GTA 4 Achievements and Trophies

Total50 achievements, 40 of them in single player
Biggest onesKey To The City (100), Endangered Species (50), Walk Free (50), You Won! (60), Half Million (55)
Counts toward 100%No, but many of them follow the same tasks as the 100% checklist
MissableVery few. Roman’s taxi unlock, Liberty City Minute and a couple of date or friend ones need planning

GTA 4 has 50 achievements. Forty come from single player and ten from multiplayer. Most of the single player ones fall out of the 100% run on their own, and the last of them, Key To The City, pops when the counter reaches 100%. The list below is grouped by what you are doing at the time, with a link to the page that helps. Cheats pause achievements for the rest of the session, so keep them off.

Niko takes Brucie's call on a side street as the Order Fulfilled achievement pops up.
The Key To The City achievement appears above Niko on a stone plaza.

Story and exploration

AchievementHow to get itPage
Off the BoatFinish the first mission.The Cousins Bellic
Full ExplorationOpen every island by finishing the mission that unlocks the last one.Three Leaf Clover
Lowest PointFinish Roman’s Sorrow.Roman’s Sorrow
Fed The FishFinish Uncle Vlad.Uncle Vlad
Impossible TrinityFinish Museum Piece.Museum Piece
Gracefully TakenFinish I’ll Take Her.I’ll Take Her
That Special SomeoneFinish the mission of the same name.That Special Someone
You Won!Finish either of the two final missions.Deal or Revenge
Liberty City MinuteFinish every story mission in under 30 hours of play, which is 37.5 days on the in-game calendar.Walkthrough

Side jobs

AchievementHow to get itPage
Courier ServiceFinish all 10 of Little Jacob’s drug deliveries.Drug Deliveries
Order FulfilledDeliver all 10 of Brucie’s exotic export cars.Exotic Exports
You Got The MessageBring Stevie all 30 cars he asks for.Stevie’s Car Thefts
Cleaned the Mean StreetsUse the police computer’s current crimes list and finish 20 jobs.Vigilante
ManhuntUse the police computer’s Most Wanted list and take down all 30 targets.Most Wanted
Assassin’s GreedComplete all 9 contracts from the Fixer.Assassinations
Genetically SuperiorFinish first in 20 of Brucie’s street races. Repeats count.Brucie’s Races

Collectibles and completion

These four are the big ones. Clearing the pigeons and the stunt jumps gives you two achievements and two blocks of the percentage, and the last item of the whole list gives you the top prize.

The Dare Devil achievement appears beside a helicopter on a harbor helipad.
The Endangered Species achievement appears as a smoking helicopter hangs in the sky.
AchievementHow to get itPage
Endangered SpeciesKill all 200 Flying Rats.Flying Rats
Dare DevilLand all 50 stunt jumps.Stunt Jumps
Key To The CityReach 100% completion.Completion Rewards
No More StrangersMeet every random character, including the missable ones.Random Characters
Half MillionHave $500,000 in your pocket at one time.Money

Games, friends and dates

Several of these come with a friend and a drink, and the pool, darts and bowling ones overlap with the 100% requirements. Win your pool game with a friend and the game gives you the achievement then and there.

The Bowl-O-Meter shows Niko winning 195 to 140 and the game says he won.
The chalk board reads 101 for Niko and 141 for Packie as the game says you win.
A trophy icon shows over a red-lit pool hall after a game ends.
AchievementHow to get itPage
One Hundred and EightyThrow three triple 20s in one darts turn.Pool, Darts and Bowling
Pool SharkWin a game of pool against a friend.Pool, Darts and Bowling
Gobble GobbleRoll three strikes in a row at the bowling alley.Pool, Darts and Bowling
King of QUB3DBeat the cabinet’s top score of 10,950.QUB3D
Liberty City (5)Meet all the friends and bring every living one to a 90% Like.Friends
Driving Mr. BellicRaise Roman’s Like to 60% to get a free ride in one of his taxis.Friends
Retail TherapyRaise Little Jacob’s Like to 75% so he sells you guns.Friends
That’s How We Roll!Raise Brucie’s Like to 75% to get rides in his helicopter.Friends
Dial B For BombRaise Patrick McReary’s Like to 75% so he sells you bombs.Friends
Warm CoffeeHave a date go well enough that she asks you in.Girlfriends
It’ll Cost YouRide a taxi from one island to another without skipping the trip.Taxi Missions
SightseerTake all five helicopter tours.Optional Activities

Stunts and skill

AchievementHow to get itPage
Finish HimLand 10 melee counters inside four minutes.Optional Activities
Wheelie RiderHold a motorcycle wheelie for at least 500 feet.Vehicles
Rolled OverFlip a car five times in a single crash.Vehicles
Walk FreeShake off a four-star wanted level.Optional Activities
Chain ReactionBlow up 10 vehicles within 10 seconds.Weapons
Under the RadarFly a helicopter under all 14 major bridges.Optional Activities
One Man ArmyStay alive and free for five minutes at six stars.Optional Activities

Multiplayer

These ten need online play and are not part of the 100% run.

AchievementHow to get it
TeamplayerKill five different opponents from other teams.
Cut Your TeethRank up for the first time.
Join The Midnight ClubWin a ranked race with damage on while barely scratching your car.
Fly The Co-OpBeat the time limits on three co-op missions: Deal Breaker, Hangman’s Noose and Bomb Da Base II.
Taking It For The TeamHave your side win in every ranked mode.
Top The Midnight ClubWin 20 different ranked races.
Auf Wiedersehen PetrovicPlay both sides and win with each in every ranked mode, races and Cops ‘n Crooks included.
Top Of The Food ChainKill 20 players with a pistol in a ranked deathmatch.
Let Sleeping Rockstars LieKill a Rockstar developer, or anyone who already holds this achievement, in a ranked match.
WantedReach the top multiplayer rank, level 10.

Planning around them

Do the long ones as you go. Races, car thefts, pigeons and stunt jumps all add up while you play the story. Keep your cheats off. Check Friends early, because the friend achievements need the most hanging out. Then follow the checklist to the finish.

Niko's black car after a race with a You win line and 500 dollars added to his cash.
An orange convertible on a city street with the line that the vehicle Stevie wants has been found.
A green sports car lands on the Broker-Dukes Expressway with the stunt jump completed line.
Feathers burst over a pier arch and the notice reads 190 flying rats left in Liberty City.