GTA 5’s extensive story mode, featuring three protagonists, offers over 60 hours of criminal action. Although mission structure remains familiar, diverse activities in Los Santos and lucrative payouts make completing them highly rewarding. Here’s a comprehensive list of all story and side missions.
How Many GTA 5 Missions Are There in Total?
GTA 5 features a total of 111 missions. These are broken down into 69 main missions, 37 Strangers & Freaks side missions, and five Assassination missions given by Lester.
Main missions drive the story and unlock side content. Strangers & Freaks missions begin as random encounters, evolving into mini-stories featuring eccentric characters. Each protagonist has unique Strangers & Freaks missions.
And at last Lester’s Assassinations, a side activity exclusive to Franklin, offer significant profit if you utilize our GTA 5 Stock Market guide.
All GTA 5 Story Missions
The game’s main story plays out like a thrilling romp, occasionally slowed by a mission or two. From racing cars and ransacking Vinewood sets to executing elaborate heists and practicing yoga, the variety of missions enhances the 60-hour runtime, making it fly by.
For newcomers, starting a GTA 5 mission is simple: just open the game’s map and set a marker on a letter icon. Different mission givers feature different letters, such as ‘S’ for Simeon and ‘L’ for Lamar.
However, there will be points in the story where no icons appear on the map. In these cases, you’ll need to either wait for a phone call from a character or switch to a different protagonist to check their available missions. Without further ado, here’s the complete list of GTA 5’s main story missions:
- Prologue
- Franklin and Lamar
- Repossession
- Complications
- Father/Son
- Marriage Counseling
- Daddy’s Little Girl
- Chop
- The Long Stretch
- Friend Request
- Casing the Jewel Store
- Carbine Rifles
- Bugstars Equipment
- BZ Gas Grenades
- The Jewel Store Job
- Mr. Philips
- Nervous Ron
- Trevor Philips Industries
- Crystal Maze
- Friends Reunited
- Fame or Shame
- Dead Man Walking
- Three’s Company
- By the Book
- Scouting the Port
- Minisub
- Cargobob
- The Merryweather Heist
- Did Somebody Say Yoga?
- Hood Safari
- The Hotel Assassination
- Masks
- Boiler Suits
- Trash Truck
- Tow Truck
- Blitz Play
- I Fought the Law…
- Eye in the Sky
- Mr. Richards
- Caida Libre
- Minor Turbulence
- Paleto Score Setup
- Military Hardware
- Predator
- The Paleto Score
- Derailed
- Monkey Business
- Hang Ten
- Surveying the Score
- Bury the Hatchet
- Pack Man
- Fresh Meat
- Cleaning out the Bureau
- Architect’s Plans
- Fire Truck
- Reuniting the Family
- The Bureau Raid
- The Wrap Up
- Lamar Down
- The Ballad of Rocco
- Legal Trouble
- Meltdown
- Planning the Big Score
- Stingers
- Gauntlet
- Driller
- Sidetracked
- The Big Score
- The Final Mission (Pick one of the three. The ending varies depending on your choice.
- Something Sensible
- The Time’s Come
- The Third Way
All GTA 5 Side Missions
The side missions are lighter encounters that can be quite zany, depending on the character you interact with. For example, you might encounter a duo of Russians acting as makeshift border patrol to keep “immigrants” out or play paparazzi while stalking celebrities. Additionally, there are assassination missions that follow a traditional structure. Here are all the side missions you can expect in GTA 5:
- Pulling Favors
- Pulling Another Favor
- Pulling Favors Again
- Still Pulling Favors
- The Long Stretch
- Grass Roots – Franklin
- The Smoke-In
- Exercising Demons – Franklin
- Far Out
- Far Out 2
- Risk Assessment
- Liquidity Risk
- Targeted Risk
- Uncalculated Risk
- Exercising Demons – Michael
- Marriage Counseling
- Daddy’s Little Girl
- Paparazzo
- Paparazzo – The Sex Tape
- Paparazzo – The Partnership
- Paparazzo – Reality Check
- Duty Calls
- Mrs. Philips
- Rampage: Rednecks
- Rampage: Vagos
- Rampage: Hipsters
- Rampage: Military
- Rampage: Brothers
- Exercising Demons – Trevor
- Minute Man Blues
- Grass Roots – Trevor
- The Civil Border Patrol
- Death at Sea
- Dreyfuss
- A Starlet in Vinewood
- Monkey Mosaics
- Hidden Packages
Here are the five Lester Assassination missions:
- The Hotel Assassination
- The Multi-Target Assassination
- The Vice Assassination
- The Bus Assassination
- The Construction Assassination
These are all the missions you will encounter in GTA 5. Do you have a favorite mission among these? Let us know in the comments below.
