: Neutralise Honor
Description: Resets your honor to neutral
Cheat Code: You revel in your disgrace, I see
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine
Name: Decrease Honor
Description: Sets your honor to the lowest level possible
Cheat Code: Guide me better
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 1 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the first level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code: Make me better
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 2 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the second level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code: I shall be better
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 3 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the third level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code: I still seek more
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 4 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the fourth level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code: I seek and I find
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 5 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the fifth level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code: Be greedy only for foresight
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Infinite Dead-Eye
Description: Unlimited Dead-Eye
Cheat Code: You flourish before you die
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Refill Health, Stamina & Dead-Eye Bars
Description: Instantly refills all your status bars
Cheat Code: You seek more than the world offers
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 68 after completing “Dear Uncle Tacitus” in Chapter 5
Name: Fortify Health, Stamina and Dead Eye Bars
Description: Refill and Fortify all of your bars
Cheat Code: Seek all the bounty of this place
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Increase Health, Stamina and Dead-Eye Levels
Description: Increases the level of all your bars
Cheat Code: The lucky be strong evermore
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 68 after completing “Dear Uncle Tacitus” in Chapter 5
Name: Infinite Stamina
Description: Your stamina and the stamina of your horse never run out
Cheat Code: A fool on command
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Drunk Mode
Description: Arthur staggers around, more than a little tipsy – drunk!
Cheat Code: Eat of knowledge
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Learn All Crafting Recipes
Description: You’ll instantly learn all the crafting recipes in the game. Note you still need to be at camp and have the required ingredients in order to use them
Cheat Code: Vanity. All is vanity
Requirement: Nothing
Name: All Outfits
Description: You are granted instant access to all the outfits in Arthur Morgan’s wardrobe
Cheat Code: You want punishment
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Increase Wanted Level
Description: Instantly increases your Wanted level
Cheat Code: You want freedom
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Decrease Wanted Level
Description: Instantly decreases your Wanted level
Cheat Code: My kingdom is a horse
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Increase Horse Bonding
Description: Instantly increase your bond with all your horses
Cheat Code: Greed is now a virtue
Requirement: Nothing
Name: $500 Money
Description: Receive $500 in-game money each time you activate this cheat
Cheat Code: You want everyone to go away
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Clear All Bounties & Lockdown Areas
Description: Clears all of your bounties and makes locked-down towns friendly again
Environmental Effect Cheats
Cheat Code: Better than my dog
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Call Horse From Anywhere
Description: Call your horse from anywhere – increases your horse whistle range to cover the entire world map
Cheat Code: You long for sight but see nothing
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 66 or New Hanover Gazette No. 31 after completing “Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern” in Chapter 3
Name: Map Reveal
Description: Removes the Fog of War, revealing the entire map
Cheat Code: Share
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Obtain All Camp Upgrades
Description: You are instantly given all ledger upgrades and the max supply levels of your Camp are increased
Weapons Cheats
Cheat Code: A simple life, a beautiful death
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Simple Weapons
Description: Unlocks a selection of simple weapons: Cattleman Revolver, Lancaster Repeater and Springfield Rifle
Cheat Code: Greed is American virtue
Requirement: Purchase Saint Denis Times No. 46 or Blackwater Ledger No. 65 after completing “Advertising, the New American Art” in Chapter 3
Name: Heavy Weapons
Description: Unlocks a selection of heavy weapons: Pump-Action Shotgun, Bolt Action Rifle, Mauser Pistol and Semi-Automatic Pistol
Cheat Code: History is written by fools
Requirement: TBD – either no requirements OR purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Gunslinger Weapons
Description: Unlocks the Schofield Revolver, Double-Action Revolver and Double-Barrel Shotgun
Cheat Code: Death is silence
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Stealth Weapons
Description: Unlocks a selection of stealth weapons: Bow, Fire Bottle, Tomahawk, Throwing Knives and Machete
Cheat Code: Abundance is the dullest desire
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Infinite Ammo
Description: You never run out of bullets
Spawn Horse / Wagon Cheats
Cheat Code: Run! Run! Run!
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Race Horse
Description: Instantly spawns a Racing Horse for you to ride.
Cheat Code: You want more than you have
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Superior Horse
Description: Instantly spawns a Rose Grey Bay Arabian Horse for you to ride.
Cheat Code: You are a beast built for war
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 72 while completing the Epilogue Part I
Name: Spawn War Horse
Description: Instantly spawns a warhorse for you to ride
Cheat Code: You want something new
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Random Horse
Description: Instantly spawns a random horse for you to ride
Cheat Code: Keep your dreams simple
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Wagon
Description: Instantly spawns a single horse wagon
Cheat Code: Would you be happier as a clown?
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 73 while completing the Epilogue Part II
Name: Spawn Circus Wagon
Description: Instantly spawns a circus wagon
Cheat Code: Keep your dreams light
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Buggy (Cart)
Description: Instantly spawns a horse and cart
Cheat Code: The best of the old ways
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Stagecoach
Description: Instantly spawns a stagecoach
That’s 37 cheats total. Did you find a new cheat not yet on the list? Leave it in the comments below and you’ll be credited here.
*Big thanks goes to Yasin for sending plenty of cheats and rdr2.org for finding out many of them 🙂
Will cheats affect trophies in any way?
Yup they disable trophies, updated this now in Roadmap.
It only tells you at the top
THE CHEATS NOT ACTIVE IF YOU PRESS RANDOM BATTUN ?
(LOOKS LIKE GTA V)
Can you still save your progress but just can’t unlock achievements?
No, it won’t save the progress anymore. I’ll add that to the page.
If it doesn’t save could we just leave the game as it is? And come back to it later on?
Forgive me for this stupid question.
You can make a separate manual save and activate cheats only there to have some fun. Then reload your main save without cheats.
Another cheat is “VANITY. ALL IS VANITY” it unlocks all clothes. Can be found inscribed in a drawer in the fence’s shop at Saint Denis.
You want more than you have – Spawns superior horse
“You want punishment” = increases wanted level
Found in a cabin by little creek river in a drawer. Beware there be bears there.
The fog of war cheat is “You long for sight AND see Noting” not BUT see nothing.
If I reload my save can I start getting achievements back?
Balance. All is balance – Reset honor
So, I made a list with the 32/33 Cheats that have been found.
Player Effect Cheats:
Cheat Code: Virtue unearned is not virtue
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 67 after completing “Banking, The Old American Art” in Chapter 4
Name: Increase Honor
Description: Sets your honor to maximum
Cheat Code: Balance. All is balance
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Neutralise Honor
Description: Resets your honor to neutral
Cheat Code: You revel in your disgrace, I see
Requirement: TBD – either no requirements OR purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Decrease Honor
Description: Sets your honor to the lowest level possible
Cheat Code: Make me better
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 2 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the second level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code: I still seek more
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 3 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the third level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code: I seek and I find
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 4 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the fourth level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code:
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 5 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the fifth level of the Dead-Eye skill
Cheat Code: You flourish before you die
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Refill Health, Stamina & Dead-Eye Bars
Description: Instantly refills all your status bars
Cheat Code: You seek more than the world offers
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 68 after completing “Dear Uncle Tacitus” in Chapter 5
Name: Infinite Stamina
Description: Your stamina and the stamina of your horse never run out
Cheat Code: A fool on command
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Drunk Mode
Description: Arthur staggers around, more than a little tipsy – drunk!
Cheat Code: Eat of knowledge
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Learn All Crafting Recipes
Description: You’ll instantly learn all the crafting recipes in the game. Note you still need to be at camp and have the required ingredients in order to use them
Cheat Code: Vanity. All is vanity
Requirement: Nothing
Name: All Outfits
Description: You are granted instant access to all the outfits in Arthur Morgan’s wardrobe
Cheat Code: You want punishment
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Increase Wanted Level
Description: Instantly increases your Wanted level
Cheat Code: You want freedom
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Decrease Wanted Level
Description: Instantly decreases your Wanted level
Cheat Code: My kingdom is a horse
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Increase Horse Bonding
Description: Instantly increase your bond with all your horses
Environmental Effect Cheats:
Cheat Code: Better than my dog
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Call Horse From Anywhere
Description: Call your horse from anywhere – increases your horse whistle range to cover the entire world map
Cheat Code: You long for sight but see nothing
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 66 or New Hanover Gazette No. 31 after completing “Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern” in Chapter 3
Name: Map Reveal
Description: Removes the Fog of War, revealing the entire map
Cheat Code: Share
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Obtain All Camp Upgrades
Description: You are instantly given all ledger upgrades and the max supply levels of your Camp are increased
Weapons Cheats:
Cheat Code: A simple life, a beautiful death
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Simple Weapons
Description: Unlocks a selection of simple weapons: Cattleman Revolver, Lancaster Repeater and Springfield Rifle
Cheat Code: Greed is American virtue
Requirement: Purchase Saint Denis Times No. 46 or Blackwater Ledger No. 65 after completing “Advertising, the New American Art” in Chapter 3
Name: Heavy Weapons
Description: Unlocks a selection of heavy weapons: Pump-Action Shotgun, Bolt Action Rifle, Mauser Pistol and Semi-Automatic Pistol
Cheat Code: History is written by fools
Requirement: TBD – either no requirements OR purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Gunslinger Weapons
Description: Unlocks the Schofield Revolver, Double-Action Revolver and Double-Barrel Shotgun
Cheat Code: Death is silence
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Stealth Weapons
Description: Unlocks a selection of stealth weapons: Bow, Fire Bottle, Tomahawk, Throwing Knives and Machete
Cheat Code: Abundance is the dullest desire
Requirement: Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 27 in Valentine while completing Chapter 1
Name: Infinite Ammo
Description: You never run out of bullets
Spawn Horse / Wagon Cheats:
Cheat Code: Run! Run! Run!
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Race Horse
Description: Instantly spawns a Racing Horse for you to ride.
Cheat Code: You want more than you have
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Superior Horse
Description: Instantly spawns a Rose Grey Bay Arabian Horse for you to ride.
Cheat Code: You are a beast built for war
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 72 while completing the Epilogue Part I
Name: Spawn War Horse
Description: Instantly spawns a warhorse for you to ride
Cheat Code: You want something new
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Random Horse
Description: Instantly spawns a random horse for you to ride
Cheat Code: Keep your dreams simple
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Wagon
Description: Instantly spawns a single horse wagon
Cheat Code: Would you be happier as a clown?
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 73 while completing the Epilogue Part II
Name: Spawn Circus Wagon
Description: Instantly spawns a circus wagon
Cheat Code: Keep your dreams light
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Buggy (Cart)
Description: Instantly spawns a horse and cart
All credit goes to rdr2.org . I just wanted to make sure you have all of them posted here.
Thank you! Such a huge help, I’ll get them added to the page. Thank you so much for doing this!!!
Hi again,
just wanted to correct a few things I messed up with the list and add 4 more cheats, because apparently there are more than 33.
At the Player Effect Cheats:
It should be:
Cheat Code: I shall be better
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Unlock Level 3 Dead-Eye
Description: Unlocks the third level of the Dead-Eye skill
For Level 4 Dead-Eye it’s “I still seek more”, for Level 5 it’s “I seek and I find”
Now the 4 new cheats :
Player Effect Cheats:
Cheat Code: Greed is now a virtue
Requirement: Nothing
Name: $500 Money
Description: Receive $500 in-game money each time you activate this cheat
Put the next 2 right under “You seek more than the world offers”, so everything’s well organized.
Cheat Code: Seek all the bounty of this place
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Increase Health, Stamina and Dead-Eye Levels
Description: Increases the level of all your bars
Cheat Code: The lucky be strong evermore
Requirement: Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 68 after completing “Dear Uncle Tacitus” in Chapter 5
Name: Infinite Stamina
Description: Your stamina and the stamina of your horse never run out
Spawn Horse / Wagon Cheats:
Cheat Code: The best of the old ways
Requirement: Nothing
Name: Spawn Stagecoach
Description: Instantly spawns a stagecoach
And again, credit goes to rdr2.org .
Thanks again, updated 🙂
There is 33 cheat codes not 34 .. and i followed all of these but still 2 of them missing
There are actually 37 cheats and 4 still haven’t been discovered. One cheat missing from this list is “Be greedy only for foresight” and unlocks infinite Deadeye. Oh, and your list appears to have two cheats for infinite stamina for some reason.
Thank you, updated with new cheat and fixed the other (the description for one of them should have said “Fortify Health, Stamina and Dead Eye Bars” instead of Infinite Stamina, was the correct cheat code just some copy & paste mistake in cheat description).
I counted 38 cheats in total PowerPyx