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Previously onGrand Theft Auto V

Mark the last thing you did — get the story back in ninety seconds, with zero spoilers past where you stopped.

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Where did you stop?

OR LET STEAM REMEMBER FOR YOU
⇄ SYNC FROM STEAMAUTO-DETECT

Paste your Steam profile — we read which story milestones you've unlocked and drop you on the right chapter. Never past your real progress, and nothing is stored.

Needs Steam privacy “Game details” set to Public.These are PC shortcuts — on console, the chapter walk above does the same job.

The story so far in Grand Theft Auto V — pick up where you left off

Dropped Grand Theft Auto V (2013) months ago and can't remember what was happening? RECAP rebuilds the story so far as a spoiler-safe “Previously on…” that stops exactly where you stopped — what happened, who everyone is, and what you were about to do next. Mark your last quest above, or jump to a chapter recap below.

BROWSE ALL 16 CHAPTER RECAPS — reveals how far the story goes
  1. Prologue — LudendorffA bank job in the snow, nine years ago
  2. Franklin & Lamar — repo workSouth Los Santos; Simeon's dealership
  3. Marriage CounselingRockford Hills; a stilt house comes down
  4. The Jewel Store JobLester's plan; Vangelico
  5. Mr. Philips — Sandy ShoresBlaine County; Trevor Philips Industries
  6. Friends ReunitedAn old partner drives to Los Santos
  7. Three's Company — FIB favorsAgents Norton and Haines call in a debt
  8. The Merryweather HeistSomething valuable off the coast
  9. Blitz PlayMasks on; new patrons in high places
  10. Caida Libre — the Madrazo problemA plane over the desert; exile up north
  11. The Paleto ScoreA small-town bank, heavy armor
  12. Bury the HatchetBack to North Yankton
  13. The Bureau RaidA job inside the FIB building
  14. The Wrap Up & Lamar DownKortz Center; a sawmill rescue
  15. The Big ScoreThe Union Depository
  16. The Third Way — finaleFranklin's impossible choice

Common questions

Is this Grand Theft Auto V recap spoiler-free?

Yes — by construction, not by filtering. The recap is written only from the story up to the point you pick; later events are never handed to the writer, so they can't be revealed even by accident.

Where does the recap stop?

Exactly at the quest or chapter you choose. Pick the last thing you remember doing and the recap covers everything up to it — nothing after.

Do I have to remember where I stopped?

No. On PC, paste your Steam profile and the right chapter is detected from the story achievements you've unlocked. Detection always rounds down: it can place you before your real progress, never past it.

I don't remember quest names — how do I find where I stopped?

Search for any quest you remember in the picker above. Each one maps to the right point in the story, and it always rounds down, so it can never show you more than you've played.

I play on console — does this still work?

Yes. The story is the same on every platform, so the recap is too. Steam sync and save-file import are PC shortcuts; on console, pick your chapter with the quest search — it takes about twenty seconds.

How long does catching up take?

The quick catch-up reads in about thirty seconds; the full story so far takes about ninety.

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