GTA 5 Guide: Missions, Characters, Map, Cheats and Reviews

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Key facts

Developer: Rockstar North
Released: September 17, 2013
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S
Sales: Over 230 million units sold worldwide (as of August 6, 2026)

The three leads

All characters

Michael aims a suppressed rifle toward the camera as explosions burst behind him at night

Michael De SantaVoiced by Ned Luke

Franklin stands in a dry back lot holding a baseball bat, beside a chain link fence on a sunny day

Franklin ClintonVoiced by Shawn Fonteno

Trevor pilots a red and black helicopter low over a dusty desert town at sunset

Trevor PhilipsVoiced by Steven Ogg

Map: Los Santos and Blaine County

All places

Trevor walks away from a burning vehicle carrying a fuel can, outside a run down motel in the desert

Blaine County

The rural north of the GTA 5 map: desert towns, the Alamo Sea, farmland, forests, a military base and Mount Chiliad.

Del Perro Pier

Los Santos

Del Perro Pier is GTA 5's version of Santa Monica Pier, with a Ferris wheel and fairground on the Los Santos coast next to Vespucci Beach.

Downtown Los Santos

Los Santos

Downtown Los Santos is the high rise core of GTA 5's city, modeled on Downtown Los Angeles and home to the Maze Bank Tower.

Los Santos

The Los Angeles inspired city at the heart of GTA 5, from the Vinewood Hills and downtown towers to the beaches, port and airport.

Mount Chiliad

Blaine County

Mount Chiliad is the tallest mountain in GTA 5's San Andreas, with a cable car to the summit, Epsilon tracts and the famous Chiliad mural.

Sandy Shores

Blaine County

Sandy Shores is the desert town by the Alamo Sea in GTA 5, with an airfield used in story missions like Surveying the Score and Monkey Business.

Vinewood

Los Santos

Vinewood is the movie business district of Los Santos, GTA 5's take on Hollywood, with a star lined boulevard and the Vinewood sign above.

The Vinewood sign on its hilltop below a radio mast at sunset, with a jet crossing an orange sky

Vinewood Hills

Los Santos

The Vinewood Hills are the mansion covered hills above Los Santos in GTA 5, based on the Hollywood Hills and home to the Galileo Observatory.

Vehicles

All vehicles

Atomic Blimp

Planes

The Atomic Blimp is a flyable airship in GTA 5, given as a pre order bonus for any edition ordered before the September 17, 2013 launch.

BF Space Docker

Off-Road · BF

The Space Docker is a space themed dune buggy in GTA 5, the reward for finding all 50 spaceship parts for Omega as Franklin.

Bravado Buffalo S

Sports · Bravado

The Bravado Buffalo S is Franklin Clinton's own car in GTA 5: a white four door sports sedan with custom wheels, grille and tail lights.

Bravado Gauntlet

Muscle · Bravado

The Bravado Gauntlet is the muscle car you steal three times in Gauntlet 1-2-3, the prep job for the subtle approach to The Big Score.

Buzzard Attack Chopper

Helicopters

The Buzzard is a small attack helicopter in GTA 5 with machine guns and lock on rockets. Spawn it with BUZZOFF or steal one at Fort Zancudo.

Canis Bodhi

Off-Road · Canis

The Canis Bodhi is Trevor Philips's red off road pickup in GTA 5, his default vehicle and the only one of its kind in the single player game.

Cargobob

Helicopters

The Cargobob is a big military helicopter in GTA 5. Trevor steals one from Fort Zancudo in the mission Cargobob, and it can be taken from the base.

Cheval Marshall

Off-Road · Cheval

The Cheval Marshall is a monster truck in GTA 5, the top prize for winning Trevor's stock car races. Collect it from his airstrip hangar.

Guides

GTA 5 100% completion checklist

Everything that counts toward 100% completion in GTA 5 Story Mode: story missions, Strangers and Freaks, hobbies, random events and miscellaneous tasks.

GTA 5 collectibles guide

Every major GTA 5 Story Mode collectible with counts, how to start and rewards: spaceship parts, letter scraps, nuclear waste, submarine parts and more.