Saints Row isn’t an incredibly serious game. The story and tone are relatively light-hearted. And while roaming the open world, you’re encouraged to cause as much chaos as possible. It’s just all about having fun.
So, you don’t need to feel bad about using some cheats in this sort of game. After all, they’re mainly there to enhance your enjoyment more than making the game easier. However, before you can use them, you need to know how to do that, as the game doesn’t throw the cheating mechanic in your face. Thankfully, all you need to know is right here.
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How To Use Cheats
After you finish the opening mission where you work with Marshall, you get access to your phone and, more importantly, the cheats app.
So, open up your in-game phone and click the blue icon with the superhero-like eye mask on it. This takes you to the cheats that will already be unlocked. From there, you can just click on any to activate them.
Clean Cheats
There are two different types of cheats in Saints Row.
The clean ones only impact the game in a small way. Therefore, you can continue on like normal while using them.
Here is a list of each cheat and what they do:
Cheat |
What It Does |
---|---|
First Aid |
Completely Refill Your Health. |
Roadside Assistance |
Completely Restores Your Vehicle’s Health. |
Mascot City |
Turns All Pedestrians Into Mascots. |
Anger Management |
Makes Pedestrians More Aggressive. |
Pratfall |
Allows You To Ragdoll Using The Shoot Button, a la Insurance Fraud. |
Ascension |
People Float Into The Air When They Die. |
Screen Effect – Black & White |
Adds A Black And White Filter Over Everything. |
Screen Effect – Night Vision |
Adds A Green Night Vision Filter Over Everything. |
Screen Effect – Noir |
Makes The Game Look Like A Classic Noir Film By Changing The Color Of The Screen And Adding Effects To Make It Seem Like It’s Filled On An Old Camera. |
Screen Effect – Retro |
Changes The Visuals To An Older Graphics Style. |
Screen Effect – Vaporwave |
Changes The Visuals To A Vaporwave Art-Style, Meaning Most Things Are Bright Pink. |
Screen Effect – Sepia |
Changes Everything To The Sepia Color, Making It Look Like An Old Western. |
Screen Effect – Steamboat |
Makes The Game Look Like Steamboat Willie In Regards To Color. Plus, Everyone Bounces Up And Down Like Characters From That Short Film. |
Time – Morning |
Change The Time Of Day To Morning. |
Time – Noon |
Change The Time Of Day To Noon. |
Time – Evening |
Change The Time Of Day To Evening. |
Time – Midnight |
Change The Time Of Day To Midnight. |
Weather – Clear Skies |
Clear Up The Weather. |
Weather – Dust Storm |
Spawn A Dust Storm. |
Weather – Fog |
Spawn A Fog. |
Dirty Cheats
Dirty Cheats significantly impact the game. As such, you’re not allowed to save when using them, nor are you able to achieve any achievement/trophy progression.
So, you can only use them for fun.
Here’s what they are and what they do:
Cheat |
What It Does |
---|---|
Lottery Ticket |
Instantly Boosts Your Cash. |
Infinite Ammo |
Gives You Unlimited Ammo. |
Godlike |
Makes You Invincible. |
G.O.A.T. |
Boosts Your Level To The Maximum. |
Milk Bones |
Gives You A Powerful Melee Attack That Knocks Enemies Away. |
Lethal Weapon |
All Weapons Kill Enemies In One Shot. |
Exotic Imports |
Increases The Spawn Frequency Of Fancy Cars. |
Big Wheels |
Spawns More Monster Trucks, Which Have No Concern For Other Cars On The Road. |
Super Saints |
Increase The Damage Your Fellow Members Of The Saints Do. |
Valet Parking |
Instantly Spawns Your Favorite Vehicle. |
Mass Effect |
Increases The Mass Of Cars, Meaning They Don’t Move About As Much When Hit With Things. |
Bottomless Tank |
Gives You Unlimited Boost When Driving Cars. |
Moving Violations |
Forces Other Drivers To Ignore Traffic Lights And Stop Signs. |
Low Gravity |
Lowers Your Gravity, Allowing You To Float. |
Amnesty – Police |
Lowers Current Police Notoriety. |
Amnesty – Factions |
Lowers Current Faction Notoriety. |
Most Wanted – Police |
Increases Police Notoriety. |
Most Wanted – Factions |
Increases Factions Notoriety. |