GTA San Andreas Cheats: The Full 2026 List

Want a jetpack over Los Santos, a Rhino tank in the middle of the street, or the $250,000 from the legendary HESOYAM? Pick your platform in the selector below and the list adapts (a code to type on PC and mobile, or a button combination on a controller). Just like in GTA III and Vice City, cheats are entered during gameplay, never in a menu, and a “Cheat Activated” message confirms each one.

Every GTA San Andreas cheat code

The king of San Andreas cheats is HESOYAM. Unlike GTA III, Vice City and even GTA 5, San Andreas is the only 3D-era game where a code gives you money: full health, full armor and $250,000 at once, plus a repair on whatever car you’re sitting in. Re-enter it as often as you like to stack up the bills. One trap, though: triggering it during certain scripted missions, like the motorcycle chase in Just Business, destroys your vehicle and fails the mission.

When it comes to the garage and pure mayhem, San Andreas is a genuine playground. ROCKETMAN brings out the jetpack, the game’s most iconic image; AIYPWZQP gives you a parachute (perfect for leaping off Mount Chiliad); JUMPJET spawns the Hydra fighter and OHDUDE the Hunter attack chopper. For the road, RIPAZHA makes cars fly like planes and SPEEDFREAK slaps nitro on all the traffic. Most vehicle codes also exist as controller combinations, give or take a few console exclusives like cars that drive on water.

How San Andreas cheats work

Released October 26, 2004 on PlayStation 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas reuses the RenderWare engine and the cheat grammar of GTA III and Vice City: you type a string of keys mid-game and the game compares a hash of the code against an internal table. That’s why, on PC, several misspelled combinations, or even plain movement keys, can trigger an effect through a hash collision. Rockstar never published these codes: the “clean” versions like HESOYAM or AEZAKMI were found in the 2013 Android port and then became the standard.

In 2026, most people play San Andreas through GTA: The Trilogy The Definitive Edition, released November 11, 2021 on PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC, then on mobile via Netflix on December 14, 2023. The classic codes still work there, and the edition even adds a few brand-new cheats. As everywhere in the series, cheating disables achievements for your session.

Platform	How to enter a code	Money cheat	Achievements
PC (Steam, Definitive Edition)	Type the letters in-game	HESOYAM ($250,000)	Disabled when you cheat
Mobile (Netflix, classic app)	On-screen keyboard, letters	HESOYAM ($250,000)	Disabled when you cheat
PlayStation (PS2 to PS5)	Button combination	HESOYAM (combo)	Disabled (Definitive Edition)
Xbox (original to Series)	Button combination	HESOYAM (combo)	Disabled (Definitive Edition)

Cheat codes: our expert tips

Three habits to enjoy cheats without breaking your game. First, save to a separate slot before your first cheat: hostile-pedestrian effects and mission bugs don’t forgive. Second, keep in mind that no code sabotages the story as long as you play clean on the side, so save HESOYAM for the rough patches rather than the whole campaign. Finally, if you’re going for 100 percent or the Definitive Edition achievements, run the story without cheating and keep a “sandbox” save for the jetpack and the tank.

Hunting for cheats from the other games? Our guide to GTA 5 cheat codes covers the modern entry, while our GTA Vice City cheats guide rounds out the 3D-era trio. To find out where to (re)play San Andreas today, read our Trilogy Definitive Edition review, and to place the game in the timeline, browse all the GTA games in order. We also put San Andreas and GTA 5 head to head and broke down the real cities behind GTA’s maps.

FAQ

What is the money cheat in GTA San Andreas?

It's HESOYAM. It refills all your health and armor, drops $250,000 at once, repairs whatever vehicle you're sitting in and bumps up your criminal rating. San Andreas is actually the only 3D-era GTA that gives you cash through a code; GTA III and Vice City have no money cheat at all. There's no pure money cheat either: you simply re-enter HESOYAM as many times as you need to stack up the bills.

How do you enter a cheat on PS2, PS4, PS5 or Xbox?

There's no keyboard: you enter a button combination mid-game, fairly fast, without pausing. For example, the jetpack (ROCKETMAN) is Left, Right, L1, L2, R1, R2, Up, Down, Left, Right on PlayStation. The on-screen "Cheat Activated" message confirms it worked.

Why do several different codes work on PC?

On PC, the game recognizes a hash of the code rather than the exact string of letters. Thanks to hash collisions, several combinations (sometimes even plain movement keys) trigger the same effect. The "official" codes like HESOYAM or AEZAKMI were never handed out by Rockstar: they were dug out of the 2013 Android port and then adopted by everyone.

Do cheat codes disable achievements?

On the original 2004 PlayStation 2 version, there were no trophies or achievements at all. In GTA: The Trilogy The Definitive Edition (2021, on PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC and mobile), using a code disables achievements for that session. The safe rule is the same everywhere: cheat on a separate save if you're going for 100 percent.

Do cheats get saved with your game?

Most of them switch off the moment you reload your game. But the ones that change pedestrian behavior (hostility, rioting) stay active if you save while they're running, and can make some story missions impossible to finish. When in doubt, reload a clean save.