Just like Rockstar games of the past, Red Dead Redemption 2 gives the player the ability to use some cheat codes to their advantage. Here’s the list of cheat codes usable in Red Dead Redemption 2. To open the Cheat Menu, pause the game, press Y / △ to open the cheat menu, then press Y / △ once more to input a cheat.
| Name | Description | Code | Requirements |
| Add $500 | Give player $500 | Greed is now a virtue | No requirements |
| All Outfits | Unlocks all outfits | Vanity. All is vanity | No requirements |
| Fog of War | Reveals entire map | You long for sight but see nothing | Purchase newspaper after completing the Chapter 03 mission Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern. |
| Unlimited Ammo | Gives an infinite ammo supply | Abundance is the dullest desire | New Hanover Gazette No. 27, purchased in Valentine during Chapter 1. |
| Heavy Ammo | Adds pump action shotgun, bolt action rifle, semi automatic pistol, and Mauser pistol to your inventory | Greed is American virtue | Get newspaper after completing the Chapter 03 mission Advertising, the New American Art. |
| Increase Horse Whistle Range | You can now call horse from any distance | Better than my dog | No requirements |
| Set Dead Eye to Level 2 | Sets Dead Eye to level 2 | Make me better | No requirements |
| Set Dead Eye to Level 3 | Sets Dead Eye to level 3 | I shall be better | No requirements |
| Set Dead Eye to Level 4 | Sets Dead Eye to level 4 | I still seek more | No requirements |
| Set Dead Eye to Level 5 | Sets Dead Eye to level 5 | I seek and I find | No requirements |
| Infinite Stamina | Unlimited stamina reserve for Arthur | The lucky be strong evermore | Unknown newspaper required: (RDR2.org) |
| Increase Wanted Level | Increases your current wanted level | You want punishment | No requirements |
| Decrease Wanted Level | Decreases your current wanted level | You want freedom | No requirements |
| Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye bars to Full | Refills health, stamina, and Dead Eye bars to 100% | You flourish before you die | No requirements |
| Fortify Health, Stamina, and Dead Eye Bars | Refills and fortifies health, stamina, and Dead Eye bars | You seek more than the world offers | Purchase a newspaper after completing the Chapter 04 mission Urban Pleasures. |
| High Honor | Raises honor rating | Virtue unearned is not virtue | No requirements |
| Drunk | Makes player drunk | A fool on command | No requirements |
| Spawn Wagons | Spawns a wagon with one horse | Keep your dreams simple | No requirements |
| Spawn Race Horse | Spawns a race horse | Run! Run! Run! | No requirements |
| Spawn War Horse | Spawns a war horse | You are a beast built for war | Purchase after completing the events of the Epilogue. |
| Spawn Circus Wagon | Spawns a circus wagon | Would you be happier as a clown? | Purchase after completing the events of the Epilogue. |
| Spawn Superior Horse | Spawns a Rose Grey Bay Arabian horse | You want more than you have | No requirement |
| Spawn Random Horse | Spawns a completely randomized horse | You want something new | No requirement |
| Spawn Buggy | Spawns a horse with a cart | Keep your dreams light | No requirement |
| Learn All Recipes | Learn all craftable recipes | Eat of knowledge | No requirement |
| Purchase all Camp Upgrades | Gives all camp upgrades | Share | No requirements |
| Clear all Bounties and Lockdowns | Removes all bounties and lockdown areas from the map | You want everyone to go away | No requirements |
| Stealth Weapons | Gives stealth weapons | Death is silence | No requirements |
| Gunslinger Weapons | Gives gunslinger weapons | History is written by fools | No requirements |
| Basic Weapons | Gives basic weapons | A simple life, a beautiful death | No requirements |