What you need for 100% in GTA 4: 88 missions, friends, random characters, 30 Most Wanted, 20 Vigilante, 30 cars for Stevie, 200 pigeons and 50 jumps. Item weights, the reward and an interactive checklist.
What you need for 100% in GTA 4
The percentage is shown in the pause menu: Stats → General → “Game progress”. The weight of each item below is from GTABase; the counts are confirmed by GTA Wiki and gtaboss.gg.
| What | How many | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story missions | 88 | 60% | from The Cousins Bellic to the ending; either the Deal or the Revenge ending. No. 1, Ruff Rider, Undress to Kill and The Holland Play are included |
| Friends | 3 | 10% | Little Jacob, Brucie, Packie: every activity at least once and the special ability. Roman and Dwayne do not count |
| Random characters | 10 (17 encounters) | 5% | 0.5% per character; do Jeff’s first encounter too |
| Little Jacob’s deliveries | 10 | 2% | |
| Exotic Exports | 10 cars | 2% | for Brucie, unlocked after Logging On |
| The Fixer assassinations | 9 | 2% | via payphones, after Truck Hustle |
| Cars for Stevie | 30 | 2% | |
| Brucie’s races | 9 | 2% | win each at least once |
| Vigilante | 20 | 2.5% | police computer, “View Current Crimes” |
| Most Wanted | 30 | 2.5% | police computer, “View Most Wanted”; Manhunt achievement |
| Pool, darts, bowling | 1 win each | 3.75% | bowling — a full game |
| QUB3D | high score | 1.25% | beat 10,950 points at the arcade |
| Pigeons (Flying Rats) | 200 | 2.5% | |
| Unique Stunt Jumps | 50 | 2.5% | |
| Total | 100% |
The GTA 4 story is 88 missions in one playthrough: 85 shared ones and 3 final missions of the chosen ending (91 counting both endings). The full list is on the GTA 4 missions page.
Friends and random characters
Three friends count toward 100%. With each one you need to go on every available activity at least once and raise their like to the special-ability threshold. Sources disagree on the thresholds: GTABase gives Little Jacob 60% (discounted weapons), Brucie 70% (helicopter) and Packie 75% (car bomb), while GTA Wiki and iGrandTheftAuto say 75% for all three. To be safe, raise each friend to 75%. Roman and Dwayne are friends too, but they do not count toward the percentage.
| Friend | Activities | When he is available |
|---|---|---|
| Little Jacob | 6: eating, drinking, pool, darts, shows, strip club | 1:00 pm – 4:00 am |
| Brucie | 7: eating, drinking, bowling, shows, strip club, helicopter ride, boat ride | 7:00 am – 1:00 am |
| Packie | 6: drinking, bowling, pool, darts, shows, strip club | 4:00 pm – 6:00 am |
The activity lists and hours follow GTA Wiki; the number of activities (6, 7 and 6) and the hours match GTABase. These are the hours when you can invite a friend out.
GTABase counts 10 random characters, 0.5% each: Brian Meech (3 encounters), Real Badman, Mel, Ilyena, Hossan Ramzy, Pathos (2), Sara (2), Eddie Low (2), Marnie Allen (2) and Gracie Ancelotti. GTA Wiki and gtaboss.gg add Jeff’s first encounter — according to gtaboss.gg it may not count, but it is better to do it. The characters are on the GTA 4 characters page.
Where to play pool, darts, bowling and QUB3D
| Game | Where | What 100% needs |
|---|---|---|
| Pool | in Broker (Homebrew Café, per GTABase); Playboy X’s penthouse if it became your safehouse | 1 win |
| Darts | Steinway Beer Garden (Steinway, Dukes), Lucky Winkles (Purgatory, Algonquin) | 1 win |
| Bowling | Memory Lanes on Firefly Island (Broker) and on Golden Pier in Westminster (Algonquin) | 1 win in a full game |
| QUB3D | arcade machines: Homebrew Café and Perestroika (Broker), Modo (Algonquin), The Triangle Club (Bohan) | beat the 10,950-point high score |
The darts, bowling and QUB3D locations match in GTABase and GTA Wiki. You can play alone, with a friend or on a date: a win counts either way.
What you do NOT need for 100%
- Roman’s 10 taxi missions;
- Jeff’s second and third encounters, plus Ivan, Clarence Little and Cherise Glover — characters you spared in story choices;
- friendship with Roman and Dwayne, girlfriends;
- clothes, ringtones, phone contacts;
- robbing registers and the car wash;
- 5 Higgins Helitours helicopter tours;
- the “heart” of Liberty City.
According to GTABase, some of these are needed for separate achievements — No More Strangers, Driving Mr. Bellic, Liberty City (5), Warm Coffee, Sightseer, Under The Radar.
Interactive GTA 4 100% checklist
Tick off what you have done — progress is saved only in your browser, no sign-up needed. Missions follow the GTABase numbering (88 entries; both branches of the ending are one item). The order in the game is flexible: different characters’ missions open in parallel. Most Wanted, Vigilante and cars for Stevie are grouped in tens, pigeons and jumps by island, since the game itself counts them in Stats. The Exotic Exports car list and race names are from gtaboss.gg.
Story — Broker (1–24)
Story — moving to Bohan (25–34)
Story — Algonquin and Dukes (35–53)
Story — Alderney and the final stretch (54–85)
Ending (86–88): Deal or Revenge
Friends
Random characters
Side activities
Exotic Exports (Brucie), 10 cars
Brucie’s races, 9
Activities
Pigeons (200)
Stunt jumps (50)
Playthrough order and tips
- Play the story up to Three Leaf Clover first. Algonquin opens after Blow Your Cover, Alderney after Three Leaf Clover. Pigeons and jumps are easier to collect once the whole map is open — see the GTA 4 map.
- Story choices do not affect the percentage. In The Holland Play and the ending you can pick either option — the missions count the same.
- The police computer appears in police cars after the mission Crime and Punishment. Do Most Wanted and Vigilante alongside the story.
- The Fixer comes after Truck Hustle, i.e. once you are in Alderney.
- Start on friends early. The like thresholds are high — up to 75% for Packie, so take them out on activities alongside the story. Packie becomes a friend after Three Leaf Clover.
- Shoot pigeons one at a time. The game may count a double kill from one explosion as one. The full list is at all 200 GTA 4 pigeons.
What 100% gets you in GTA 4
- the “100% Game Completion” message;
- the ability to buy unlimited ammo for every weapon at the normal price;
- the Key To The City achievement / trophy — 100 G or a gold trophy; on Steam: “Achieve 100% in "Game progress" statistic”.
You get no money, cars or weapons. According to GTA Wiki, after loading a 100% save, ammo above the normal limit disappears. The same source mentions that after release Rockstar gave away a physical “Key to Liberty City” — only 500 of them.
Is 100% different in the Complete Edition
No. The requirements are the same in the 2008 original on PS3 and Xbox 360, the 2008 PC version and GTA IV: The Complete Edition from 2020. The only difference is the achievement platform: Xbox Live, PSN, Games for Windows Live on the old PC version — and Steam in the Complete Edition. The achievement names are the same: Key To The City, Endangered Species, Dare Devil, Full Exploration, Manhunt. Codes for the game are on the GTA 4 cheats page.
GTA 4 100% completion FAQ
What do you need for 100% in GTA 4?
All 88 story missions (60%), three friends with abilities (10%), side jobs and minigames (25%), plus 200 pigeons and 50 jumps (5%). The count for each item is in the “What you need for 100% in GTA 4” table.
What does 100% give you in GTA 4?
Unlimited ammo for every weapon at the normal price and the Key To The City achievement. No money or vehicles.
Do you need to complete both endings for 100%?
No. One is enough — Deal or Revenge. One playthrough gives you 88 missions.
Are Roman’s taxi and girlfriends needed for 100%?
No. Roman’s taxi missions, girlfriends, clothes and Higgins Helitours tours do not count toward the percentage, although some are needed for separate achievements.
How many Most Wanted are there in GTA 4?
30 targets via the police computer (View Most Wanted) — they earn the Manhunt achievement. Separately there are 20 Vigilante jobs (View Current Crimes).
GTA 4 100 percent checklist: where do you see the percentage?
Pause → Stats → General → Game progress. Pigeons are shown by the Pigeons exterminated line in the Score section.
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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