Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats and codes

This guide will help players with all Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats and codes. These cheats will allow players certain gameplay bonuses, which makes enjoying the game on your terms a reality. Whether you want to reveal the entire map, or enjoy the benefits of infinite ammo, we've got you covered.

Red Dead Redemption 2 cheats

Cheat codes in Red Dead Redemption 2 are entered through the Cheats menu, which players can find by pressing Triangle (PS4) or Y (Xbox One) within the Settings menu. Once there, they'll be able to browse through a list of all the game's many cheat codes. However, many if not most of them will be locked, and must be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements, generally by tracking down specific newspapers from cities spread across the in-game map.

Cheats in Red Dead Redemption 2 can spawn new items, horses, or even reveal the entire map.

We've listed all of the cheat codes we've discovered below, and provided information about how and when they can be unlocked. As with other Rockstar Games releases, players should be aware that using any cheat codes will disable Trophies and Achievements.

Cheat Code:	Name:	Effect:	Unlock requirements:
A fool on command	Drunk	Stay drunk persistently	No unlock requirements
A simple life, a beautiful death	Basic Weapons	Gives the hero a set of basic weapons	No unlock requirements
You want freedom	Decrease Wanted Level	Decreases the hero's Wanted Level	No unlock requirements
You long for sight and see nothing	Fog of War	Reveals all of the world map	Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 66 or New Hanover Gazette No. 31 following the mission Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern (Chapter 3).
You seek more than the world offers	Fortify Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye Bars	Restores and fortifies health, stamina, and Dead Eye	Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 36 following the mission The King's Son (Chapter 6).
Greed is American Virtue	Heavy Weapons	Gives the hero the Mauser Pistol, Semi-Automatic Pistol, Pump Action Shotgun, and Bolt-Action Rifle	Purchase Saint Denis Times No. 46 or Blackwater Ledger No. 65. following the mission Advertising, the New American Art (Chapter 3).
Virtue unearned is not virtue	Increase Honor	Increases Honor to the maximum level	Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 67 following the mission Banking, the Old American Art (Chapter 4).
Better than my dog	Increase Horse Whistle Range	Horse finds hero regardless of distance	No unlock requirements
The lucky be strong evermore	Increase Stamina	Grants infinite stamina for the hero and the hero's horse	Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 68 following the mission Dear Uncle Tacitus (Chapter 5).
You want punishment	Increase Wanted Level	Increases the hero's Wanted Level	No unlock requirements
Abundance is the dullest desire	Infinite Ammo	Infinite ammunition for all weapons	Purchase New Hanover Gazette No. 237 or Blackwater Ledger No. 62.
Vanity. All is vanity	Own all outfits	Grants the hero all available outfits	No unlock requirements
Balance. All is balance	Reset Honor	Resets the hero's Honor level to neutral	No unlock requirements
Guide me Better	Set Dead Eye to Level 1	Sets Dead Eye to Level 1	No unlock requirements
Make me Better			No unlock requirements
I shall be better	Set Dead Eye to Level 3	Sets Dead Eye to the default Level 3	No unlock requirements
I still seek more	Set Dead Eye to Level 4	Sets Dead Eye to Level 4	No unlock requirements
I seek and I find	Set Dead Eye to Level 5	Upgrades Dead Eye to Level 5	No unlock requirements
You flourish before you die	Set Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye bars to full	Restores all of the hero's health, stamina, and Dead Eye energy	No unlock requirements
Would you be happier as a clown?	Spawn a Circus Wagon	Spawns a Circus Wagon	Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 73 following the Epilogue Part 2.
Keep your dreams light	Spawn a Horse and Cart	Spawns a horse and cart	No unlock requirements
Run! Run! Run!	Spawn a Race Horse	Spawns a Race Horse	No unlock requirements
You want more than you have	Spawn a Superior Horse	Spawns a Superior Horse	No unlock requirements
Keep your dreams simple	Spawn a Wagon	Spawn a horse and wagon	No unlock requirements
You are a beast built for war	Spawn a War Horse	Spawns a War Horse	Purchase Blackwater Ledger No. 72 following the Epilogue Part 1.
Death is silence	Stealth Weapons	Gives the player the Machete, Throwing Knives, Poison Knives, Tomahawks, and Homing Tomahawks	No unlock requirements
Greed is now a virtue	Add $500	Add $500	No unlock requirements
You want something new	Create Random horse	Create Random Horse	No unlock requirements
The best of the old ways	Create Stagecoach	Create a Stagecoach	No unlock requirements
You revel in your disgrace, I see	Decrease Honor level	Lower Honor Level	No unlock requirements
HIstory is written by Fools	Gunslinger weapons	Gives Gunslinger weapons	No unlock requirements
Seek all the bounty of this place	Increase Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye levels	Increases your Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye levels	No unlock requirements
My kingdom is a horse	Increase Horse Bond-level	Increases your bonding level with your current horse	No unlock requirements
Be Greedy only for Foresight	Infinite Dead Eye	Grants you infinite Dead Eye	No unlock requirements
Eat of Knowledge	Learn all Recipes	Unlocks all Recipes	No unlock requirements
Share	Purchase all Camp upgrades	Purchases all available Camp upgrades	No unlock requirements
You want everyone to go away	Clear all bounties and lockdown areas	Clears all of your active bounties and and lockdown areas	No unlock requirements

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