2011 /Team Bondi /Rockstar Leeds /Rockstar North /Rockstar San Diego /Rockstar New England /Virtuos /Rockstar Toronto /Video Games Deluxe
L.A. Noire is Rockstar’s neo-noir detective drama set in a carefully reconstructed 1947 Los Angeles. Instead of centering the experience on chaos or sandbox excess, it asks the player to read crime scenes, follow evidence, interrogate suspects, and watch tiny changes in facial performance. The result is a slower, more investigative Rockstar game: part police procedural, part Hollywood tragedy, and part open-city archive of postwar Los Angeles.
L.A. Noire does not use traditional typed cheat codes. This page collects unlockables, bonus outfits, DLC cases, completion goals, and notable content unlocks.
A plain LAPD patrol uniform used before Cole Phelps moves into detective work.
Unlocks after: Start the patrol portion of the story
Available from the start of the patrol portion.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Cosmetic outfit.
Cole’s standard detective suit, used through most of the main campaign.
Unlocks after: Reach the detective desks
Progress from patrol into detective work.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Cosmetic outfit.
A bonus outfit tied to Rockstar Social Club-era rewards and later bonus-content bundles.
Unlocks after: Bonus-content entitlement
Unlock through the relevant bonus-content entitlement.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Availability depends on edition and platform.
A bonus suit associated with the Chicago Piano weapon bonus.
Unlocks after: Bonus-content entitlement
Unlock through the related bonus-content entitlement.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Availability depends on edition and platform.
A detective outfit included with bonus-content releases and remastered editions.
Unlocks after: Bonus-content entitlement
Unlock through the relevant edition or bonus-content bundle.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Cosmetic outfit.
A bonus outfit themed around sharper firearm handling.
Unlocks after: Bonus-content entitlement
Unlock through the relevant edition or bonus-content bundle.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Bonus outfit.
A bonus challenge centered on finding hidden police badges across Los Angeles.
Unlocks after: Find badge collectibles
Find hidden badge collectibles where available.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Associated with the Button Man reward path on supported versions.
L.A. Noire tracks a large vehicle collection, including rare hidden cars placed around the city.
Unlocks after: Find and drive vehicle models
Drive each vehicle type and search for hidden cars.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Useful for completion and vehicle-related trophies or achievements.
Collectible golden film reels are hidden across the city and count toward full completion.
Unlocks after: Search the city for film reels
Find all golden film reels.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Completion collectible.
Newspapers reveal additional story context and fill in the wider conspiracy around the main cases.
Unlocks after: Find newspapers during cases
Pick up newspapers during story cases.
PC, PS3, PS4, X360, Xbox One, Switch Some are tied to specific case locations.
The VR release rebuilds selected investigations for room-scale detective play rather than standard open-city progression.
Unlocks after: L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files
Play the standalone VR case selection.
VR / The VR Case Files A separate VR-focused release within the L.A. Noire line.