All 29 GTA III - The Definitive Edition trophies and achievements explained: the 4 missables in Portland missions, the hardest ones (Liberty City Minute, Wreckless Driving, By a Mile), 15 Social Club awards and a platinum order.
How many trophies GTA 3 Definitive Edition has
| Platform | What you get |
|---|---|
| PS4, PS5 | 29 trophies: platinum, 6 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze |
| Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S | 28 achievements, 1,000 Gamerscore |
| PC (Steam) | 29 achievements: King of Liberty City is a regular one here |
| Rockstar Social Club | 44 awards, 15 of them exclusive to it |
Names are in English, as in the game. The conditions below are in our own words, based on the official Steam list and checked against GTABase and the PowerPyx guide. As of November 2026 the list has not changed. All trophies are single-player.
The four missable trophies
All four sit in the Portland story, right at the start of the game. Make a manual save before each mission: if you break the condition, fail the mission or reload.
| Trophy | Mission | What to do | PS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Without a Scratch | Mike Lips Last Lunch | Take Mike Lips' Idaho to 8-Ball for the bomb, then to Marco's Bistro without a single scratch, on the first attempt. PowerPyx advises failing the mission rather than delivering a damaged car. | Gold |
| Got This Figured Out | The Fuzz Ball | Pick up all 8 girls with a Coach bus. According to PowerPyx, a Coach parks at the depot near Joey's garage. | Silver |
| Planned Ahead | Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong | Take Chunky's Perennial, rig it at 8-Ball's, put it back and blow it up before Chunky spots Claude. | Silver |
| Mob Boss | Triads and Tribulations | Keep both Mafia men who join Claude against the Triads alive. | Silver |
Luigi's and Joey's missions can be lost for good once you start Salvatore's, so finish them in order. Who gives each mission: the GTA 3 mission list.
The other 25 GTA 3 trophies
| Trophy | Requirement | PS |
|---|---|---|
| First Day on the Job | Complete Luigi's first mission, "Luigi's Girls". | Bronze |
| Disposing of the Evidence | Crush a car at the Harwood junkyard. The story does this in "Dead Skunk in the Trunk". | Bronze |
| Escape Artist | Pick up 20 police bribes that lower your wanted level. | Bronze |
| Street Sweeper | Kill 100 gang members. | Bronze |
| Come Out to Play-y-y-y | Kill 25 gang members with fists or melee weapons. | Bronze |
| Full Artillery | Use every weapon in the game at least once, fists and bat included. | Bronze |
| Wreckless Driving | Land a Perfect Insane Stunt. | Bronze |
| Liberty City Minute | Survive 1 minute with less than 10 health. | Gold |
| By a Mile | Finish El Burro's payphone mission "Turismo" in under 3 minutes. | Silver |
| Wheels Up | Complete 20 unique jumps. | Gold |
| Where To? | Complete 100 taxi fares in total. | Silver |
| Man Toyz | Complete every RC Toyz mission. | Silver |
| Splish Splash | Put out 15 fires in a single Firefighter mission. | Silver |
| Playing Doctor | Reach Paramedic level 12. | Silver |
| Going Rogue | Kill 15 criminals in a single Vigilante mission. | Silver |
| Furious First Responder | Complete all three service side missions: Paramedic, Firefighter and Vigilante. | Gold |
| A Marked Man | Complete "Last Requests", the last Portland mission. | Bronze |
| A Gift from the King | Complete "Kingdom Come". | Silver |
| Offshore Delivery | Complete "A Drop in the Ocean", which opens Shoreside Vale. | Bronze |
| Not So Fast | Complete the final mission, "The Exchange". | Bronze |
| Dirty Money | Have $1,000,000 at once. | Silver |
| Right-hand Man | Reach a criminal rating of 2,500. | Bronze |
| Liberty City Secrets | Collect all 100 hidden packages. | Gold |
| Is That All You've Got? | Reach 100% completion. | Gold |
| King of Liberty City | Unlock every other trophy. | Platinum |
Package maps are on the GTA 3 hidden packages page, and the full 100% task list is in the 100% checklist.
The hardest trophies and how to get them
- Liberty City Minute. PowerPyx suggests dropping below 10 health, leaving the fight and simply waiting out the minute somewhere safe.
- Wreckless Driving. A Perfect Insane Stunt is easiest on unique jumps: you need height, several rotations and a clean landing on four wheels. Combine it with Wheels Up.
- By a Mile. 3 minutes on "Turismo" is tight in a slow car. Take a fast one and avoid flipping; you can replay the mission from the payphone.
- Full Artillery. Keep a checklist: fists, bat, pistol, Uzi, shotgun, AK-47, M16, sniper rifle, grenades, Molotov cocktails, flamethrower and rocket launcher. GTA Wiki counts the car-bomb detonator as a 13th weapon, so use it too.
- Playing Doctor and Splish Splash. According to PowerPyx, both are easier in Portland, before gangs shoot at Claude on every corner.
- Is That All You've Got? The remaster sometimes fails to register 100% if "Kingdom Come" is finished last. Leave some other small task for the end.
Rockstar Social Club awards
On top of the 28 shared ones, Social Club has 15 awards that are not on the console lists and do not count towards the platinum: Got Any Stories, Old Man? ("Cipriani's Chauffeur"), Talks a Lot (all payphone missions), Blood in the Streets (all 20 rampages), Instigator (10 rampages), Chasing Paper ($500,000), Am Walkin' Here (die after being run over), Hunting Season (destroy 5 helicopters), Repeat Offender (get busted 20 times), Cheaters Do Prosper! (blow up 2,000 cars), Play Fetch (the Portland and Shoreside Vale import/export lists), Pest Control (every emergency vehicle to the Portland Docks crane), Relief Pitcher (20 fires in one mission), Like a Boss (criminal rating of 5,000+), Fare Game (pick up Curly Bob in a taxi during "Cutting the Grass") and Recycler (crush 25 cars).
Best order for the platinum in one playthrough
- Portland. The four missables, Paramedic level 12, Splish Splash and Going Rogue while the island is calm. Luigi's and Joey's missions before Salvatore's.
- Staunton Island (after "Last Requests"). Unique jumps, rampages, By a Mile and the RC missions.
- Shoreside Vale (after "A Drop in the Ocean"). The last third of the packages and jumps, then "The Exchange".
- Clean-up. Taxi up to 100 fares, Full Artillery; Street Sweeper, $1,000,000 and the 2,500 rating usually come on their own. Finish with 100%, without leaving "Kingdom Come" for last.
Use cheats only in a separate slot, as they disable achievements. Codes: GTA 3 cheats; the trilogy editions: GTA Trilogy.
GTA 3 trophies FAQ
How many achievements does GTA 3 Definitive Edition have?
28 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore on Xbox. PlayStation has 29 trophies including the King of Liberty City platinum, and Steam lists 29 achievements.
Which GTA 3 trophies are missable?
Four: Without a Scratch ("Mike Lips Last Lunch"), Got This Figured Out ("The Fuzz Ball"), Planned Ahead ("Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong") and Mob Boss ("Triads and Tribulations").
Do cheats disable trophies in GTA 3?
Yes. In The Definitive Edition, achievements stop unlocking after a cheat code, so keep cheats in a separate save slot.
How long does the GTA 3 platinum take?
PowerPyx estimates 20-25 hours, about 10 of them for the story.
Why didn't the GTA 3 100% achievement unlock?
Usually because "Kingdom Come" was the last item. Check your stats: if they show 100% and there is no achievement, only a new playthrough with a different order fixes it.
Sources
- Official: Rockstar Games, Rockstar Newswire, Rockstar Support, Take-Two Interactive
- Databases and guides: GTABase, GTA Wiki, GTA BOOM, PowerPyx
- Press: GamesRadar, PC Gamer, IGN, VGC, Game Informer
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