How Many Endings Does GTA 6 Have?
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| Status | Rumor |
|---|---|
| Number of endings | Goes into the table on this page after launch, spoiler-freeConfirmed |
| Story structure | Chapters, 80+ hours for a full playthroughConfirmed |
| What can bend the story | Criminal Profile and how close Jason and Lucia getConfirmed |
| Rockstar's habit | A choice near the end: two endings in GTA IV, three in GTA V, four finale variants in RDR2Confirmed |
This page has no spoilers, and it’s going to stay that way: once the game is out, anything about the finale sits behind a spoiler block you have to click open yourself. The number of endings and what they hang on go up top, in plain sight. Who does what in the last mission doesn’t.
I still remember the moment GTA V stopped and asked Franklin to choose. Three options, three very different final missions, and a whole internet arguing about which one was “real”. That question is coming back for GTA 6, and with two protagonists who are also a couple it’s going to be a sharper one.
We’ll update this page within 48 hours of launch on November 19. The full answer needs people to reach the end of an 80-hour story, so expect the count first and the “what decides it” column right after.
How Rockstar builds a finale
Rockstar has a habit, and it’s been the same habit for almost twenty years. The story runs on rails for most of its length, then near the end it puts one decision in your hands, and that decision splits the finale. GTA IV did it with a deal or revenge, GTA V with Franklin’s choice, RDR2 with a mix of Arthur’s honour and one last call about John or the money. San Andreas and the first Red Dead had a single ending.
| Game | Endings | What decides it |
|---|---|---|
| GTA San Andreas (2004) | 1 | Linear story |
| GTA IV (2008) | 2 | A choice before the final missions: the deal or revenge |
| Red Dead Redemption (2010) | 1 | Linear story, then an epilogue |
| GTA V (2013) | 3 | Franklin’s choice before the final mission |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) | 4 variants of the finale | Arthur’s honour level and his last decision, then a two-part epilogue |
| GTA 6 (2026) | — | — |
The GTA 6 row stays empty until we’ve played it. It will never name who survives.
What points toward choices in GTA 6
The marketing never touched the finale, but a few things Rockstar did show matter here. The campaign is split into chapters, a first for a mainline GTA and a structure borrowed from RDR2, which is the game where the ending followed your behaviour. The new Criminal Profile watches how much needless chaos you cause, and according to An Extended Look it can bend the main story. And the relationship between Jason and Lucia is optional: how close they get changes how the story unfolds around them.
Put that next to the Bonnie-and-Clyde framing of the story and you can see why fans expect a fork. The popular theories, from a betrayal ending to a tragic one, are collected on our story page. Here I’ll only say what I’d bet on: a choice that tests the couple itself, because that’s the thing Rockstar keeps putting at the centre of every trailer. How the two of them play is explained in the dual protagonists breakdown.
After launch: spoiler block
Spoilers for the GTA 6 ending: open only if you've finished the game
Filled in after launch.
Rockstar is also asking creators to keep endings and key cutscenes out of thumbnails and short clips, so the first week should be kinder than usual (the rules are here). For now the end of the story is the one part of Leonida nobody has seen, and I like it that way.
FAQ
How many endings does GTA 6 have?
We’ll know after launch and put the number in the table above without spoilers. Rockstar’s recent games had two (GTA IV), three (GTA V) and four finale variants (RDR2).
Do your choices affect the ending of GTA 6?
Not in so many words, but An Extended Look shows that the Criminal Profile can bend the main story and that Jason and Lucia’s closeness changes how it unfolds.
How many endings did GTA V have?
Three. Near the end Franklin makes a choice, and each option leads to its own final mission.
Does GTA 6 have an epilogue like RDR2?
That’s one of the things this page will answer after launch. RDR2’s two-part epilogue is the closest model Rockstar has.
Everything here comes from official Rockstar materials. Analysis is labeled. We don’t publish leaks.
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