Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a…

94 27 October 2002 ESRB M 343 cheats

Adventure Arcade Racing Shooter Action Comedy Open world Sandbox

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is an adventure developed by Rockstar North, released 27 October 2002 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Mac. This page lists 343 cheat codes for it.

Verified 20 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is an adventure game developed by Rockstar North and released in 2002. It was published by Rockstar Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on RenderWare. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. Having just made it back onto the streets of Liberty City after a long stretch in maximum security, Tommy Vercetti is sent to Vice City by his old boss, Sonny Forelli. They were understandably nervous about his re-appearance in Liberty City, so a trip down south seemed like a good idea. But all does not go smoothly upon his arrival in the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City. He's set up and is left with no money and no merchandise. Sonny wants his money back, but the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and corrupt politicians stand in his way. Most of Vice City seems to want Tommy dead. His only answer is to fight back and take over the city…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, open world and sandbox. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 1 players.

Where it sits in the Grand Theft Auto series

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the 11th of 59 entries we hold in the Grand Theft Auto series. It arrived a year after Grand Theft Auto III. The next entry was Grand Theft Auto: Collector's Edition in 2002. Its critic score of 94 is 13 points above the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is Grand Theft Auto III at 95.

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How it was received

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City holds a critic score of 94 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 26 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 91, across 3,176 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 134.6 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 212 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor, 128 MB of RAM and 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" 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 1GB.

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What it launched against

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City launched on 27 October 2002, within three weeks of Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, TimeSplitters 2 and Metroid Fusion. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, TimeSplitters 2, Metroid Fusion.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 343 cheat entries for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — 343 cheat codes. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 6 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City gameplay screenshot

Characters

All 30

Adam First

Auntie Poulet

Avery Carrington

Barry Stark

BJ Smith

Cam Jones

Every code labelled

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cheat codes

All 343

All Pedestrians Carry Weapons (PS5)

All pedestrians carry weapons

Press the buttons in order during gameplay

PS5 Reported working

Did this work for you?

Can disable Achievements/Trophies — save on a separate file first

Female Pedestrians Carry Weapons (PC)

Female pedestrians carry weapons

Type the code during gameplay

PC Reported working

Did this work for you?

Can disable Achievements/Trophies — save on a separate file first

Female Pedestrians Carry Weapons (PS2)

Female pedestrians carry weapons

Press the buttons in order during gameplay

PS2 Reported working

Did this work for you?

Can disable Achievements/Trophies — save on a separate file first

Female Pedestrians Carry Weapons (PS3)

Female pedestrians carry weapons

Press the buttons in order during gameplay

PS3 Reported working

Did this work for you?

Can disable Achievements/Trophies — save on a separate file first

See all 343 cheats for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Dlc

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - 10th Anniversary Edition

6 December 2012

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

29 January 2013

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition

11 November 2021

Remasters

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition

11 November 2021

Quick answers

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — frequently asked questions

When did Grand Theft Auto: Vice City come out?

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was released on 27 October 2002 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Are there cheat codes for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?

Yes. We list 343 cheat codes and console command for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?

At minimum, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City needs 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor, 128 MB of RAM, 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better) graphics, 915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression) of storage.

How long does it take to beat Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?

The main story of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City takes around 134.6 hrs, or 212 hrs for 100% completion.

Does Grand Theft Auto: Vice City have multiplayer?

Yes. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City supports multiplayer.

How many GB is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?

The PC version needs about 0.9 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression)"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Grand Theft Auto: Vice City have controller support?

Partly. Steam lists partial controller support for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which usually means some menus or modes still need a mouse and keyboard.

Can you play Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Mac?

Steam does not sell a macOS version of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City; the Steam release is for Windows.

Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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