IGN has released a ranked list of the top 11 story missions from the main Grand Theft Auto series, covering titles released from GTA 3 to GTA 5.

The mainline games contain a total of 346 story missions. The list evaluates each mission for its design, impact and lasting relevance.

11. “Give Me Liberty” – GTA 3. The mission serves as the game’s opening, featuring a bank heist and a convoy attack in Liberty City, after which the player follows 8-Ball to a safehouse and then to Luigi’s.

10. “Museum Piece” – GTA 4. The mission takes place inside the Libertonian museum, where the player must complete a diamond exchange that turns into a shootout, destroying artifacts and a dinosaur skeleton.

9. “Black Project” – GTA: San Andreas. The player infiltrates a secret military base on behalf of The Truth, aiming to obtain a $60 million jetpack.

8. “Minor Turbulence” – GTA 5. Trevor pilots a crop duster to attack a Merryweather cargo plane, engaging in an aerial shootout before being shot down.

7. “Rub Out” – GTA: Vice City. The player assaults the mansion of Ricardo Diaz, concluding with Diaz’s removal and the acquisition of the Vercetti Estate.

6. “Breaking the Bank at Caligula’s” – GTA: San Andreas. The player prepares and executes a casino robbery, including tasks such as obtaining a keycard, stealing vehicles, and sabotaging a dam before confronting security in the vault.

5. “A Dish Served Cold” – GTA 4. The mission involves a drug deal with Rascalov; choosing to reject the deal leads to an assault on a cargo ship.

4. “Hood Safari” – GTA 5. The mission features a drug exchange with the Ballas gang, a turf war and a canal chase, providing character interaction.

3. “Three Leaf Clover” – GTA 4. The player robs the Bank of Liberty, engages in a police chase, and escapes with cash.

2. “The Paleto Score” – GTA 5. The heist involves robbing a rural bank with heavy weaponry, confronting police, and using a bulldozer for escape.

1. “End of the Line” – GTA: San Andreas. The final mission sees CJ using a SWAT tank to eliminate Big Smoke and confronts corrupt police, concluding the story.

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