Cheats for Red Dead Redemption 2 are hard to find in the game, but they can be used to alter gameplay, allowing Arthur to become more powerful or summon useful items at the right moment. In this guide, we will tell you all about the codes and describe how to use them. Cheat codes in Red Dead Redemption 2 can fix the situation if you lack weapons, need more money, or new clothes. Arthur can instantly get any gun, the fastest horse, and infinite ammo. There are a total of 37 codes scattered across the map of Red Dead Redemption 2, so it may take some time to find most of them.
How to enter cheat codes in Red Dead Redemption 2
In the settings menu of Red Dead Redemption 2 on consoles, press "Triangle" or Y, and on PC, simply go to the "Codes" menu section. Here you can enter the cheat code text. If you entered it correctly, you will receive the message “Attention: you have unlocked the cheat code.” After that, the cheat will appear in the list, and you can enable and disable it whenever you need.
Using cheats results in the following warning message:
"By activating a cheat, you forfeit the ability to save
single-player progress and earn [Achievements/Trophies] in
single-player. Are you sure you want to activate this
cheat?"
In other words, if you use cheats to progress through the Red Dead Redemption 2 storyline, you will stop receiving any achievements. But you can use codes to have fun. It is recommended to save cheats for when you don't care about the state of your game, as it will revert to the last save before enabling cheats.
How to find cheat codes in Red Dead Redemption 2
Finding cheat codes in the world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is harder than activating them using this list. Special phrases are required, not separate words. Cheats are scattered all over the world. Some Red Dead Redemption 2 codes have requirements. For example, you will need to buy a newspaper from a newspaper vendor to find the desired message. You will find newspaper vendors in towns-they are marked with the corresponding icon.
Buy a newspaper, open your bag, and go to the "Documents" tab to find the "Newspapers" section. Click on the issue to read it and find the appropriate message in the text. For this, you need to flip the newspaper and look in the bottom right corner where the cheat code is written. Sometimes you can find the same cheat code phrase in several newspapers.
Other cheat codes are written in the game world, for example, on walls, rocks, or even in desk drawers.
List of Red Dead Redemption 2 cheat codes
Below you will see a complete list of cheat codes available in the game, along with their effects. As we explained above, you don't necessarily have to explore the whole world and buy newspapers yourself to enter some codes from the list. There are a few exceptions that won't unlock unless you buy the corresponding newspaper, even if you know the phrase. Remember that punctuation in each phrase is important, but capitalization is not.
Codes for which you can use the guide's phrase
A simple life, a beautiful death — A random assortment
of basic weapons.
Death is silence — Stealth weapons, such as machetes,
knives, and tomahawks.
History is written by fools — A gunslinger weapon set
including a semi-automatic revolver, Schofield revolver, and
double-barreled shotgun.
Greed is now a virtue — Receive $500.
A fool on command — Instantly increase drunkenness
level.
Vanity. All is vanity — Unlock all outfits for Arthur
available in the game.
Eat of knowledge — Learn all recipes available in the
game.
Share — Unlock camp upgrades. Allows maximizing all
supply levels and unlocking all upgrades.
You revel in your disgrace, I see — Set honor level to
minimum.
Balance. All is balance — Set honor level to neutral.
You want punishment — Increase wanted level.
You want freedom — Decrease wanted level.
You want everyone to go away — Allows canceling all
statuses. "Wanted" and bounties on your head in towns across
the Wild West.
Guide me better — Dead-Eye level 1. Allows automatic
target painting in "Sniper" mode.
Make me better — Dead-Eye level 2. Allows marking
targets.
I shall be better — Dead-Eye level 3. Allows continuing
to use "Dead Eye" mode even after firing a weapon.
I still seek more — Dead-Eye level 4. Allows
highlighting lethal areas when aiming at enemies.
I seek and I find — Dead-Eye level 5. Allows marking
critical hit areas when aiming at enemies.
Be greedy only for foresight — Infinite Dead-Eye.
Seek all the bounty of this place — Increase health,
stamina, and dead-eye stats.
You flourish before you die — Restore health, stamina,
and dead-eye.
My kingdom is a horse — Increase horse bonding level.
Better than my dog — Call your horse from any distance.
Run! Run! Run! — Summon a random racehorse.
You want more than you have — Summon a superior horse.
You want something new — Summon a random horse.
The best of the old ways — Summon a stagecoach.
Keep your dreams simple — Summon a horse-drawn wagon.
Keep your dreams light — Summon a wagon.
Codes that require buying a newspaper
Abundance is the dullest desire — Infinite ammo — Buy a
newspaper after completing the first act.
Greed is American virtue — Add heavy weapons, such as a
pump-action shotgun, bolt-action rifle, Mauser pistol, and
semi-automatic pistols — Buy a newspaper in the third act after
completing the mission "Advertising, the New American Art".
You long for sight and see nothing — Remove fog from the
map. Allows revealing the entire map — Buy a newspaper in the
third act after completing the mission "Blood Feuds, Ancient
and Modern".
Virtue unearned is not virtue — Set honor level to high.
Increases honor rating but doesn't necessarily reach maximum —
Buy a newspaper in the fourth act after completing the mission
"Urban Pleasures".
The lucky be strong evermore — Infinite stamina — Buy a
newspaper after completing the fifth act.
You seek more than the world offers — Fill health,
stamina, and dead-eye bars — Buy a newspaper in the sixth act
after completing the mission "The King's Son".
You are a beast built for war — Summon a war horse — Buy
a newspaper after completing the epilogue.
Would you be happier as a clown? — Summon a circus wagon
— Buy a newspaper after completing the epilogue.
With all these unlocked and ready-to-use codes, you can have a great time conducting your experiments in the open world of Red Dead Redemption 2. They are more of a way to have fun in the Wild West rather than a method to complete a difficult mission.