Red Dead Redemption 2 is packed with classic, old-school cheat codes. The kind you have to input yourself — and there are tons of them. You can summon circus wagons, make yourself drunk instantly, reward Arthur with a stockpile of guns, or even get unlimited ammo. Some cheats have special requirements, but some of them you can input at any point in the game.
Cheat codes aren’t just random words — they’re found in-game on newspaper. Eagle-eyed players can purchase newspapers from settlement vendors, then search the paper for strange, out-of-place phrases. You can buy your first newspaper in the town of Valentine, and it comes with an unlimited ammo toggle. Not half bad. Here’s all the cheat codes the community has found so far.
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How To Use Cheat Codes
[NOTE: After activating a cheat, you will be unable to save your game or earn achievements / trophies. Save before you activate cheats!]
To use cheat codes, open Settings -> Press [Triangle / Y] to Enter the Cheats Menu -> Press [Triangle / Y] to input cheat codes.
When entering codes, uppercase / lowercase does not matter. You must put spaces between each word.
If a code is accepted, scroll down to the cheat entry and activate it or toggle it on / off.
Cheat Codes List
[Work-in-Progress: There are 30+ cheat codes to unlock. We’ll update this list more cheats as they’re discovered.]
- abundance is the dullest desire
- Effect: Toggle Infinite Ammo
- Requirement: Chapter 2 – Purchase “New Hanover Gazette No. 27” in Valentine.
- you flourish before you die
- Effect: Refills health, stamina & dead eye.
- Requirement: N/A
- The lucky be strong evermore
- Effect: Toggle Infinite Stamina
- Requirement: Chapter 5 – Purchase “Blackwater Ledger No. 68” in West Elizabeth.
- better than my dog
- Effect: Call your horse from any distance.
- Requirement: N/A
- a fool on command
- Effect: Get drunk instantly.
- Requirement: N/A
- run! run! run!
- Effect: Spawn a race horse.
- Requirement: N/A
- keep your dreams simple
- Effect: Spawn a wagon
- Requirements: N/A
- greed is American virtue
- Effect: Gives Arthur the Pump-Action Shotgun, Bolt-Action Rifle, Mauser Pistol, and Semi-Auto Pistol.
- Requirement: Chapter 3 – Purchase a Lamoyne newspaper after completing “Advertising, the New American Art”.
- you long for sight but see nothing
- Effect: Reveals the entire world map.
- Requirement: Chapter 3 – Purchase a Lamoyne newspaper after completing “Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern”.
- I shall be better
- Effect: Set Deadeye Skill to Rank 3
- Requirement: N/A
- I seek and I find
- Effect: Set Deadeye Skill to Rank 5
- Requirement: N/A
- you seek more than the world offers
- Effect: Fully fortifies Health, Stamina and Deadeye
- Requirement: Chapter 6 – Purchase “New Hanover Gazette No. 36”.
- virtue unearned is not virtue
- Effect: Raises honor rating.
- Requirement: Chapter 4 – Purchase “Blackwater Ledger No. 67” in West Elizabeth.
- you are a beast built for war
- Effect: Spawn a War Horse
- Requirement: Epilogue Part 1 – Purchase “Blackwater Ledger No. 72” in West Elizabeth.
- would you be happier as a clown?
- Effect: Spawn a Circus Wagon
- Requirement: Epilogue Part 2 – Purchase “Blackwater Ledger No. 73” in West Elizabeth.
More cheats coming soon!
