Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Returning after his mother's murder to the semi-fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), Carl Johnson, a former gang banger, must take back the streets for his family and friends by gaining respect…
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an adventure developed by Rockstar North, released 26 October 2004 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. This page lists 373 cheat codes for it.
What Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an adventure game developed by Rockstar North and released in 2004. It was published by Rockstar Games. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Android, iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone. It runs on RenderWare. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Five years ago, Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas, a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it’s the early 90’s. Carl’s got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
Where it sits in the Grand Theft Auto series
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the 14th of 59 entries we hold in the Grand Theft Auto series. It arrived a year after Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack. The next entry was Grand Theft Auto Advance in 2004. Its critic score of 93 is 12 points above the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is Grand Theft Auto III at 95.
How it was received
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas holds a critic score of 93 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 23 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 92, across 4,098 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 34 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1Ghz Pentium III or AMD Athlon Processor, 256MB of RAM and 64MB Video Card (Geforce 3 or better). At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas launched on 26 October 2004, within three weeks of Half-Life 2, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Counter-Strike: Source and Need for Speed: Underground 2. It reviewed better than all of them. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Half-Life 2, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Counter-Strike: Source, Need for Speed: Underground 2.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 373 cheat entries for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — 372 cheat codes and 1 tip. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas cheat codes
All Weapon Skills Hitman Level (PC)
Sets all weapon skills to Hitman level
Type the code during gameplay
May block Achievements/Trophies — use a separate save file
Cloudy Weather (PS4)
Cloudy / overcast weather
Press the buttons in order during gameplay
May block Achievements/Trophies — use a separate save file
Flying Cars
Makes driven cars fly
Type the code during gameplay
No warning
Health Armor and Money
Restores health and armor and gives 250000 dollars
Type the code during gameplay
No warning
Dlc
Remasters
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