Missions
Every mission in Grand Theft Auto V — the 69-mission main campaign starring Michael, Franklin and Trevor, the five headlining heists, the full Strangers and Freaks side-mission roster, and the three possible endings to the story. Each mission page covers walkthroughs, gold medal objectives, rewards and trivia.
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2 typesStory Missions
The 69 main story missions of GTA V — from the Ludendorff Prologue through Michael, Franklin and Trevor's intertwined arcs, including all five major heists and the three ending choices.
Strangers & Freaks
20 optional side-mission strands featuring eccentric Strangers and Freaks — celebrities, conspiracy theorists, bail jumpers and bounty hunters scattered across Los Santos and Blaine County.
The Five Heists
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Featured Story Missions
All story missions →Opening Arc
Mid-Game Turning Points
Notable Strangers & Freaks
About GTA V's Missions
Grand Theft Auto V's main campaign comprises 69 numbered story missions spread across three protagonists — Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips. Rockstar's innovation of switching between three playable leads in real time during action sequences gave each mission a cinematic, multi-angle structure unique to this entry in the series.
Five of those story missions are major heists — multi-mission setups culminating in a finale that requires crew selection, equipment purchase, and strategic approach choices. The final heist, The Big Score, can net the crew over $200 million depending on the chosen approach.
Alongside the main story, GTA V features 20 Strangers and Freaks mission strands — optional side content covering the eccentric NPCs scattered across San Andreas. These range from celebrity stalking (Nigel and Mrs. Thornhill) to UFO part collection (Omega's questline) to cult infiltration (the Epsilon Program).
The campaign ends with a three-way choice from Franklin: kill Trevor (Option A), kill Michael (Option B), or refuse both and pull off Deathwish (Option C — the canonical "good" ending where all three protagonists survive). Completion of any ending unlocks free-roam continuation; only Option C unlocks 100% completion progression for all three.