Grand Theft Auto V

Video Game
STUDIO Rockstar Games
RELEASED 2013

Los Santos, San Andreas: a sprawling sun-soaked metropolis full of self-help gurus, starlets, and fading celebrities, once the envy of the Western world, now struggling to stay afloat in an era of economic uncertainty and cheap reality TV. Amidst the turmoil, three very different criminals plot their own chances of survival and success: Franklin Clinton, a former street gangster, now looking for real opportunities and serious money; Michael De Santa, a professional ex-con whose retirement is a lot less rosy than he hoped it would be; and Trevor Philips, a violent maniac driven by the chance of a cheap high and the next big score. Running out of options, the crew risks everything in a series of daring and dangerous heists that could set them up for life.

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The Gone in 60 Seconds Garage

During the campaign, players can enter a garage containing a list of cars that's only visible under ultraviolet light, a clear homage to the target vehicle list from the heist film Gone in 60 Seconds.

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Claptrap on the Construction Site

Several pieces of construction machinery scattered around Los Santos are decorated with designs and paint jobs that closely resemble Claptrap, the excitable robot companion from the Borderlands series.

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Floyd's Jackie Brown Apartment

Floyd's apartment, which Trevor breaks into during the story, is laid out almost identically to Melanie's apartment from Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film Jackie Brown, right down to the furniture arrangement.

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Maibatsu's Roots in GTA 2

The in-game Maibatsu Corporation's name is a knowing echo of 'Zaibatsu', the fictional business conglomerate that dominated Grand Theft Auto 2, one of many self-referential threads Rockstar weaves back through its own series history.

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Los Santos' Playboy Mansion

Tucked into the Richman district is a mansion lit up with pink lights, a wraparound driveway, and elaborate landscaping, an unmistakable replica of the real-world Playboy Mansion. Visit at night and you'll find a party in full swing out by the pool.

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Fifty-Plus Hidden Secrets

According to GameSpot's own dedicated hunt for the game's secrets, GTA V's map hides more than 50 documented easter eggs, ranging from tiny visual gags to fully triggerable side quests.

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The Sunken Submarine Fortune

One of the largest single cash stashes in the game, $25,000, sits on top of a wrecked submarine deep underwater, next to the vessel's entrance hatch, rewarding players willing to dive for it.

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The Infinite 8 Killer's Trail

Scattered clues hidden throughout Los Santos and Blaine County let players follow the trail of a fictional serial killer known as the Infinite 8 Killer, eventually leading to the discovery of his victims' bodies.

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The Ghost of Mount Gordo

Between 11:00 PM and midnight, a stationary female ghost appears on the eastern peak of Mount Gordo. She won't move or react to being shot at, and simply fades away, one of several ghostly sightings Rockstar seeded into the world.

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A Twelve-Year Community Obsession

The Mount Chiliad mural spawned an entire dedicated subreddit, r/ChiliadMystery, where fans spent over a decade cross-referencing glyphs, murals, and in-game code in the hope of uncovering a hidden reward, becoming one of gaming's longest-running amateur investigations.