The 2004 classic Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has arrived on Nintendo Switch via Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, an HD remaster of the original game with new visuals, lighting effects, and much more. While a lot has changed in the translation from the original PlayStation 2 game to the remaster, one aspect has carried over relatively unaltered: cheat codes!
That’s right: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition for Switch has tons of fun cheats you can enter via inputs on your controller, which do everything from giving you money to refilling your armor gauge, causing pedestrians to riot, and even allowing you to turn everyone into Elvis impersonators. You can even materialize a Hydra plane out of thin air! Fly around Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas, blowing up cars across the desert and countryside in a fighter jet — all in the palm of your hands.
Do note that some cheat codes are irreversible, and are noted as such in the list below. Please make sure you either save before using the cheat, or make a separate save file to use them. Trust us, you won’t want your main save file to be permanently stuck in a mode where every person in the game is shooting at you or running at you with machetes. Otherwise, most cheats can just be reversed by re-entering their inputs.
Without further ado, here’s a full list of all Switch cheats for GTA: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition.
Nintendo Switch cheat codes for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
| Cheat | Input | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitman-Level Weapons | Down, Y, B, Left, R, ZR, Left, Down, Down, L, L, L | Character | This cheat increases the level of all weapons to Hitman. |
| Infinite Lung Capacity | Down, Left, L, Down, Down, ZR, Down, ZL, Down | Character | This cheat gives CJ infinite lung capacity. |
| Instant Death | Right, ZL, Down, R, Left, Left, R, L, ZL, L | Character | This cheat instantly kills CJ. |
| Maximum Fat | X, Up, Up, Left, Right, Y, A, Down | Character | This cheat makes CJ fat. |
| Maximum Muscle | X, Up, Up, Left, Right, Y, A, Left | Character | This cheat makes CJ muscular. |
| Maximum Respect | L, R, X, Down, ZR, B, L, Up, ZL, ZL, L, L | Character | This cheat maxes out CJ's Respect. |
| Minimum Fat and Muscle | X, Up, Up, Left, Right, Y, A, Right | Character | This cheat makes CJ skinny. |
| Super Jump | Up, Up, X, X, Up, Up, Left, Right, Y, ZR, ZR | Character | This cheat allows CJ to jump significantly higher. |
| Super Punch | Up, Left, B, X, R, A, A, A, ZL | Character | This cheat allows CJ to punch much harder than usual. |
| Big Head Mode (Konami Code) | Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B | General | This cheat gives all characters big, exaggerated heads. |
| Increase Wanted Level | R, R, A, ZR, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left | General | This cheat increases your current Wanted Level by two stars. |
| Maximum Sex Appeal | A, X, X, Up, A, R, ZL, Up, X, L, L, L | General | This cheat maxes out CJ's Sex Appeal, allowing him to bypass dating restrictions. |
| Slow Down Gameplay | X, Up, Right, Down, Y, ZR, R | General | This cheat slows down gameplay. |
| Speed Up Gameplay | X, Up, Right, Down, ZL, L, Y | General | This cheat speeds up gameplay. |
| Get $250,000, Full Health, and Full Armor | R, ZR, L, B, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up | Health | This cheat grants you $250,000, full health, and full armor. It also fully repairs your car if you enter it while inside a damaged one. |
| All Traffic is Black | A, ZL, Up, R, Left, B, R, L, Left, A | Pedestrian | This cheat makes all cars black. |
| All Traffic is Junk | ZL, Right, L, Up, B, L, ZL, ZR, R, L, L, L | Pedestrian | This cheat makes all cars junk. |
| All Traffic is Pink | A, L, Down, ZL, Left, B, R, L, Right, A | Pedestrian | This cheat makes all cars pink. |
| All Traffic is Sports Cars | Up, L, R, Up, Right, Up, B, ZL, B, L | Pedestrian | This cheat makes all cars sports cars. |
| Angry Pedestrians | Down, Up, Up, Up, B, ZR, R, ZL, ZL | Pedestrian | This cheat makes pedestrians attack you. It is non-revertable, so you should save before using this cheat. |
| Armed Pedestrians | ZR, R, B, X, B, X, Up, Down | Pedestrian | This cheat arms all pedestrians with weapons. It is non-revertable, so you should save before using this cheat. |
| Beach Party Pedestrians | Pedestrian | This cheat makes all vehicles beach cars and puts all pedestrians in beachwear. | |
| Carnival Pedestrians | X, X, L, Y, Y, A, Y, Down, A | Pedestrian | This cheat makes all pedestrians either clowns or fast food workers. |
| Elvis Pedestrians | L, A, X, L, L, Y, ZL, Up, Down, Left | Pedestrian | This cheat transforms all pedestrians into Elvis impersonators. |
| Ninja Pedestrians | B, B, Down, ZR, ZL, A, R, A, Y | Pedestrian | This cheat makes all pedestrians ninjas. |
| No Pedestrians | B, Down, Up, ZR, Down, X, L, X, Left | Pedestrian | This cheat removes all pedestrians. |
| Recruit Anyone with 9mm Pistols | Down, Y, Up, ZR, ZR, Up, Right, Right, Up | Pedestrian | This cheat allows you to recruit anyone and arm them with 9mm pistols. |
| Recruit Anyone with Rocket Launchers | ZR, ZR, ZR, B, ZL, L, R, ZL, Down, B | Pedestrian | This cheat allows you to recruit anyone and arm them with rocket launchers. |
| Rioting Pedestrians | Down, Left, Up, Left, B, ZR, R, ZL, L | Pedestrian | This cheat makes all pedestrians riot, much like in Los Santos post-Riot mission. It is non-revertable, so you should save before using this cheat. |
| Aggressive Drivers | ZR, A, R, ZL, Left, R, L, ZR, ZL | Vehicle | This cheat makes all drivers in San Andreas extremely aggressive. |
| All Cars Have Nitrous | Left, X, R, L, Up, Y, X, Down, A, ZL, L, L | Vehicle | This cheat equips all cars with NO2. |
| All Taxis Have Nitrous | Up, B, X, B, X, B, Y, ZR, Right | Vehicle | This cheat equips all taxis with NO2. |
| Drive on Water | Right, ZR, A, R, ZL, Y, R, ZR | Vehicle | This cheat allows you to drive on water. |
| Flying Boats | ZR, A, Up, L, Right, R, Right, Up, Y, X | Vehicle | This cheat makes boats fly. |
| Flying Cars | Y, Down, ZL, Up, L, A, Up, B, Left | Vehicle | This cheat makes cars fly. |
| Give all Taxis Nitrous | Up, B, X, B, X, B, Y, R, Right | Vehicle | This cheat instantly unlocks the taxi mission completion rewards: Nitrous for all taxis and the ability to jump with the horn button. |
| Improved Handling | X, R, R, Left, R, L, ZR, L | Vehicle | This cheat improves the handling of all cars. |
| Increase Car Speed | Right, R, Up, ZL, ZL, Left, R, L, R, R | Vehicle | This cheat increases the maximum speed of all cars. |
| Spawn Bloodring Banger | Down, R, A, ZL, ZL, B, R, L, Left, Left | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Bloodring Banger. |
| Spawn Caddy | A, L, Up, R, ZL, B, R, L, A, B | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Caddy golf cart. |
| Spawn Dozer | ZR, L, L, Right, Right, Up, Up, B, L, Left | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Dozer bulldozer. |
| Spawn Hotring Racer 1 | R, A, ZR, Right, L, ZL, B, B, Y, R | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Hotring Racer. |
| Spawn Hotring Racer 2 | ZR, L, A, Right, L, R, Right, Up, A, ZR | Vehicle | This cheat spawns an alternative Hotring Racer. |
| Spawn Hunter | A, B, L, A, A, L, A, R, ZR, ZL, L, L | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Hunter helicopter. |
| Spawn Hydra | X, X, Y, A, B, L, L, Down, Up | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Hydra aircraft. |
| Spawn Monster | Right, Up, R (x3), Down, X, X, B, A, L, L | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Monster truck. |
| Spawn Quad | Left, Left, Down, Down, Up, Up, Y, A, X, R, ZR | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Quad. |
| Spawn Rancher | Up, Right, Right, L, Right, Up, Y, ZL | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Rancher. |
| Spawn Rhino | A, A, L, A, A, A, L, ZL, R, X, A, X | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Rhino tank. |
| Spawn Stretch | ZR, Up, ZL, Left, Left, R, L, A, Right | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Stretch limousine. |
| Spawn Stuntplane | A, Up, L, ZL, Down, R, L, L, Left, Left, B, X | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Stuntplane. |
| Spawn Tanker | R, Up, Left, Right, ZR, Up, Right, Y, Right, ZL, L, L | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Tanker. |
| Spawn Trashmaster | A, R, A, R, Left, Left, R, L, A, Right | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Trashmaster garbage truck. |
| Spawn Vortex | X, X, Y, A, B, L, ZL, Down, Down | Vehicle | This cheat spawns a Vortex hovercraft. |
| Lock Wanted Level | A, Right, A, Right, Left, Y, X, Up | Wanted Level | This cheat retains your current Wanted Level, so it won't increase or decrease. |
| Lower Wanted Level | R, R, A, ZR, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down | Wanted Level | This cheated removes all your Wanted Level stars. |
| Six Star Wanted Level | A, Right, A, Right, Left, Y, B, Down | Wanted Level | This cheat earns you an instant six-star Wanted Level. |
| Infinite Ammo | L, R, Y, R, Left, ZR, R, Left, Y, Down, L, L | Weapon | This cheat gives you infinite ammo for your weapons. |
| Jetpack | Left, Right, L, ZL, R, ZR, Up, Down, Left, Right | Weapon | This cheat instantly equips CJ with a jetpack. |
| Parachute | Left, Right, L, ZL, R, ZR, ZR, Up, Down, Right, L | Weapon | This cheat adds a parachute to your inventory. |
| Weapon Set #1 | R, ZR, L, ZR, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up | Weapon | This cheat adds the Brass Knuckles, Baseball Bat, 9mm Pistol, Shotgun, Micro SMG, AK-47, Rifle, Rocket Launcher, Molotov Cocktail, and Spray Paint to your inventory. |
| Weapon Set #2 | R, ZR, L, ZR, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Left | Weapon | This cheat adds the Knife, Desert Eagle, Sawn-Off Shotgun, TEC 9, M4 Carbine, Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower, Fire Extinguisher, and Grenades to your inventory. |
| Weapon Set #3 | R, ZR, L, ZR, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down | Weapon | This cheat adds the Chainsaw, Silenced 9mm Pistol, SPAS 12, MP5, M4 Carbine, Sniper Rifle, Heat-Seeking Rocket Launcher, and Satchel Bomb to your inventory. |
| Always 9 p.m. | Left, Left, ZL, R, Right, Y, Y, L, ZL, B | Weather | This cheat causes a sunset. |
| Cloudy Weather | ZL, Down, Down, Left, Y, Left, ZR, Y, B, R, L, L | Weather | This cheat makes it always cloudy. |
| Foggy Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, B | Weather | This cheat makes it always foggy. |
| Morning Sky | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, Y | Weather | This cheat causes a morning sky. |
| Night Sky | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, X | Weather | This cheat causes a night sky. |
| Sandstorm | Up, Down, L, L, ZL, ZL, L, ZL, R, ZR | Weather | This cheat causes a sandstorm. |
| Stormy Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, A | Weather | This cheat makes it stormy. |
| Sunny Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, Y | Weather | This cheat makes it sunny. |
| Very Sunny Weather | ZR, B, L, L, ZL, ZL, ZL, Down | Weather | This cheat makes it very sunny. |
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