GTA 5 Trophy Guide: Quick Info
The base Platinum combines Story Mode completion, collectibles, miscellaneous challenges, and GTA Online progression. The 27 add-on trophies are separate and are not needed for Los Santos Legend.
This route follows the same scannable structure as the wider PlayStation Trophies wiki while keeping Story Mode and GTA Online requirements clearly separated.
GTA 5 Platinum Roadmap
Phase 1: Story, Gold Medals, and Missables
Play the story without cheats, keep rotating manual saves, and collect easy medal objectives as you go. Save long or restrictive Gold requirements for replay when your characters have better skills and gear.
As Trevor, deliver an eligible passenger to the Altruist Cult, capture one Maude target alive, and complete all Rampages. Franklin should buy Downtown Cab Co. and finish a private fare when the manager calls.
Complete only Lester's mandatory Hotel Assassination before the ending. After The Big Score, make a separate save and choose Option C: Deathwish, which leads to The Third Way and keeps all three protagonists available.
Phase 2: 100% Story Mode and Stock Market Cleanup
Reach 100%, earn 70 Gold Medals, and finish the trophy-specific collectibles. Complete Lester's other four assassinations with the investment route below, then use repeated high-value stock purchases and sales for A Lot of Cheddar.
Phase 3: GTA Online Grind
Complete the Online tutorial, reach rank 100, and earn 30 Platinum Awards while clearing races, Survival, store robberies, crew jobs, and activity trophies. A regular partner makes the rally, bounty, custom-race, and competitive requirements easier to coordinate.
Full GTA 5 Trophy List
The table below covers all 51 trophies required for Los Santos Legend on the PS4 and PS5 base list. DLC and title-update trophies raise the full list to 78, but they do not affect the Platinum.
Base Trophy List
Earn the other 50 trophies in the base-game list.
Complete Franklin and Lamar. Story-related.
Complete Fame or Shame. Story-related.
Complete Caida Libre. Story-related.
Complete Bury the Hatchet. Story-related.
Complete the final story mission. Choose Option C to preserve cleanup access.
Complete The Jewel Store Job. Story-related.
Complete The Merryweather Heist story arc. Story-related.
Complete Blitz Play. Story-related.
Complete The Paleto Score. Story-related.
Complete The Bureau Raid. Story-related.
Complete The Big Score. Story-related.
Earn 70 Gold Medals across Missions and Strangers & Freaks.
Reach 100% completion in Story Mode.
Reveal the entire map, including the coastline and offshore areas.
Buy Downtown Cab Co. as Franklin and complete a private fare.
Buy McKenzie Field Hangar as Trevor and complete all arms-trafficking jobs. Ending-sensitive.
Earn Gold in each applicable hobby and pastime type. Ending-sensitive.
Collect all 50 spaceship parts and finish Omega's final task.
Collect all 50 letter scraps and resolve Leonora Johnson's murder.
Buy the Sonar Collections Dock and collect all 30 nuclear-waste barrels. Ending-sensitive.
Complete all five of Trevor's Rampages. Ending-sensitive.
Complete all 50 stunt jumps.
Complete the full Epsilon Program mission chain as Michael. Ending-sensitive.
Survive three minutes at a three-star wanted level with all three protagonists together. Ending-sensitive.
Enter deep water and let a shark kill you.
Deliver one eligible random-event passenger to the Altruist Cult as Trevor. Missable.
Spend a cumulative $200 million across the three protagonists.
Sell a stock investment for a profit.
Fully upgrade one weapon at Ammu-Nation.
Deliver one of Maude's bail targets alive. Missable.
Fully modify one vehicle at Los Santos Customs.
Complete all 50 Under the Bridge flights and all 15 Knife Flights.
Complete the GTA Online introduction. Do not skip the tutorial on a new character.
Reach rank 25 in GTA Online.
Reach rank 50 in GTA Online.
Reach rank 100 in GTA Online.
Finish first in every required competitive GTA Online activity.
Win five GTA Online races while using custom vehicles.
Complete all ten waves of a Survival in GTA Online.
As co-driver, direct a rally driver to first place.
Survive one in-game day with a bounty on your head in GTA Online.
Finish a Gang Attack without dying and personally kill at least ten enemies.
Earn 30 Platinum Awards in GTA Online.
Hold up all 20 stores in GTA Online.
Participate in every required Los Santos activity in GTA Online.
Complete a GTA Online job as a member of a crew.
Kill the mugger who steals money from you in GTA Online.
Call Merryweather and request a Backup Helicopter for the first time.
Own an apartment, a garage, and an insured vehicle in GTA Online.
Spend a cumulative 15 hours in first-person mode.
Missable Trophies and the Final Choice
Choose Option C: Deathwish, followed by The Third Way. Options A and B remove a protagonist from normal free roam, which can lock character-specific trophies. Mission replay does not restore that character to your active save.
Ending-Sensitive Trophies
The main ending-sensitive trophies are TP Industries Arms Race, Multi-Disciplined, Waste Management, Red Mist, Kifflom!, Three Man Army, Altruist Acolyte, A Lot of Cheddar, and Wanted: Alive or Alive. Their exact availability depends on earlier progress, which is why guides quote between six and nine missables. Make a manual save after The Big Score, then pick Option C.
Two Finite Opportunities to Handle Early
For Altruist Acolyte, Trevor must deliver one eligible random-event passenger to the Altruist Camp before those events are exhausted. For Wanted: Alive or Alive, make one of Maude's targets surrender and return the target alive. Ralph Ostrowski at the quarry is the easiest early option.
All's Fare in Love and War is not strictly missable with Option C, but Franklin's private-fare call may take several in-game days. Buy Downtown Cab Co., advance time, and answer the manager's call.
Cheats disable trophies for the active session. Reload a clean save or restart before completing any trophy condition after using one.
Gold Medals Guide
Solid Gold, Baby! requires 70 Gold Medals from roughly 116 medal-bearing story missions and Strangers & Freaks missions. You do not need every mission, so target short missions and objectives that match your play style.
Most objectives stack across separate replays. You can earn the accuracy condition on one attempt, the time condition on another, and finish with a Gold rating once every objective has been checked. Trevor's Rampages are the major exception because their objectives must be completed together in one run.
Use Pause Menu > Game > Replay Mission or Replay Strangers & Freaks after the story. Replays use your current skills, weapons, armor, and upgrades, which usually makes cleanup easier. Skip cutscenes, use mission-specific checkpoints carefully, and leave the tightest no-damage or time objectives until you know the route.
100% Completion and Collectibles
Career Criminal checks 69 story missions, 20 Strangers & Freaks missions, 42 hobbies and pastimes, 14 random events, and 16 miscellaneous activities. It does not require every map icon.
Trophy-specific sweeps include 50 spaceship parts, 50 letter scraps, 30 nuclear-waste barrels, 50 stunt jumps, 50 Under the Bridge flights, and 15 Knife Flights. For Multi-Disciplined, earn one Gold result in shooting range, flight school, street race, off-road race, sea race, and triathlon.
GTA Online Grind
Rank 100 and Efficient RP
Above the Law is the longest single requirement. Favor reliable jobs and any bonus-RP activity that also advances a race win, Survival, Award, or other trophy. Keep one main character so rank, property, and Award progress stay together.
A ready-made profile is separate from earning the Platinum on your main save, and the GTA 5 account listings cover that route by platform.
Platinum Awards and Partner Trophies
Open Stats > Awards and select 30 Platinum Awards with repeatable counters. Racing, weapon, robbery, Survival, and activity awards are easier to plan than goals dependent on random public-lobby behavior.
A partner speeds up Backseat Driver, The Midnight Club, Crew Cut, Full Refund, and parts of Numero Uno. For Run Like The Wind, survive one in-game day, about 48 real minutes, after another player places a bounty on you.
Rank is separate from cash or property, and the GTA 5 rank options cover players who do not want to build a fresh Online level from zero.
Online Checklist Notes
Do not skip the introduction for Off the Plane. Enjoy Your Stay covers the required shops, leisure activities, shooting range, store robbery, and private dance. Stick Up Kid needs all 20 stores, while American Dream needs property with a garage and an insured vehicle.
Online cash helps with property, vehicles, and fees, but it does not raise rank. The GTA 5 money options are therefore separate from the RP and Platinum Award grind.
Stock Market and Money
Only the Hotel Assassination is mandatory during the story. Complete the other Lester assassinations after The Big Score, invest with all three characters, and make a manual save before every purchase. Advance time by sleeping, check the portfolio after each sleep cycle, and sell when the return begins to flatten or fall.
| Assassination | Investment Route |
|---|---|
| Hotel Assassination | Buy Betta Pharmaceuticals before the mission, then sell after the rise. Bilkinton can be bought after its drop for an optional rebound |
| Multi Target Assassination | Buy Debonaire before the mission, sell after the rise, then buy Redwood after its drop and sell after the rebound |
| Vice Assassination | Buy Fruit before the mission and sell after the rise. Facade can provide an optional rebound purchase |
| Bus Assassination | Do not invest before the mission. Buy Vapid after the hit and sell after its recovery |
| Construction Assassination | Buy GoldCoast before the mission and sell after the rise |
Market timing can vary, so treat the save as more important than any quoted percentage. Trading Pure Alpha unlocks after any profitable stock sale.
For A Lot of Cheddar, repeatedly buy a large position in an expensive stock and sell it immediately. The purchase value raises the cumulative $200 million spending counter, while the sale returns most of the cash for another cycle. This is much faster after the final heist and assassination profits.
Hardest GTA 5 Trophies and How to Get Them
Above the Law
Treat rank 100 as a parallel grind. Combine RP farming with races, Survivals, Awards, and other trophy conditions, and avoid jobs your group cannot clear consistently.
Decorated
Review the Award menu early and choose 30 measurable goals. Rotate activities when a counter stops progressing, and use a partner for race or combat awards that would otherwise depend on public lobbies.
Solid Gold, Baby!
Choose 70 forgiving missions instead of forcing Gold everywhere. Stack objectives through replays, use late-game gear, and prioritize short missions. Rampage objectives must all be completed in the same attempt.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to platinum GTA 5?
Expect at least 150 hours, with roughly 50 to 60 in Story Mode and 100 or more in GTA Online.
How hard is the GTA 5 Platinum?
It is about 8/10 because rank 100, 30 Platinum Awards, 70 Gold Medals, and 100% completion require a long, consistent grind.
What are the missable trophies in GTA 5?
The ending can lock character-specific trophies such as Kifflom!, Red Mist, and Three Man Army. Altruist Acolyte and Wanted: Alive or Alive also have finite opportunities.
Which GTA 5 ending should you pick for the Platinum?
Pick Option C, also called Deathwish or The Third Way, to keep Michael, Franklin, and Trevor available for cleanup.
Do cheats disable trophies in GTA 5?
Yes. Reload a clean save or restart the game before continuing the trophy route.
How many Gold Medals do you need in GTA 5?
You need 70 across story missions and Strangers & Freaks. Most objectives stack over separate replays, except Rampage objectives.
Is GTA Online required for the GTA 5 Platinum?
Yes. The base list includes rank, Awards, race, Survival, crew, property, and other Online trophies.
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