Everything you need to know to try GTA RP for yourself.
(roleplay) is a popular way to enjoy a modded version of Grand Theft Auto Online. On Twitch, GTA Online is regularly one of the most-viewed channels, and most of the top GTA streamers are playing RP. The biggest GTA RP mod, FiveM, reported breaking its record for concurrent players with 269,097 in February of 2023. That’s almost twice the amount of people playing unmodded GTA 5.
In GTA RP, players and streamers create a character, personality, and a backstory, and then take jobs in the world of GTA 5, pretending to be everything from cab drivers to paramedics to fishermen to real estate agents. And yes, even cops and crooks. As players interact with each other in the world, on servers that support anywhere from 32 to players to hundreds, they create a communal storytelling experience.
If you need some fun examples, Joe Donnelly once tried to start a fight club (opens in new tab) on a GTA RP server, got a job as a mob tailor (opens in new tab), and became a lawyer for a serial killer (opens in new tab). As he put it, working a 9-5 job in GTA RP is the best way to enjoy GTA 5 (opens in new tab).
If you’ve watched GTA RP on Twitch, or you’ve just heard about it and are interested in trying it for yourself, here’s how to get started.What you needWhat you need for GTA RP
A copy of GTA 5
A working mic (almost always, see below)
A Discord account
FiveM (opens in new tab), a GTA 5 modGTA RP: What is it?What is GTA RP?
Despite taking place in the familiar world of GTA 5, playing on a GTA RP server is a wholly different experience. GTA RP isn’t the place for shooting first and asking questions later. You typically won’t be blowing up cars or mowing down cops or stealing jets. Don’t expect to kill other players regularly, or to be killed often yourself. If you commit a crime you’re more likely to be arrested and taken to court than you are to get into a fierce gun battle. If you’re injured, you may need to visit a hospital and see a doctor.
GTA 5 RP is intended to be a more «realistic» experience, almost like a sim in a lot of ways. You can get a job, rent an apartment, interact with other players, form relationships, and try out your acting and improvisation skills.
