Health, money, weapons, skills and wanted level.
Max health, armour and $250,000
🎮
RB RT LB A Left Down Right Up Left Down Right Up
Also repairs the vehicle you are in and pushes the criminal rating to four. Xbox 360: RT RB LT A Left Down Right Up Left Down Right Up.
Infinite health
🎮
Down A Right Left Right RB Right Down Up Y
Immune to fire and melee, but not to drowning or explosions. Xbox 360: Down A Right Left Right RT Right Down Up Y.
Weapons, tier 1
🎮
RB RT LB RT Left Down Right Up Left Down Right Up
Brass knuckles, baseball bat, pistol, shotgun, Micro SMG. Xbox 360: RT RB LT RB Left Down Right Up Left Down Right Up.
Weapons, tier 2
🎮
RB RT LB RT Left Down Right Up Left Down Down Left
Desert Eagle, sawn-off, TEC-9. Xbox 360: RT RB LT RB Left Down Right Up Left Down Down Left.
Weapons, tier 3
🎮
RB RT LB RT Left Down Right Up Left Down Down Down
Chainsaw, silenced 9mm, SPAS 12, SMG, M4. Xbox 360: RT RB LT RB Left Down Right Up Left Down Down Down.
Infinite ammunition, no reloading
🎮
LB RB X RB Left RT RB Left X Down LB LB
Xbox 360: LT RT X RT Left RB RT Left X Down LT LT.
Raise wanted level by two stars
🎮
RB RB B RT Left Right Left Right Left Right
Xbox 360: RT RT B RB Left Right Left Right Left Right.
Remove wanted level
🎮
RB RB B RT Up Down Up Down Up Down
Xbox 360: RT RT B RB Up Down Up Down Up Down.
Six-star wanted level
🎮
B Right B Right Left X A Down
Lock the wanted level
🎮
B Right B Right Left X Y Up
The classic way to reach the locked cities early.
Big Head Mode
🎮
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A
Definitive Edition only: the Konami code.
Maximum fat
🎮
Y Up Up Left Right X B Down
Maximum muscle
🎮
Y Up Up Left Right X B Left
Minimum fat and muscle
🎮
Y Up Up Left Right X B Right
Maximum respect
🎮
LB RB Y Down RT A LB Up LT LT LB LB
Xbox 360: LT RT Y Down RB A LT Up LB LB LT LT.
Maximum sex appeal
🎮
B Y Y Up B RB LT Up Y LB LB LB
Xbox 360: B Y Y Up B RT LB Up Y LT LT LT.
Maximum vehicle skills
🎮
X LT A RB LT LT Left RB Right LB LB LB
Driving, flying, bike and cycling at once. Xbox 360: X LB A RT LB LB Left RT Right LT LT LT.
Maximum stamina
🎮
Up A Y A Y A X RT Right
Xbox 360: Up A Y A Y A X RB Right.
Hitman level with every weapon
🎮
Down X A Left RB RT Left Down Down LB LB LB
Xbox 360: Down X A Left RT RB Left Down Down LT LT LT.
Infinite lung capacity
🎮
Down Left LB Down Down RT Down LT Down
Xbox 360: Down Left LT Down Down RB Down LB Down.
Never hungry
🎮
X LT RB Y Up X LT Up A
Xbox 360: X LB RT Y Up X LB Up A. Gone from the Definitive Edition on consoles.
Commit suicide
🎮
Right LT Down RB Left Left RB LB LT LB
Xbox 360: Right LB Down RT Left Left RT LT LB LT.
Super jump
🎮
Up Up Y Y Up Up Left Right X RT RT
Jumps ten times higher. Xbox 360: Up Up Y Y Up Up Left Right X RB RB.
Super punch
🎮
Up Left A Y RB B B B LT
One hit kills. Xbox 360: Up Left A Y RT B B B LB.
Adrenaline mode
🎮
A A X RB LB A Down Left A
Xbox 360: A A X RT LT A Down Left A. Gone from the Definitive Edition on consoles.
Every vehicle you can conjure out of nothing.
Jetpack
🚗
LB LT RB RT Up Down Left Right LB LT RB RT Up Down Left Right
Xbox 360: LT LB RT RB Up Down Left Right LT LB RT RB Up Down Left Right.
Parachute
🚗
Left Right LB LT RB RT RT Up Down Right LB
Xbox 360: Left Right LT LB RT RB RB Up Down Right LT.
Bloodring Banger
🚗
Down RB B LT LT A RB LB Left Left
Xbox 360: Down RT B LB LB A RT LT Left Left.
Caddy
🚗
B LB Up RB LT A RB LB B A
Xbox 360: B LT Up RT LB A RT LT B A.
Dozer
🚗
RT LB LB Right Right Up Up A LB Left
Xbox 360: RB LT LT Right Right Up Up A LT Left.
Hotring Racer A
🚗
RB B RT Right LB LT A A X RB
Xbox 360: RT B RB Right LT LB A A X RT.
Hotring Racer B
🚗
RT LB B Right LB RB Right Up B RT
Xbox 360: RB LT B Right LT RT Right Up B RB.
Monster Truck
🚗
Right Up RB RB RB Down Y Y A B LB LB
Xbox 360: Right Up RT RT RT Down Y Y A B LT LT.
Quadbike
🚗
Left Left Down Down Up Up X B Y RB RT
Xbox 360: Left Left Down Down Up Up X B Y RT RB.
Hunter
🚗
B A LB B B LB B RB RT LT LB LB
The attack helicopter. Xbox 360: B A LT B B LT B RT RB LB LT LT.
Hydra
🚗
Y Y X B A LB LB Down Up
The vertical take-off jet. Xbox 360: Y Y X B A LT LT Down Up.
Rhino tank
🚗
B B LB B B B LB LT RB Y B Y
Xbox 360: B B LT B B B LT LB RT Y B Y.
Romero hearse
🚗
Down RT Down RB LT Left RB LB Left Right
Xbox 360: Down RB Down RT LB Left RT LT Left Right.
Stretch limousine
🚗
RT Up LT Left Left RB LB B Right
Xbox 360: RB Up LB Left Left RT LT B Right.
Stuntplane
🚗
B Up LB LT Down RB LB LB Left Left A Y
Xbox 360: B Up LT LB Down RT LT LT Left Left A Y.
Tanker
🚗
RB Up Left Right RT Up Right X Right LT LB LB
Xbox 360: RT Up Left Right RB Up Right X Right LB LT LT.
Trashmaster
🚗
B RB B RB Left Left RB LB B Right
Xbox 360: B RT B RT Left Left RT LT B Right.
Vortex
🚗
Y Y X B A LB LT Down Down
The hovercraft. Xbox 360: Y Y X B A LT LB Down Down.
How cars behave and what fills the streets.
Invincible car
🛠️
LB LT LT Up Down Down Up RB RT RT
Your vehicle destroys anything it touches. Xbox 360: LT LB LB Up Down Down Up RT RB RB.
Destroy all vehicles
🛠️
RT LT RB LB LT RT X Y B Y LT LB
Xbox 360: RB LB RT LT LB RB X Y B Y LB LT.
Only the wheels are visible
🛠️
Y LB Y RT X LB LB
Removed from the Definitive Edition. Xbox 360: Y LT Y RB X LT LT.
Improved car handling
🛠️
Y RB RB Left RB LB RT LB
Xbox 360: Y RT RT Left RT LT RB LT.
Flying cars
🛠️
X Down LT Up LB B Up A Left
Xbox 360: X Down LB Up LT B Up A Left.
Flying boats
🛠️
RT B Up LB Right RB Right Up X Y
Xbox 360: RB B Up LT Right RT Right Up X Y.
Massive bicycle jumps
🛠️
Y X B B X B B LB LT LT RB RT
Xbox 360: Y X B B X B B LT LB LB RT RB.
All traffic is black
🛠️
B LT Up RB Left A RB LB Left B
Xbox 360: B LB Up RT Left A RT LT Left B.
All traffic is pink
🛠️
B LB Down LT Left A RB LB Right B
Xbox 360: B LT Down LB Left A RT LT Right B.
Traffic becomes sports cars
🛠️
Up LB RB Up Right Up A LT A LB
Xbox 360: Up LT RT Up Right Up A LB A LT.
Traffic becomes junk cars
🛠️
LB LB RB RB LT LB RT Down Left Up
Xbox 360: LT LT RT RT LB LT RB Down Left Up.
Reduced traffic
🛠️
A Down Up RT Down Y LB Y Left
Xbox 360: A Down Up RB Down Y LT Y Left.
Always green lights
🛠️
Right RB Up LT LT Left RB LB RB RB
Xbox 360: Right RT Up LB LB Left RT LT RT RT.
Free aim while driving
🛠️
Up Up X LT Right A RB Down RT B
Removed from the Definitive Edition. Xbox 360: Up Up X LB Right A RT Down RB B.
All cars have nitrous
🛠️
Left Y RB LB Up X Y Down B LT LB LB
Xbox 360: Left Y RT LT Up X Y Down B LB LT LT.
Cars float away when hit
🛠️
X RT Down Down Left Down Left Left LT A
Xbox 360: X RB Down Down Left Down Left Left LB A. Gone from the Definitive Edition on consoles.
Who walks the streets and how they treat you.
Pedestrian chaos
👥
Down Left Up Left A RT RB LT LB
Everyone gets a weapon and starts fighting. Xbox 360: Down Left Up Left A RB RT LB LT.
Pedestrian riot
👥
LT Right LB Y Right Right RB LB Right LB LB LB
Permanent. Cannot be undone once you save. Xbox 360: LB Right LT Y Right Right RT LT Right LT LT LT.
Pedestrians carry weapons
👥
RT RB A Y A Y Up Down
Xbox 360: RB RT A Y A Y Up Down.
Pedestrians attack you
👥
Down Up Up Up A RT RB LT LT
Permanent. Cannot be undone once you save. Xbox 360: Down Up Up Up A RB RT LB LB.
Pedestrians attack you with guns
👥
A LB Up X Down A LT Y Down RB LB LB
Xbox 360: A LT Up X Down A LB Y Down RT LT LT.
Aggressive drivers
👥
RT B RB LT Left RB LB RT LT
Xbox 360: RB B RT LB Left RT LT RB LB.
Beach theme
👥
Up Up Down Down X B LB RB Y Down
Xbox 360: Up Up Down Down X B LT RT Y Down.
Funhouse theme
👥
Y Y LB X X B X Down B
Xbox 360: Y Y LT X X B X Down B.
Ninja theme
👥
A A Down RT LT B RB B X
Xbox 360: A A Down RB LB B RT B X.
Kinky theme
👥
X Right X X LT A Y A Y
Xbox 360: X Right X X LB A Y A Y.
Country theme
👥
Y Left X RT Up LT Down LB A LB LB LB
Xbox 360: Y Left X RB Up LB Down LT A LT LT LT.
Everyone is Elvis
👥
LB B Y LB LB X LT Up Down Left
Xbox 360: LT B Y LT LT X LB Up Down Left.
Gangs control the city
👥
LT Up RB RB Left RB RB RT Right Down
Xbox 360: LB Up RT RT Left RT RT RB Right Down.
Gang members everywhere
👥
Left Right Right Right Left A Down Up X Right
Missing from the Definitive Edition.
Recruit anyone, with a pistol
👥
Down X Up RT RT Up Right Right Up
Xbox 360: Down X Up RB RB Up Right Right Up.
Recruit anyone, with a rocket launcher
👥
RT RT RT A LT LB RT LB Down A
Xbox 360: RB RB RB A LB LT RB LT Down A.
The clock, the sky and the speed of the game.
Speed up the clock
⛅
B B LB X LB X X X LB Y B Y
Xbox 360: B B LT X LT X X X LT Y B Y.
Slow motion
⛅
Y Up Right Down X RT RB
Xbox 360: Y Up Right Down X RB RT.
Fast motion
⛅
Y Up Right Down LT LB X
Xbox 360: Y Up Right Down LB LT X.
Very sunny
⛅
RT A LB LB LT LT LT Down
Xbox 360: RB A LT LT LB LB LB Down.
Sunny
⛅
RT A LB LB LT LT LT Y
Lists disagree here: some give SCOTTISHSUMMER for sunny weather, others for stormy. We follow the stormy version, whose button sequences line up and whose reading matches the Scotland joke already used in GTA III. Xbox 360: RB A LT LT LB LB LB Y.
Cloudy
⛅
LT Down Down Left X Left RT X A RB LB LB
Xbox 360: LB Down Down Left X Left RB X A RT LT LT.
Foggy
⛅
RT A LB LB LT LT LT A
Xbox 360: RB A LT LT LB LB LB A.
Stormy
⛅
RT A LB LB LT LT LT B
Rockstar North is based in Edinburgh, and the joke runs back to ILOVESCOTLAND in GTA III. Xbox 360: RB A LT LT LB LB LB B.
Sandstorm
⛅
Up Down LB LB LT LT LB LT RB RT
Xbox 360: Up Down LT LT LB LB LT LB RT RB.
Orange sky
⛅
Left Left LT RB Right X X LB LT A
Xbox 360: Left Left LB RT Right X X LT LB A.
Always midnight
⛅
X LB RB Right A Up LB Left Left
Xbox 360: X LT RT Right A Up LT Left Left.
The Definitive Edition maps the shoulder buttons in the PlayStation order: RB for R1, RT for R2, LB for L1, LT for L2. The Xbox 360 port did it the other way round, so on 360 swap LB with LT and RB with RT. Each card above gives both sequences where they differ. On the original Xbox, L1 and R1 were the triggers, L2 the White button and R2 the Black button.
Enter the sequence during play, never from the pause menu, with the directions on the D-pad. A message confirms the cheat. On the Definitive Edition, any cheat disables achievements on the save you use it on, so keep a clean save for them. Six old cheats do nothing there: adrenaline mode, never hungry, cars floating away when hit, invisible cars, free aim while driving and gang members everywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the HESOYAM cheat on Xbox?
On Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, in the Definitive Edition: RB, RT, LB, A, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left, Down, Right, Up. On Xbox 360: RT, RB, LT, A, then the same directions. It gives full health, armour and $250,000.
Why do San Andreas cheats not work on my Xbox?
Most often the shoulder buttons are swapped. The Definitive Edition and the Xbox 360 version use different layouts, so use the sequence for your version. Enter it during play, not from the pause menu.
Do San Andreas cheats disable achievements on Xbox?
Yes, on the Definitive Edition, for the save file you use them on. Keep a clean save for achievements and cheat on another one.
What were the White and Black buttons in San Andreas cheats?
They belong to the original Xbox. There, L1 and R1 are the triggers, L2 is the White button and R2 is the Black button.