Cheat codes have always played an important role inRockstar Games' titles, providing players with a range of buffs and bonuses that can completely change the flow of the game. The same is true ofRed Dead Redemption 2, which many consider to be one of the greatest narrative-driven video games ever made.
Although cheat codes can’t really be used to progress through the main story, they can be useful for those looking to blow off a little steam. SomeRed Dead Redemption 2cheat codes can only be entered after finding certain newspapers, but most can be activated at any time via the Cheats menu.
Updated July 07, 2025, by Tom Bowen:Whether players are looking to get infinite health or turn Arthur into one of the richest outlaws in the Wild West, RDR2 cheats can be a great way to liven up a playthrough. Of course, cheating will make it impossible for players to earn single-player Trophies or Achievements, though, given that the game has now been around for more than half a decade, there’s a good chance that most of the people still playing it have long since finished with the main story and are now just looking to have a bit more fun. Assuming that’s the case, Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats are the perfect way to do so. Below, players can find every single one of them, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to redeem RDR2 cheats in-game.
As in many other modern games that include cheat codes, activatingRDR2cheats will make it impossible to unlock single-player Trophies and Achievements or save the game.
Greed is now a virtue
Virtue unearned is not virtue
Increase Honor
Obtain Saint Denis Times #48 (Available after completing “Urban Pleasures” in Chapter 4)
You revel in your disgrace, I see
Ballance. All is balance
You want punishment
You want freedom
You want everyone to go away
The lucky be strong evermore
Infinite Stamina
Obtain Saint Denis Times #49 (Available after completing “Dear Uncle Tacitus” in Chapter 5)
Be greedy only for foresight
Guide me better
Make me better
I shall be better
I still seek more
I seek and I find
You seek more than the world offers
Fortify Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye Bars
Obtain Saint Denis Times #52 (Available after completing “The King’s Son” in Chapter 6)
Seek all the bounty of this place
Increase Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye Bars
You flourish before you die
Refill Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye Bars
Abundance is the dullest desire
Infinite Ammo
Obtain Saint Denis Times #43 (Available after completing “Eastwood Bound” in Chapter 1)
Greed is American Virtue
Heavy Weapons Loadout (Mauser Pistol, Semi-Automatic Pistol, Bolt-Action Rifle, and Pump-Action Shotgun)
Obtain Saint Denis Times #46 (Available after completing “Magicians for Sport” in Chapter 3)
A simple life, a beautiful death
Basic Weapons Loadout (Cattleman Revolver, Springfield Rifle, and Lancaster Repeater)
History is written by fools
Gunslinger Weapons Loadout (Double-Action Revolver, Schofield Revolver, and Double-Barreled Shotgun)
N/A
Death is silence
Stealth Weapons Loadout (Fire Bottles, Throwing Knives, Tomahawk, Bow, and Machete)
My kingdom is a horse
Better than my dog
You are a beast built for war
Spawn War Horse
Obtain Saint Denis Times #53 (Available after completing “The Wheel” duringRDR2’s epilogue)
You want more than you have
You want something new
Keep your dreams light
The best of the old ways
Keep your dreams simple
Would you be happier as a clown?
Spawn Circus Wagon
Obtain Saint Denis Times #54 (Available after completing “The Landowning Classes” duringRDR2’s epilogue)
You long for sight and see nothing
Fog of War (Reveal Entire Map)
Obtain Saint Denis Times #47 (Available after completing “The Joys of Civilization” in Chapter 4)
Eat of knowledge
Vanity. All is vanity
A fool on command
Instantly Become Drunk
EnteringRDR2cheatsis a relatively straightforward affair, with players simply needing to pause the game, enter the Settings menu, and then press either the Triangle (PlayStation) or Y (Xbox) button. Doing so will bring up the Cheats menu, from which players will be able to enter any of the aboveRed Dead Redemption 2cheat codes; again, by pressing either the Triangle or Y button to bring up the on-screen keyboard. After entering a cheat code once, it will be permanently unlocked, allowing players to toggle the cheat on and off from the Cheats menu any time they please.
As mentioned above, certainRed Dead Redemption 2cheat codes can only be activated once players have obtained a certain newspaper. Although some codes are unlocked by multiple newspapers, players are better off sticking to The Saint Denis Times, which can be purchased from the newspaper vendor inthe state of Lemoyne. More issues of the paper will gradually become available as players progress through the main story, though only eight of the fourteen available have cheat codes associated with them.
