GTA 5 100% Walkthrough and Guide

Official artwork of Michael, Franklin and Trevor

Game	Grand Theft Auto V, Story Mode
Checklist	5 categories: 69 story missions, 20 scoring Strangers and Freaks, 42 Hobbies and Pastimes, 14 Random Events and 16 miscellaneous tasks
Not needed	Gold Medals, Michael’s and Trevor’s side missions, and most of what you can do in Los Santos
Reward	Career Criminal, UFOs and The Last One

This guide takes GTA V from the opening bank job to the moment your Story Mode save reads 100%. It covers every story mission, each activity the game counts, and the optional content that the checklist ignores. Follow the story walkthrough first, and keep the 100% checklist open for the side work.

A masked robber in a red plaid scarf holds a uniformed man at gunpoint during the opening bank robbery.

A robber with a duffel bag collects cash in a red-lit vault while the take counter reads $2,500.

GTA 5 100% Completion Guide

What counts toward 100% completion?

The in-game checklist has five categories, and each one is worth a set share of your total. The number of tasks in a category does not decide its weight, so a single Hobby is worth far less than a single story mission.

Deep Inside Mission Passed screen listing checklist items with an 80% Completion total.

Category	What you need	Share of 100%
Story missions	69 on the checklist	55%
Strangers and Freaks	20 scoring missions, all Franklin’s (24 to play)	10%
Hobbies and Pastimes	42 activities	10%
Random Events	Any 14	5%
Miscellaneous	16 tasks, including the collectibles and stunts	20%

The GTA 5 100% checklist names every entry so you can tick things off as you go.

Eye in the Sky Mission Passed screen with two checklist items ticked, one unticked, at 84% completion.

How to check your GTA 5 completion percentage

Open the pause menu, go to the Stats tab and select 100% Completion. The screen shows your percentage and how far you have got in each category. If you link your save to a Rockstar Social Club account, the checklist there can also show which individual items you have finished.

Pause menu over the map with MAP, BRIEF, STATS, SETTINGS, GAME and ONLINE tabs across the top.

Pause menu open on the Map tab, with the STATS tab visible in the tab bar above the map.

Story Mode vs. GTA Online

Only Story Mode counts. Nothing you do in GTA Online adds to this percentage, and the online Career Progress is separate. The one link between the two comes after you finish, as a 100% story save counts towards the High Achiever trophy for Mansions in GTA Online.

Shift Work Mission Passed screen showing Completion 100% after a night race in a white car.

Do you need Gold Medals for 100%?

No. A simple pass counts, so you can ignore every medal if you want to. Each mission page still lists its Gold Medal requirements and how to meet them, in case you are playing for the Solid Gold, Baby! achievement or trophy. You can replay missions from the pause menu whenever you like.

Railgun Challenge 4 passed at the shooting range, with a medal notice in the bottom-left corner. (Do you need Gold Medals

Flight School results for Earn Your Wings with Highest Medal set to Gold.

What can you finish after the story?

Almost everything. All of the side work can wait until after the credits, and it is usually easier then because you have more money and access to more of the map. Lester’s last four assassinations are best left until after The Big Score, because that is when you can invest the most. The one thing to think about is your ending, as the ending you choose can remove Michael or Trevor from the game.

Mission Passed screen for the Hotel Assassination at night, showing 100% completion.

Mission Passed screen for The Multi Target Assassination on a hillside road with a white sports car.

GTA 5 Story Walkthrough

The full walkthrough covers every mission, setup and heist. Heist approaches and parallel strands mean your order may differ from the one shown, so treat the list as a practical route.

Heist approach board with Loud and Smart cards, and the subtitle asking whether to run in or play it smart.

GTA 5 100% Checklist

GTA 5 Strangers and Freaks Guide

GTA 5 Random Events Guide

GTA 5 Hobbies and Pastimes

GTA 5 Collectibles Guide

GTA 5 Stunt Challenges

GTA 5 Miscellaneous Activities

Optional GTA 5 Collectibles and Activities

None of these count toward 100%, but they round out the game and some carry achievements or a good payout.

Railgun Challenge 4 passed at the shooting range, with a medal notice in the bottom-left corner. (Optional GTA 5

Air Trafficking results at the Vapid hangar showing a total earned of $7,250.

GTA 5 100% Completion Rewards

Cheats, money and how-to guides

Quick answers to what most players want to know, whether or not they’re going for 100%.

Chop Mission Passed screen with its objectives and 67% completion beside a white van.