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This page contains a complete list of all 37 Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheats for the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead 2 (RDR2) cheats are words and phrases that can be found in throughout the game and will not require you to enter any button or codes.
The 37 total confirmed Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats activate things like Infinite Ammo, refill your health and stamina, and spawn horses. Below you'll find out how to enter the RDR2 cheat codes and see all cheats and their requirements for using them.
To enter cheat codes in Red Dead Redemption 2, pause the game, select SETTINGS and press TRIANGLE (on PlayStation 4) or Y (on Xbox One) to enter the Cheats menu. Enter a code from the list below. Here's a video of how to enter the cheat codes:
Once you enter a code you'll see a message confirming that you've unlocked the cheat -- and if you save your game, you won't have to enter it again. Then you can toggle the cheat OFF or ON in the Cheats menu.
Red Dead 2 Cheat Code Prerequisites[edit]
Some cheat codes might not work when you enter them.These have 'prerequisites' or requirements that you need to meet before you can activate them. The most common prerequisite is purchasing Newspapers: After certain chapters or missions, Newspapers are unlocked with these cheat codes hidden in them. They must be in your inventory when you enter the code, or you will not be able to unlock or activate it. We list prerequisites in the table below and we've highlighted cheats you can use at any time with no prerequisites in green. TLDR: Buy every newspaper!
Warning: Save before activating any Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats below. Turning on any cheat will prevent you from saving your progress or earning Achievements and Trophies on PS4 and Xbox One! Cheats you can use at any time are green (see above).
| Cheat Code | Name | Description | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abundance is the dullest desire | Infinite Ammo | Grants infinite ammo supply | Newspaper Required: New Hanover Gazette No. 27, purchased in Valentine during Chapter 1. |
| A simple life, a beautiful death | Simple Weapons | Grants a loadout of basic weapons | None (User Submitted) |
| Greed is American Virtue | Heavy Weapons | Adds Pump-Action Shotgun, Bolt Action Rifle, Mauser Pistol, and Semi-Automatic Pistolweapons to your inventory | Newspaper Required: Get newspaper after completing the Chapter 03 mission Advertising, the New American Art |
| Death is silence | Stealth Weapons | Grants a loadout of stealth weaponry (Machete, Throwing/ Improved/ and Poison Knives, Tomahawks, Homing Tomahawks) | None (User Submitted) |
| History is written by fools | Gunslinger Weapons | Grants loadout of Gunslinger weapons (Off-hand holster, Double-Action revolver, Schofield Revolver, Double-Barreled Shotgun) | None (User Submitted) |
| You long for sight and see nothing | Fog of War | Reveals entire map | Newspaper Required: Purchase newspaper after completing the Chapter 03 mission Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern |
| Greed is now a virtue | Add $500 | Adds $500 | None (User Submitted) |
| Vanity. All is vanity | Own All Outfits | Unlocks all outfits in Arthur's wardrobe. | None (User Submitted) |
| Eat of Knowledge | Learn All Recipes | Learn All Craft-able Recipes | None (User Submitted) |
| Share | Purchase All Camp Upgrades | Unlocks all ledger upgrades and increases max supply levels. | None (User Submitted) |
| Virtue Unearned is not virtue | High Honor | Raises Honor rating | Newspaper Required: Purchase a newspaper after completing the Chapter 04 mission Urban Pleasures. |
| You revel in your disgrace, I see | Decrease Honor | Sets honor to the minimum amount. | None |
| Balance. All is balance | Reset Honor | Activating resets your Honor meter to neutral. | None |
| Be greedy only for foresight | Infinite DeadEye | Unlimited Deadeye reserve | None (User Submitted) |
| The lucky be strong evermore | Infinite Stamina | Unlimited stamina reserve | Newspaper Required: Purchase a newspaper after completing Chapter 5 |
| Guide me better | Set Dead Eye Level (1) | Allows you to auto-paint targets in Deadeye. | None (Discovered by IGN) |
| Make me better | Set Dead Eye Level (2) | Allows you to set your level of Deadeye skill to Rank 2 (mark targets in Deadeye) | None (User Submitted |
| I shall be better | Set Dead Eye Level (3) | Allows you to set your level of Deadeye skill to Rank 3 ( You can remain in deadeye after firing your weapon) | None |
| I still seek more | Set Dead Eye Level (4) | Allows you to set your level of Deadeye skill to Rank 4 (highlight fatal areas while in Deadeye targeting) | None (User Submitted) |
| I seek and I find | Set Dead Eye Level (5) | Allows you to set your level of Deadeye skill to Rank 5 ( highlights fatal and critical hit areas while in Deadeye targeting) | None |
| You flourish before you die | Set Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye Bars to Full | Refills all bars for health, stamina, and dead eye | None |
| Seek all the bounty of this place | Increase Health, Stamina and Dead Eye Bar Levels | Increase stat bars | None (User Submitted) |
| You Seek More Than The World Offers | Fortify Health, Stamina and Dead Eye Bars | Refill and Fortify all of your bars | Newspaper Required: Purchase after completing the Chapter 06 mission The King's Son. |
| Better than my dog | Increase Horse Whistle Range | You can call your horse from any distance | None |
| A fool on command | Drunk | Instantly makes you drunk | None |
| Run! Run! Run! | Create race horse | Spawns a race horse | None |
| My kingdom is a horse | Increase horse bonding | Increases your bonding with all owned horses | None |
| You are a beast built for war | Create War Horse | Spawns a War Horse | Newspaper Required: Purchase after completing the events of the Epilogue. |
| The best of the old ways | Create Stagecoach | Spawns a stagecoach | None (User Submitted) |
| Keep your dreams simple | Create Wagon | Spawns a wagon with one horse | None |
| Would you be happier as a clown? | Create Circus Wagon | Spawns a circus wagon | Newspaper Required: Purchase after completing the events of the Epilogue. |
| You want more than you have | Create superior horse | Spawns a Rose Grey Bay Arabian Horse | None (User Submitted) |
| You want something new | Create Random Horse | Spawns a horse of randomized breed and coat | None (User Submitted) |
| Keep your dreams light | Create Buggy | Spawns a horse with a cart | None (User Submitted) |
| You want punishment | Increase Wanted Level | Increases your current wanted rating | None (User Submitted) |
| You want freedom | Decrease Wanted Level | Reduces your current wanted rating. | None (Via Reddit User Foob70) |
| You want everyone to go away | Clear All Bounties and Lockdown Areas | Eliminates current wanted status and bounties in towns across the world. | None (Discovered by IGN) |
Below is the complete list of cheat codes as viewed in game. As you can see, the complete list has now been uncovered and confirmed by IGN.
Infinite Money Exploit in Red Dead Redemption 2 on PS4 and Xbox One[edit]
Using an item duplication glitch, it's possible to earn infinite money by duplicating gold bars. You can watch the video above or read more specific instructions here.
Red Dead Redemption Xbox 360 Walkthrough
- Travel to the Sheriff's office in Limpany and open the lock box under the desk
- Use interaction button to pick up the gold bar, but pause during the animation (make sure not to touch the pamphlet first)
- Save your game and then immediately load that save.
- Return to the box and hold the interaction button to continue collecting gold bars (max is 30).
You can sell these 30 gold bars to a Fence for $15,000 and then return to Limpany and repeat steps 2-4.
The PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 has not been announced. We will update this section with RDR2's potentially unique cheat codes when we have them.
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This page contains every known Red Dead Redemption cheat code, exploit and secret. These codes and exploits work on all versions of the game, including the backwards compatible version on Xbox One.
There are several types of cheats available in RDR - some can be entered in the Cheat Menu, while some are automatially unlocked from the beginning of the game. There are also multiplayer exploits that can be performed in the online mode.
Cheat Codes
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Cheat codes are entered and activated by navigating to the Cheats tab of the Options menu in the pause screen. To activate a cheat, toggle it to 'On' in the Cheats menu - Be aware, you'll no longer be able to unlock achievements until you restart a cheat-free play session from the main menu.
| CODE | DESCRIPTION |
| He gives strength to the weak | Invincibility |
| I don't understand imnfinity | Infinite Deadeye |
| Abundance is everywhere | Infinite Ammo |
| Make hay while the Sun shines | Infinite Horse Stamina |
| I wish I worked for Uncle Sam | Immune to wanted levels |
| They sell souls cheap here | Decrese bounty by $500 |
| You got yourself a fine pair of eyes | Unlock all areas |
| It's my constitutional right | Unlock Gun Set 1 (Volcanic Pistol, Springfield Rifle, Double-Barreled Shotgun) |
| I'm an American. I need guns | Unlock Gun Set 2 (Buffalo Rifle, Schofield Revolver, Winchester Repeater, Fire Bottle, Semi-Auto Pistol, Sawed-Off SG) |
| The root of all evil, we thank you! | Grant player $500 |
| Beasts and Man together | Spawns a random horse nearby |
| Now who put that there? | Spawns a coach, wagon or cart |
| I'm drunk as a skunk and twice as smelly | Permanantly sets the camera into Drunk Mode. |
| Oh my son, my blessed son | Changes John Marston to Jack; completes all story missions. |
| Humility before the Lord | Decreases Fame ranking to zero |
| I am one of them famous fellas | Increase Fame ranking to max. |
| It aint pride. It's honor | Set Honor ranking to maximum. |
| The old was is the best ways | Applies a sepia filter to camera. |
| Don't you look fine and dandy | Unlocks fancy outfits (Gentleman's Attire, Elegant Suit, Rancer, and Legend of the West) |
| You think you tough, mister? | Unlock gang outfits (Walton's Gang, Bollard Twins, Treasure Hunter, Bandito, Reyes' Rebels) |
| I love a man in uniform | Unlock military outfits (US Army, Bureau, US Marshals) |
Multiplayer Exploits
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Red Dead Redeption boasts a huge multiplayer mode, which has several exploitable locations that will benefit players.
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Level Up Fast[edit]
This XP exploit is for players wanting to boost their Red Dead Multiplayer character level quickly.
First, join a Public Session The office dvds. of RDR's multiplayer. If you want to avoid being killed by other players while attempting this exploit, go a step further and jump into a 'Friendly Free-Roam' session.
Red Dead Redemption Xbox One Compatibility
Next, place a waypoint on the Twin Rocks gang hideout. Find a Travel location in a hub town, then use it to travel to your waypoint.
Provided there aren't other players in the area, you should teleport into the area and immediately recieve a completion notice for the Walton Gang hideout. This will earn you 400 experience points - press the Replay button to re-load the area, which will once again bounce you to a completion screen and another free 400 XP.
Other Cheats[edit]
There are several other cheats available after starting the game. Initially, these were unlocked by linking a gamertag or PSN ID with a Rockstar Social Club account, but the cheats were eventually released in a content patch to all players in 2014.
| Cheat Name (In Menu) | Effect |
| Bad Guy | Set Honor Ranking to lowest level |
| Beastmaster | Makes wildlife friendly. |
| Change Weather | Cycle to another weather preset. |
| Clear Bounty | Eliminates any accrued bounty. |
| Dead Eye Level 1 | Raise Dead Eye ability to Rank 1. |
| Dead Eye Level 2 | Raise Dead Eye ability to Rank 2. |
| Dead Eye Level 3 | Raise Dead Eye ability to Rank 3. |
| Donkey Rider | Spawn a rideable donkey nearby. |
| Every Shot Counts | 1-Hit Kills |
| Guns Blazing | Incediary Ammunition |
| Gun Set 3 | Unlock Dynamite, Henry Repeater, Dual-Action Revolver, Rolling Block Rifle, High Power Pistol, Pump-Action Shotgun |
| Gun Set 4 | Unlock Mauser Pistol, LeMat Revolver, Bolt-Action Rifle, Evans Repeater, Carcano Rifle, Semi-Auto Shotgun |
| Increase Bounty | Raise bounty value immediately |
| Punch Out | One-Punch KO's |
| Right to Bear Arms | All civillians are armed |
| Rise Up | All civillians are armed, will often be prone to bouts of violence. |
| So-So Guy | Sets Honor Ranking to neutral. |