Cheat codes can help you make the most of your Red Dead Redemption 2 experience. You can customize weapons and items, invoke special abilities and bonuses, unlock rare characters or missions, and much more with cheat codes. Whether playing through single-player story mode or online with friends, cheat codes can help enhance the game by providing an extra layer of reward and sometimes challenges.
Using cheat codes in Red Dead Redemption 2 lets players bypass challenging objectives without spending too much time. This makes it easier to complete specific objectives faster and even helps speed up the overall process of completing a mission in one go. In this guide, I’ll tell you the Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheat Codes and How to Use Them efficiently. Some cheats can completely make the game quality of life OP to the point that it may not be fun anymore, so use RDR2 Cheats wisely and preferably after ending the game at least once.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheat Codes Locations
Most players have gone through Cheat Codes in Red Dead Redemption 2 without realizing it. Cheat Codes are usually hidden, so players have to be careful not to overlook them. The only guaranteed way to find the Red Dead Redemption 2 Cheat Codes is by purchasing the newspaper. So, be sure to pick up any one of the following:
- New Hanover Gazette in Valentine
- Saint-Denis Times in Saint-Denis
- Blackwater Ledger From Town’s Newspaper Seller
You need to complete quests to unlock more newspapers. The number of Cheat Codes you can unlock is based on your progress in the game.
At certain junctures throughout the game, you will need to purchase newspapers in Red Dead Redemption 2. They aren’t too expensive, so don’t hesitate when you see them. If you have already finished the game, then money shouldn’t be an issue; buy every newspaper that comes your way. Once you have got the newspaper, follow the below-mentioned step:
- Open the satchel and Select Newspaper
- Turn the newspaper over and look at the bottom.
- The phrase at the newspaper bottom is a cheat code.
How to Use Cheat Codes in Red Dead Redemption 2
Follow the below-mentioned step to use the Cheat Codes in Red Dead Redemption 2:
- Pause the Game and Go into the Main Menu.
- Open the Setting Tab.
- At The Bottom Right Corner, You will See the “Cheats” section.
- Either Press the “Y” or “△” Button to Open the Cheats Tab.
- Again, Press the “Y” or “△” Button To Open the Text Box Where You Can Type Cheats.
- After Entering the Cheat Code, Tap to Enable the Cheat Code.
Note: Cheat Codes will not allow you to save the game or earn Trophies/Achievements. Therefore manually save the game.
All Cheat Codes in Red Dead Redemption 2
| No | Cheat Code | Prerequisites | Cheat Code Impact |
| 1 | “Greed is now a virtue” | No | Add $500 |
| 2 | “A simple life, a beautiful death” | No | Basic weapons |
| 3 | “Keep your dreams light” | No | Create Buggy |
| 4 | “Run! Run! Run!” | No | Create race horse |
| 5 | “You want something new” | No | Create Random Horse |
| 6 | “The best of the old ways” | No | Create Stagecoach |
| 7 | “You want more than you have” | No | Create Superior Horse |
| 8 | “Keep your dreams simple” | No | Create Wagon |
| 9 | “You revel in your disgrace, I see” | No | Decrease Honor |
| 10 | “You want freedom” | No | Decrease Wanted Level |
| 11 | “A fool on command” | No | Forces you to become drunk |
| 12 | “History is written by Fools” | No | Gunslinger Weapons |
| 13 | “Seek all the bounty of this place” | No | Increase HealthStamina Dead Eye levels |
| 14 | “My kingdom is a horse” | No | Increase Horse Bonding |
| 15 | “You want punishment” | No | Increase Wanted Level |
| 16 | “Better than my dog” | No | Increase Whistle Range for Horse |
| 17 | “Be Greedy only for Foresight” | No | Infinite Dead Eye |
| 18 | “Eat of Knowledge” | No | Learn All Recipes |
| 19 | “Vanity. All is vanity” | No | Own all Outfits |
| 20 | “Balance. All is balance” | No | Reset Honor |
| 21 | “You flourish before you die” | No | Set Health, Stamina and Dead Eye Bars to Full |
| 22 | Guide me Better | No | Set Dead Eye to level 1 |
| 23 | “Make me Better” | No | Set Dead Eye to level 2 |
| 24 | “I shall be better” | No | Set Dead Eye to level 3 |
| 25 | “I still seek more” | No | Set Dead Eye to level 4 |
| 26 | “I seek and I find” | No | Set Dead Eye to level 5 |
| 27 | “Death is silence” | No | Stealth weapons |
| 28 | “Share” | No | Purchase all Camp upgrades |
| 29 | “You want everyone to go away” | No | Clear all Bounties and Lockdown Areas |
| 30 | Abundance is the dullest desire | Get Newspaper Saint Denis 43o r Hanover 27 to acquire in Chapter 2. | Infinite Ammo |
| 31 | Greed is American Virtue | Complete “Magicians for Sport ” and Get Newspaper Saint Denis 46 to acquire in Chapter 3. | Heavy Ammo |
| 32 | You long for sight and see nothing | Complete “Magicians for Sport” and Get Newspaper Saint Denis 47 to acquire in Chapter 3. | Remove Fog of War from the map |
| 33 | Virtue unearned is not virtue | Complete Chapter 4 “Urban Pleasures” mission and get Newspaper Saint Denis Times 48. | Increase Honor |
| 34 | The lucky be strong evermore | Complete Chapter 5 and Get Newspaper Saint Denis Times 49. | Infinite Stamina |
| 35 | You seek more than the world offers | Complete Chapter 6 “The King’s Son” mission and get Newspaper Saint Denis Times 52. | Fortify HealthStamina Dead Eye |
| 36 | You are a beast built for war | Complete the Epilogue and Get Newspaper Saint Denis Times 53. | Create War Horse |
| 37 | Would you be happier as a clown? | Complete the Epilogue and Get Newspaper Saint Denis Times 54. | Create Circus Wagon |
That’s everything you need to know about using and finding cheats in Red Dead Redemption 2. Need more help? Here are more Red Dead Redemption 2 guides you may find helpful: