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Grand Theft Auto III

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Grand Theft Auto III follows a silent criminal betrayed during a robbery and left to climb back through Liberty City’s underworld. Across three islands, he works for mobsters, gangs, corrupt figures, and dangerous opportunists while chasing revenge. The game reshaped open-world crime games with its 3D city, mission structure, dark humor, and sense of urban freedom.

Release timeline

2001 Original PlayStation 2 release
2002 Windows release
2003 Xbox release as part of Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack
2010 Mac OS X release as part of The Trilogy
2011 10th Anniversary mobile release for iOS and Android
2014 Fire OS and Amazon Fire TV release
2021 Definitive Edition console and PC release
2023 Definitive Edition mobile release

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Pedestrians Hate You

World

Effect

Makes pedestrians attack Claude.

Button sequence Switch / Definitive Edition

Switch / Definitive Edition Do not save after using this cheat; it can become permanent.

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Pedestrians Fight Each Other

World

Effect

Makes pedestrians fight each other.

Button sequence Switch / Definitive Edition

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Riot Mode

World

Effect

Starts riot mode.

Button sequence Switch / Definitive Edition

Switch / Definitive Edition Do not save after using this cheat; it can become permanent.

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Pedestrians Have Weapons

World

Effect

Gives pedestrians weapons.

Button sequence Switch / Definitive Edition