| Achievements | 49 on Xbox 360, 50 on the enhanced versions |
|---|---|
| Trophies | 50 on PS3 and 51 on PS4, both counting the Platinum |
| Online-only | 16 achievements need GTA Online |
| Missable | None, every achievement can still be earned after the story |
Every GTA V achievement and trophy, grouped by what you need to do, with a short note on how to unlock each one and a link to the guide page that covers it. Using a cheat turns achievements off until you load a save, so do not save after cheating if you are hunting them.
Story missions
These unlock as you play through the story and cannot be missed.
| Achievement | Gamerscore | Trophy | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome to Los Santos | 10G | Bronze | Finish Franklin and Lamar, the first mission after the prologue. |
| A Friendship Resurrected | 10G | Bronze | Finish Fame or Shame as Michael and Trevor. |
| A Fair Day's Pay | 10G | Bronze | Finish Caida Libre, the skydive mission for Devin Weston. |
| The Moment of Truth | 10G | Bronze | Finish Bury the Hatchet in North Yankton. |
| Diamond Hard | 20G | Bronze | Pull off The Jewel Store Job, with either approach. |
| Subversive | 20G | Bronze | Finish The Merryweather Heist, either the freighter or the offshore version. |
| Blitzed | 20G | Bronze | Finish Blitz Play, the armored truck job. |
| Small Town, Big Job | 20G | Bronze | Rob the Blaine County bank in The Paleto Score. |
| The Government Gimps | 20G | Bronze | Finish The Bureau Raid, by either approach. |
| The Big One! | 20G | Bronze | Finish The Big Score, the gold heist. |
| To Live or Die in Los Santos | 40G | Silver | Reach any of the three endings: Something Sensible, The Time's Come or The Third Way. See which ending to pick. |
Side content and collectibles
Most of these count towards 100% completion, so work on them alongside the story.
| Achievement | Gamerscore | Trophy | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Criminal | 100G | Gold | Reach 100% completion. Our 100% checklist lists every item that counts. |
| Solid Gold, Baby! | 50G | Gold | Earn 70 gold medals across story missions and Strangers and Freaks missions. Missions can be replayed from the pause menu, and medals carry over. |
| A Mystery, Solved | 15G | Bronze | Find all 50 letter scraps as any character, then finish the Leonora Johnson mystery mission A Starlet in Vinewood. |
| From Beyond the Stars | 15G | Bronze | Pick up all 50 spaceship parts as Franklin and finish The Final Frontier for Omega. |
| Kifflom! | 30G | Silver | Finish every Epsilon Program mission as Michael. It takes several real-time days, so start it early. See Strangers and Freaks. |
| Waste Management | 15G | Bronze | Buy the Sonar Collections Dock as any character and collect 30 barrels of nuclear waste with the submarine. |
| Red Mist | 20G | Bronze | Clear all five rampages as Trevor. |
| Altruist Acolyte | 5G | Bronze | Drive any willing hitchhiker from a random event to the Altruist Cult camp in the Chiliad hills as Trevor. |
| Wanted: Alive or Alive | 10G | Bronze | As Trevor, bring in one Maude Eccles bail bond target alive. |
| All's Fare in Love and War | 10G | Bronze | As Franklin, buy Downtown Cab Co. and finish one taxi fare from its property menu. See properties. |
| TP Industries Arms Race | 10G | Bronze | As Trevor, buy the McKenzie Field Hangar and finish every drug trafficking run from it. |
| Show Off | 30G | Bronze | Land all 50 stunt jumps. |
| Close Shave | 20G | Bronze | Fly any aircraft under 50 bridges. |
| San Andreas Sightseer | 30G | Silver | Uncover the whole map. Flying slowly over the empty corners in a helicopter clears the last patches fastest. |
| Los Santos Legend | Platinum | Unlock every other trophy. PlayStation only. |
Skills, money and one-offs
Quick ones you can tick off at any time once the right characters are free to roam.
| Achievement | Gamerscore | Trophy | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplined | 30G | Silver (PS3), Bronze (PS4) | Win a gold medal in every hobby and pastime that awards medals. |
| A Lot of Cheddar | 20G | Bronze | Spend $200 million in total across Michael, Franklin and Trevor. The assassination missions and the stock market are the quickest way to earn it. |
| Trading Pure Alpha | 10G | Bronze | Sell any share for more than you paid on the stock market. |
| Los Santos Customs | 10G | Bronze | Buy every upgrade category for one vehicle at Los Santos Customs. |
| Pimp My Sidearm | 10G | Bronze | Buy every attachment and tint for one gun at Ammu-Nation. |
| Three Man Army | 30G | Bronze | With Michael, Franklin and Trevor together outside a mission, survive three minutes at a three-star wanted level or higher. |
| Out of Your Depth | 5G | Bronze | Get bitten by a shark. Swim out to deep water off any beach and wait. |
| A New Perspective | 20G | Bronze (PS4) | Play for 15 hours in first-person view. Only on the enhanced versions. |
GTA Online
These need GTA Online. The Online list has changed little since launch, but the side activities and modes it counts now take longer to find among newer content.
| Achievement | Gamerscore | Trophy | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off the Plane | 5G | Bronze | Finish the GTA Online introduction. |
| Three-Bit Gangster | 10G | Bronze | Reach rank 25 in GTA Online. |
| Making Moves | 30G | Silver | Reach rank 50 in GTA Online. |
| Above the Law | 80G | Gold | Reach rank 100 in GTA Online. |
| American Dream | 10G | Bronze | In GTA Online, own an apartment, a garage and at least one insured car at the same time. |
| Backseat Driver | 10G | Bronze | Win a GTA Online rally race as the co-driver giving directions. |
| Clean Sweep | 10G | Bronze | Clear a GTA Online gang attack without dying, with at least 10 kills. |
| Crew Cut | 5G | Bronze | Finish any GTA Online job while in a crew. |
| Decorated | 50G | Silver | Earn 30 platinum awards in GTA Online. |
| Enjoy Your Stay | 20G | Bronze | Try every GTA Online side activity at least once. |
| Full Refund | 10G | Bronze | In GTA Online, kill the mugger who robbed you. |
| Numero Uno | 20G | Bronze | Come first in every competitive GTA Online mode at least once. |
| Run Like The Wind | 20G | Bronze | Stay alive for one in-game day with a bounty on you in GTA Online. |
| Stick Up Kid | 10G | Bronze | Rob all 20 stores in GTA Online. |
| The Midnight Club | 20G | Bronze | Win five GTA Online races in your own modified cars. |
| Unnatural Selection | 20G | Bronze | Survive all 10 waves of a GTA Online Survival. |
Sources
Names, Gamerscore and trophy grades come from Grand Theft Wiki (text under CC BY-SA 3.0), checked on November 10, 2026. Unlock notes and tips are our own.