GTA 5 100% completion requires 69 storyline missions, a set of Franklin’s strangers and freaks missions, 14 random events, 42 hobbies and pastimes and 16 miscellaneous tasks. This checklist walks you through all of it. None of it has to be done before the story ends, because everything can be finished after the credits at any time.
Key facts
- 69 main story missions, from Franklin and Lamar to one of the three endings
- 14 random events (any 14)
- 24 Franklin strangers and freaks missions; 20 of them add 0.5% each
- 42 of the 61 hobbies and pastimes
- 16 miscellaneous tasks
- Reward highlights: Career Criminal achievement/trophy, UFOs, an orange 100% T-shirt, and The Last One
Story missions and endings
Play all 69 main missions, starting with Franklin and Lamar and finishing with one ending: Something Sensible (Ending A), The Time’s Come (Ending B) or The Third Way (Ending C); see the endings guide before you choose. The 69 include Lester’s five assassinations, which earn the most if left until after the story: The Hotel Assassination, The Multi Target Assassination, The Vice Assassination, The Bus Assassination and The Construction Assassination.
Also complete any 14 of the random events.
Franklin’s strangers and freaks
Each listed mission adds 0.5% unless noted. Four of them add nothing but are required to continue: Grass Roots – The Pickup, Grass Roots – The Drag, Paparazzo and Paparazzo – The Highness.
- Barry: Grass Roots, The Pickup, The Drag and The Smoke-In
- Beverly Felton: Paparazzo, The Sex Tape, The Partnership, The Meltdown, The Highness and Reality Check
- Dom Beasley: Risk Assessment, Liquidity Risk, Targeted Risk and Uncalculated Risk (after all 13 Parachute Jumps)
- Peter Dreyfuss: A Starlet in Vinewood, after collecting all 50 Letter Scraps
- Hao: Shift Work
- Mary-Ann Quinn: Exercising Demons – Franklin
- Omega: Far Out and The Final Frontier (after collecting all 50 Spaceship Parts)
- Tonya Wiggins: five Pulling Favors missions, starting with Pulling Favors, which is also required for the story
Hobbies and pastimes: 42 of 61
- All 18 Shooting Range challenges, at bronze or better
- A nine-hole golf game finished even or below par, one tennis win and one darts win
- All 3 triathlons, 5 street races, 6 off-road races and 4 sea races, all in third place or better
- All 12 Flight School lessons at bronze or better
- All 13 Parachute Jumps: 7 helicopter jumps and 6 base jumps
- A private dance at the strip club
Miscellaneous tasks: 16
- Buy any 5 properties (the Vanilla Unicorn does not count) and one vehicle from a website
- Collect all 50 Spaceship Parts and all 50 Letter Scraps
- Walk and play fetch with Chop, complete a booty call, receive a prostitute’s service, hold up one store and visit the cinema
- 25 of the 50 Under the Bridge flights, 8 of the 15 Knife Flights and 25 of the 50 stunt jumps
- Friend activities: visit a bar, watch a movie at the cinema, visit the strip club and play darts
Checking progress and rewards
The Social Club has a 100% Progress section where done and undone items are shown; only thumbnails with a coloured bar on the left border count. The map there also shows items that do not count, such as Trevor’s and Michael’s strangers and freaks. GTA 5 100% completion rewards include the Career Criminal achievement/trophy, UFOs at the top of Mount Chiliad and above Fort Zancudo and Sandy Shores, an orange 100% T-shirt in Franklin’s wardrobe and Franklin’s mission The Last One.
Related guides
- GTA 5 guide: the full edition hub
- GTA 5 lexicon: characters, vehicles, gangs and places
- GTA 5 missions: every story mission
- Hidden Packages and Briefcases
Video walkthrough
Prefer to watch? This video shows it in action.
FAQ
How many missions are needed for 100% in GTA 5?
69 main storyline missions, including Lester’s five assassination missions, plus the side content in the checklist.
Do I need to finish everything before the story ends?
No. Everything can be done after the story at any time.
Which protagonist does the strangers and freaks missions?
Franklin. Trevor’s and Michael’s strangers and freaks do not count.
What do I get at 100% completion?
The Career Criminal achievement/trophy, UFOs at three locations, an orange 100% T-shirt and The Last One for Franklin.
