Although the GTA 5 trophy guide has been a topic of discussion for over a decade, many PlayStation players still struggle to master it fully. Rockstar Games has introduced a plethora of trophies across the PS3, PS4, and PS5 versions of Grand Theft Auto 5, which keeps achievement enthusiasts engaged in the game for a long time. However, without clear guidance on how to unlock each one, this can be a time-consuming task.
This is why a comprehensive GTA 5 trophy guide is essential for unlocking all achievements efficiently. It’s important to note that achievements are consistent across all PlayStation platforms — PS3, PS4, and PS5. Therefore, this article aims to assist all PlayStation users intent on unlocking every achievement available in GTA 5.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide: Complete List of Achievements for PS5, PS4, and PS3 Users
Before we delve into the details of the GTA 5 trophy guide, here is a comprehensive list of all achievements available to unlock on PS5, PS4, and PS3:
- Welcome to Los Santos
- A Friendship Resurrected
- A Fair Day’s Pay
- The Moment of Truth
- Diamond Hard
- Subversive
- Blitzed
- Small Town, Big Job
- All’s Fare in Love and War
- The Government Gimps
- TP Industries Arms Race
- Waste Management
- Red Mist
- Kifflom!
- Three Man Army
- Altruist Acolyte
- Wanted: Alive or Alive
- From Beyond the Stars
- A Mystery, Solved
- Show Off
- Close Shave
- To Live or Die in Los Santos
- The Big One!
- Solid Gold, Baby!
- Career Criminal
- San Andreas Sightseer
- Multi-Disciplined
- Out of Your Depth
- A Lot of Cheddar
- Trading Pure Alpha
- Pimp My Sidearm
- Los Santos Customs
- A New Perspective (only for PS4 and PS5 players)
- Off the Plane
- Three-Bit Gangster
- The Midnight Club
- Unnatural Selection
- Backseat Driver
- Run Like The Wind
- Clean Sweep
- Stick Up Kid
- Enjoy Your Stay
- Crew Cut
- Full Refund
- Dialling Digits
- American Dream
- Los Santos Legend
- Making Moves
- Above the Law
- Number One
- Decorated
GTA 5 Trophy Guide: Tips and Things to Know Before Starting Your Achievement-Hunting Journey
Start by creating a Rockstar Games Social Club account to monitor your progress. This account also provides access to an Interactive Map, aiding in the collection of items scattered throughout the game.
If you fail a mission three times, you will see an option to skip sections. However, it’s crucial not to skip any missions, as doing so may prevent you from unlocking the related trophies. Always restart from the beginning if you encounter difficulties.
Additionally, be aware that the game has three possible endings, and each choice affects the trophies you can unlock:
- Ending A – 5 trophies
- Ending B – 2 trophies
- Ending C – 2 trophies
It is advisable to maintain an extra save file before choosing an ending to facilitate quick trophy unlocking without needing to replay the entire game.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide: Achievements 1 to 11 (Easier Ones)
- Welcome to Los Santos: Unlocked after completing the “Franklin and Lamar”mission
- A Friendship Resurrected: Unlocked after completing the “Fame or Shame”mission
- A Fair Day’s Pay: Unlocked after completing the “Caida Libre”mission given by Martin Madrazo
- The Moment of Truth: Unlocked after completing the “Bury the Hatchet”mission
- To Live or Die in Los Santos: Unlocked after completing the final mission of the main story; it is recommended to choose Ending C
- Diamond Hard: Unlocked after completing the first heist in the game
- Subversive: Unlocked after completing the second heist
- Blitzed: Unlocked after completing the third heist
- Small Town, Big Job: Unlocked after completing the fourth heist
- The Government Gimps: Unlocked after completing the fifth heist
- The Big One!: Unlocked after completing the final major heist in the game
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #12: Solid Gold, Baby!
This achievement requires a significant time investment in the world of Los Santos, unlocked after earning 70 gold medals in Missions, Strangers, and Freaks. There are 120 possible gold medals in Grand Theft Auto 5; 74 can be earned through main story missions, and 46 through Strangers and Freaks missions.
Four gold medals can be easily obtained: complete the Prologue and three optional family missions triggered via phone calls. It is advisable not to decline any calls to ensure you don’t miss these missions.
Additionally, not all requirements need to be met for gold medals, so you can aim for those via the Mission Replay option. Here’s how to check gold medal requirements after completing a mission:
- Press Pause
- Scroll to the Game tab
- Select Replay Mission or Strangers and Freaks
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #13: Career Criminal
This trophy is awarded for achieving 100% completion in story mode. Here’s a checklist of tasks needed to earn this trophy:
a) Complete all main 69 story missions
b) Complete all 20 Strangers & Freaks missions involving Franklin Clinton, including:
- 5 missions from Tonya
- 1 mission from Hao
- 4 missions from Beverly
- 1 mission post-collecting all letter scraps
- 2 missions from Barry
- 1 mission from Mary-Ann
- 2 missions from Omega
- 4 missions from Dom
c) Complete 42 pastime activities and hobbies, such as:
- 6x win 3 medals at the shooting range for all weapon classes
- 5x win 1 medal in all street races
- 6x win 1 medal in all off-road races
- 4x win 1 medal in all sea races
- 12x win 1 medal in all flight-school tests
- 3x win 1 medal in triathlons
- 1x complete each base jump
- 1x win a Tennis match
- 1x complete each helicopter jump
- 1x win a Darts round
- 1x finish the Golf course at par or lower
- 1x get a private dance in the strip club (Vanilla Unicorn)
d) Complete 16 miscellaneous activities:
- Buy 5 properties
- Buy 1 car from the in-game internet
- Collect all letter scraps (50 total)
- Collect all spaceship parts (50 total)
- Walk and play Fetch with Franklin’s dog, Chop
- Get a stripper’s private invitation
- Engage a prostitute’s services
- Rob a store in Los Santos or Blaine County
- Fly under 25 out of 30 bridges
- Complete 8 out of 15 Knife Flights
- Finish 25 out of 50 Monster-Stunt-Jumps
- Visit a cinema alone
- Go to the cinema with a friend
- Go to a bar with a friend
- Play darts with a friend
- Visit Vanilla Unicorn once with a friend
e) Complete 14 out of 60 random encounters in the open world
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #14: San Andreas Sightseer
This trophy is both easy and challenging to unlock if you’re unsure how to proceed. It requires exploring 95% of the landmass by foot, boat, car, or aircraft. The most efficient way to achieve this is to take an aircraft and explore the entire map, including offshore or ocean areas. Don’t forget to visit some small rock islands on the east side of the map.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #15: All’s Fare in Love and War
This achievement can only be completed by Franklin. You need to buy the Downtown Cab Co., which costs approximately $200,000, and complete a private fare. This can typically be arranged before finishing the main story.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #16: TP Industries Arms Race
This trophy is exclusive to Trevor. You must purchase the McKenzie Field Hangar for $150,000 after finishing The Nervous Ron mission and win five land races and five air races to unlock this achievement. To expedite the process, try to complete one land race after every air race.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #17: Multi-Disciplined
Unlock this trophy by winning a gold medal in six specific activities:
- Triathlon
- Ammu-Nation Single Shooting Range
- Sea Race
- Flight School Lesson
- Off-road Race
- Street Race (available only for Franklin)
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #18: From Beyond the Stars
This achievement entails collecting and returning all Spaceship Parts, making it one of the more complex trophies if you don’t know the locations. Utilize the Rockstar Games Social Club to access an interactive map detailing where you need to go.
Remember, the mission begins and ends with Franklin, even if Michael or Trevor collect some parts along the way.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #19: A Mystery, Solved
Unlock this trophy by solving the mystery of Leonora Johnson after gathering all Letter Scraps. It’s advisable to check the Rockstar Games Social Club website for information on the locations essential for completing this task as Franklin.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #20: Waste Management
This achievement is attained by purchasing the old dock and collecting all nuclear waste.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #21: Red Mist
You must complete all Rampages available while playing as Trevor.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #22: Show Off
Unlock this achievement by completing all Stunt Jumps in story mode, with a recommendation to play as Franklin.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #23: Kifflom!
Unlocked only as Michael, you will complete the following stranger missions in the story mode:
- Seeking the Truth – Available after completing the evaluation test on www.epsilonprogram.com
- Accepting the Truth – Requires a $5,000 payment to unlock the next mission with a cutscene featuring Marnie.
- Assuming the Truth – Involves stealing five different cars.
- Bearing the Truth – Requires Michael to wear a specific robe costing $25,000 for ten in-game days.
- Delivering the Truth – Involves flying to Sandy Shores Airport in a plane.
- Exercising the Truth – Players must run five miles through the desert.
- Unknowing the Truth – Allows players two choices, both of which will unlock the trophy.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #24: Three Man Army
To earn this trophy, players must survive for three minutes while at a minimum 3-star Wanted Level. It’s essential for all three protagonists to be available at the same time. Call the other two characters to hang out during off-mission times before completing the story mode.
The optimal location for this is Los Santos International Airport (LSIA).
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #25: Out of Your Depth
Unlock this trophy by diving into the ocean via a boat or helicopter, going deeper into the water, and allowing a shark to eat you.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #26: Altruist Acolyte
Trevor can unlock this trophy after completing the Mr. Philips mission. Look for 14 different NPCs across the map who need a ride, and drive them to a camp located south of Mount Chiliad.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #27: A Lot of Cheddar
To unlock this trophy, you must spend a total of $200 million across all three protagonists. The most efficient way to achieve this is by following a GTA 5 Stock Market guide and earning significant profits from Lester’s Assassination Missions.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #28: Trading Pure Alpha
For this trophy, you need to profit from investing in the stock market. Again, utilizing a GTA V Stock Market Guide can help improve your chances of success.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #29: Pimp My Sidearm
This achievement is awarded when you fully mod a weapon, either in story mode or online mode.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #30: Wanted: Alive or Alive
This trophy can only be accessed while playing as Trevor. Hand over one suspect alive to Maude during her bounty-hunting tasks.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #31: Los Santos Customs
To earn this achievement, drive a Wenny Issi into LS Customs and fully customize it.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #32: Close Shave
This requires you to fly under 50 different bridges and navigate through 15 building gaps throughout the map. Using a Buzzard Chopper is highly recommended.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide: Multiplayer Only (Grand Theft Auto Online)
Below is a list of trophies #33 to #44:
- Off the Plane: Simply start Grand Theft Auto Online and complete the tutorial.
- Three-Bit Gangster: Reach Rank 25 in online multiplayer.
- Making Moves: Reach Rank 50 in online multiplayer.
- Above the Law: Reach Rank 100 in online multiplayer.
- Numero Uno: Win against other players in 16 different activities, including Arm Wrestling, Shooting Range, Tennis, Golf, Parachuting, Darts, all types of races, Deathmatch, Gang-Attack, Team Deathmatch, and Survival.
- The Midnight Club: Win 5 different races with one of your modded cars from LS Customs.
- Unnatural Selection: Complete 10 waves of a Survival game mode; opting for the Boneyard map is recommended.
- Backseat Driver: Compete in rally mode, directing the driver (another player), and win the race as the co-driver.
- Run Like The Wind: Survive for 48 real-time minutes in the online lobby after a bounty is placed on you.
- Clean Sweep: Finish a Gang Attack (indicated by a red circle on the map) without dying, while ensuring you kill at least 10 enemies.
- Decorated: Earn 30 Platinum Awards in online multiplayer. Many easy Platinum Awards can be obtained simply by earning hairstyles, clothes, tattoos, and lap dances.
- Stick Up Kid: Rob 20 different stores in Grand Theft Auto Online.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #45: Enjoy Your Stay
To unlock this, complete the following activities in Grand Theft Auto Online:
- Change your hairstyle
- Get a new tattoo
- Buy new clothes
- Receive a lap dance
- Rob a store
- Compete in the Shooting Range
- Engage in Arm-Wrestling
- Play Darts
- Play Tennis
- Play Golf
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #46: Crew Cut
Create or join a crew with at least two members in the Rockstar Games Social Club and finish a race.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #47: Full Refund
This requires you to kill the thief who mugged you during an online session, provided you have at least $1,000 in cash.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #48: Dialling Digits
Reach Rank 20 in the online multiplayer and call Merryweather, requesting backup at the cost of $5,000.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #49: American Dream
For this trophy, you need to own an apartment, a garage, and ensure your vehicle is insured.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #50: A New Perspective (not available on PS3 and Xbox 360 versions)
This trophy requires you to play the game in first-person mode for a total of 15 hours.
GTA 5 Trophy Guide #51: Los Santos Legend
Unlock all the trophies listed above in this article.
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