GTA 6 glossary

A weapon stat: how tightly its shots land.

Combat and weaponsLink

A team mode with its own rules.

OnlineLink

Point your weapon at the target before firing.

Also said: прицілювання

Combat and weaponsLink

The game nudges your aim for you. Change the mode in settings.

Also said: автоприціл

Combat and weaponsLink

A flat-bottomed boat with a big rear propeller. Made for swamps and shallows.

Vehicles and garageLink

Once it goes off, the police are on the way. Plenty of heists in the series are about not setting it off.

Police and wanted levelLink

A large reptile from American swamps.

WorldLink

Enemies lying in wait where you don’t expect them.

MissionsLink

The supply for each weapon type. Out of it? Buy more or pick some up.

Also said: патрони

Combat and weaponsLink

The way you pull a job off. In the series’ heists you choose it in advance.

Also said: план

MissionsLink

An upgrade that lets a vehicle take more bullets and crashes.

Vehicles and garageLink

The police take you alive.

Police and wanted levelLink

The standard weapon for mid-range fights.

Also said: автомат

Combat and weaponsLink

A player working for a CEO.

OnlineLink

Where you withdraw and deposit cash.

Money and businessLink

Suppressor, scope, flashlight, magazine: anything you bolt onto a weapon.

Also said: модуль

Combat and weaponsLink

The game saves itself, usually after a mission. Don’t switch off while the icon is spinning.

Menus and HUDLink

A block on playing online for breaking the rules.

OnlineLink

Money in the bank, not in your pocket. In GTA Online it’s much harder to lose.

Money and businessLink

Haircuts and beards.

Also said: перукарня

CharacterLink

Quiet transport that builds stamina.

Also said: велик

Vehicles and garageLink

Shooting from behind cover without leaning out.

Combat and weaponsLink

A coloured marker on the map or minimap: a target, a shop, an enemy.

Menus and HUDLink

A wooden walkway along the beach.

Also said: променад

WorldLink

A separate bar next to health. It takes bullets first.

Also said: броник

Combat and weaponsLink

An optional condition in a mission, like a time limit or taking no damage. It affects your rating.

MissionsLink

Money on your head. In GTA Online other players can set one.

Police and wanted levelLink

Money to make the police or guards look the other way.

Police and wanted levelLink

The menu section holding recent dialogue, objectives and hints. Handy if you missed a subtitle.

Also said: історія реплік

Menus and HUDLink

A weapon or payout strengthened in an update.

OnlineLink

An error in the game.

OnlineLink

Tires that survive bullets and spike strips.

Vehicles and garageLink

A venture of your own that earns money with or without you.

Money and businessLink

The banner when the police get you. You walk out of the station with less money.

Also said: попався

Police and wanted levelLink

Switches the camera: first person, third person, closer or further.

Menus and HUDLink

Pulling the driver out and taking off. The police notice fast.

Vehicles and garageLink

Money on you. In GTA Online you can lose it, while your bank balance is safe.

Also said: кеш

Money and businessLink

A GTA Online role: the owner of an organization who runs its affairs.

OnlineLink

In GTA V you swap characters right in the middle of play.

CharacterLink

A button combo or phone number that gives weapons, vehicles or other effects. A series classic.

Also said: чит

OnlineLink

Someone who plays dishonestly with outside tools.

OnlineLink

The point in a mission you restart from if you fail.

Also said: чекпоінт

Menus and HUDLink

A mode where the camera picks its own angles while you drive.

Menus and HUDLink

Get up a fence, ledge or ladder.

CharacterLink

Where you change your character’s look.

CharacterLink

An item hidden on the map, collected for completion and rewards.

Also said: знахідка

WorldLink

A quick sideways dodge in a firefight.

CharacterLink

All missions, tasks and collectibles. Also known as 100%.

MissionsLink

A job from a character in your phone.

OnlineLink

The people in your phone. You get jobs and call for help through them.

Menus and HUDLink

Goods moved outside the law.

Money and businessLink

Button layout, sensitivity, targeting mode.

Menus and HUDLink

A round-the-clock shop by the road.

WorldLink

The wait before you can repeat an action or job.

Also said: відкат

OnlineLink

The police in the game. They turn up once you break the law in front of them.

Also said: поліція

Police and wanted levelLink

Forged banknotes.

Money and businessLink

A wall, car or crate you duck behind in a firefight.

Combat and weaponsLink

In GTA Online, a community of players with its own name and emblem. On a heist, your team.

Also said: команда, крю

OnlineLink

You move more quietly. The basis of stealth.

CharacterLink

How much of the take goes to each crew member.

Money and businessLink

A story clip inside the game.

Also said: ролик, заставка

Menus and HUDLink

Short GTA Online goals that refresh every day.

OnlineLink

A weapon stat: how much health one shot takes.

Also said: дамаг

Combat and weaponsLink

Time passes in the game and the world changes with it.

WorldLink

A seller of illegal goods.

Money and businessLink

A combat mode scored on who beats opponents the most times.

Also said: бій на смерть

OnlineLink

Money you owe. In crime stories it’s often the reason for the first job.

Money and businessLink

An objective line: bring the vehicle or cargo to the marker, ideally in one piece.

Also said: довези

MissionsLink

An objective line: wreck the marked vehicle or item.

MissionsLink

You and other players see different things.

OnlineLink

An American eatery: coffee, burgers, pancakes.

WorldLink

An unpaved road. An SUV beats a supercar here.

Also said: ґрунтова дорога

WorldLink

An officer working for criminals.

Police and wanted levelLink

Criminal money that hasn’t been laundered yet.

Money and businessLink

Extra content downloaded separately.

OnlineLink

A cargo port with cranes and containers.

WorldLink

The business district with the high-rises.

Also said: даунтаун

WorldLink

A controlled slide through a corner.

Also said: занос

Vehicles and garageLink

Shooting on the move without leaving the car.

Also said: драйв-бай

Combat and weaponsLink

A skill: how well a car behaves in corners.

CharacterLink

An objective line: drive your passenger to the marked spot and let them out.

MissionsLink

A hidden joke or nod from the developers.

Also said: великоднє яйце

WorldLink

How the story wraps up. The series sometimes has several.

MissionsLink

An objective line: get out of here as fast as you can.

MissionsLink

An objective line: get someone to their destination and protect them on the way.

MissionsLink

A limited-time activity online.

Also said: подія

OnlineLink

What goes on weapons, hospital bills, repairs and daily fees.

Money and businessLink

More rounds before the next reload.

Combat and weaponsLink

Earning money or experience in the most efficient way.

OnlineLink

Reaching a marker without the drive, for example by taxi.

Vehicles and garageLink

Buys stolen goods and asks no questions.

Money and businessLink

The main mission of a heist. The take is split afterwards.

MissionsLink

An objective line: the map gives you a rough area, the rest is on you.

MissionsLink

A weapon stat: how quickly it fires.

Combat and weaponsLink

A skill: how steadily you handle planes and helicopters.

CharacterLink

An objective line: stay behind the person or car showing the way.

MissionsLink

Restores health. Sold in restaurants and vending machines.

CharacterLink

You aim on your own, with no automatic targeting.

Combat and weaponsLink

Just the online world: no job, other players around.

OnlineLink

A legal business hiding an illegal one.

Also said: фасад

Money and businessLink

A street group with its own turf and colours.

Also said: банда

CharacterLink

Where your cars are stored.

Vehicles and garageLink

Found along the highways. Fuel doesn’t usually run out in the series.

Also said: АЗС

Vehicles and garageLink

The part of the job after the take: shake off pursuit and reach safety.

MissionsLink

The one waiting at the wheel who gets the crew out.

MissionsLink

An objective line: get into the marked vehicle.

MissionsLink

A fault players often exploit.

OnlineLink

The top mission rating in GTA V. You earn it by meeting the bonus objectives.

MissionsLink

An objective line. The minimap marker shows exactly where.

Also said: йди до

MissionsLink

Where the series gets its name: the US legal term for stealing a car.

Vehicles and garageLink

A player who ruins the game for others for fun.

OnlineLink

Doing the same thing over and over for money or rank.

OnlineLink

Rockstar’s paid subscription.

OnlineGuide: Where to buyLink

The in-game currency of GTA Online.

OnlineLink

The multiplayer game built on GTA V. An online mode for GTA VI has not been officially announced.

OnlineLink

A hired hand on a heist who covers the crew.

MissionsLink

In the series it’s the Ammu-Nation chain: weapons, ammo, attachments, armor.

Combat and weaponsLink

Disables cameras and locks. In GTA V heists the hacker decides how much time you get.

MissionsLink

Locks the rear wheels. Useful for sharp turns.

Also said: ручник

Vehicles and garageLink

A garage for planes and helicopters.

Vehicles and garageLink

The strongest hit you can land.

Also said: хедшот

Combat and weaponsLink

Your life bar. When it’s empty, your character dies.

Also said: хіти

CharacterLink

A big multi-stage job: scouting, setup, finale, splitting the take.

Also said: наліт, хейст

MissionsLink

Goes anywhere, but the controls take some getting used to.

Also said: вертоліт

Vehicles and garageLink

A series classic: packages scattered around the city.

WorldLink

An objective line: get out of sight before you’re spotted.

Police and wanted levelLink

A fast road between districts and cities.

Also said: автострада, траса

WorldLink

A short message in the corner of the screen: what to press and what to do.

Menus and HUDLink

Point a weapon at the cashier and take the till. The police arrive almost at once.

Money and businessLink

The button that honks.

Also said: сигнал

Vehicles and garageLink

Where you end up when your character dies. The treatment isn’t free.

CharacterLink

The player who launches a job and waits for the others.

OnlineLink

Your character joins the wires to start a parked car.

Vehicles and garageLink

Everything drawn over the picture: minimap, health, money, hints.

Also said: худ

Menus and HUDLink

Where the police take abandoned cars. You can pay to get yours back.

Also said: штрафстоянка

Vehicles and garageLink

How much money comes in.

Money and businessLink

In GTA Online it brings back your destroyed personal vehicle.

Vehicles and garageLink

Everything your character carries.

CharacterLink

A session that only your invited guests can join.

OnlineLink

A motorbike for the water.

Vehicles and garageLink

Any activity in GTA Online: a mission, a race, a fight.

OnlineLink

The button for clearing an obstacle.

CharacterLink

Remove a player from a session.

Also said: вигнати

OnlineLink

Stuttering caused by the network.

OnlineLink

A recognisable building or spot that helps you find your way.

WorldLink

Hide out and wait until people forget about you.

Police and wanted levelLink

An objective line: get outside the marked zone.

MissionsLink

The list of map icons and what each one means.

Menus and HUDLink

A shop selling alcohol.

WorldLink

Takes you back to the save you pick.

Menus and HUDLink

Lends at a ruinous rate and collects in person.

Money and businessLink

The waiting room before a job.

OnlineLink

Your aim snaps onto an enemy or vehicle by itself.

Combat and weaponsLink

Everything you can take: money, items, weapons.

Also said: здобич

Money and businessLink

An objective line: keep running until the stars go out.

Police and wanted levelLink

You go in shooting and make no effort to hide.

MissionsLink

A car with lowered, hopping suspension.

Vehicles and garageLink

A skill: how long you can stay underwater.

CharacterLink

Moves the story forward. You can’t progress without it.

MissionsLink

The world map in the pause menu. This is where you set markers and routes.

Also said: карта

Menus and HUDLink

A harbour for yachts and motorboats.

Also said: яхтова стоянка

WorldLink

Hides your face, on heists among other times.

CharacterLink

The game finds teammates for you.

OnlineLink

A biker group in GTA Online with its own president.

OnlineLink

Fighting with fists, a bat or a knife.

Combat and weaponsLink

The most effective tactics, weapons or earning methods right now.

OnlineLink

A small game inside the big one: hacking, golf, darts.

WorldLink

The small map in the corner of the screen. The series also calls it the radar.

Also said: радар

Menus and HUDLink

A self-contained job with a start and an end. The story is built from missions.

Also said: завдання

MissionsLink

The banner after a loss. The game offers another go.

MissionsLink

The banner after a win. The reward screen comes next.

MissionsLink

A fan-made change to the game. Online it can get you banned.

OnlineLink

Online, a player running a cheat menu. Not to be confused with a moderator.

Also said: читер із модами

OnlineLink

Where you change the engine, brakes and paint. In GTA V it’s Los Santos Customs.

Also said: тюнінг-ательє

Vehicles and garageLink

Dirty money goes through a legal business and comes out clean.

Money and businessLink

Quick through traffic, but the rider comes off first.

Also said: мот

Vehicles and garageLink

An American coupe with a big engine. Fast in a straight line, heavy in corners.

Vehicles and garageLink

A named part of the city with its own character.

WorldLink

A weapon or payout weakened in an update.

OnlineLink

Starts the story from the beginning. Check first that it won’t wipe your old save.

Menus and HUDLink

A short burst of speed.

Also said: закис азоту

Vehicles and garageLink

A beginner. Often said with a smirk.

OnlineLink

Anyone in the game not controlled by a person.

Also said: НПС

CharacterLink

What you need to do right now, usually a line at the bottom of the screen.

Also said: ціль

Menus and HUDLink

A big map you can roam freely between missions.

WorldLink

A group of players led by a CEO.

OnlineLink

A set of clothes you can save.

Also said: прикид

CharacterLink

The person going on the job with you.

CharacterLink

Your group in voice chat or a session.

Also said: група

OnlineLink

Other players can’t hurt you, and you can’t hurt them.

OnlineLink

A small update that fixes bugs.

OnlineLink

Map, stats, settings, log. In single-player, time stops while it is open.

Menus and HUDLink

Cash in exchange for your belongings as collateral.

WorldLink

The money you receive at the end of a job.

Money and businessLink

A person on the street controlled by the game.

Also said: пед

WorldLink

The car registered to you. In GTA Online you can call it in and insure it.

Vehicles and garageLink

The menu in your character’s pocket: contacts, messages, internet, camera.

Menus and HUDLink

An objective line: collect a person or item at the marked spot.

MissionsLink

A deck on piles running out into the water.

WorldLink

The delay between you and the server.

OnlineLink

A light one-handed weapon.

Combat and weaponsLink

Where you’re taken after an arrest.

Also said: відділок

Police and wanted levelLink

Downloading the game in advance so you can start it the moment it unlocks.

Menus and HUDGuide: Size and pre-loadLink

A place the series’ stories mention more often than they show.

Police and wanted levelLink

What an illegal business in GTA Online makes and sells.

Money and businessLink

The houses, garages and businesses you can buy.

Money and businessLink

The character you play. In GTA VI that’s Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos.

CharacterGuide: CharactersLink

An objective line: keep the person or cargo safe.

MissionsLink

Money paid for “protection” from the very people making the threats.

Also said: кришування

Money and businessLink

A session the game fills with random players.

OnlineLink

The police or enemies are after you.

Police and wanted levelLink

A run against other players or the clock.

OnlineLink

Music and chatter in your car.

WorldLink

Something happens out on the street: step in or drive past.

MissionsLink

A weapon stat: how far it stays useful.

Combat and weaponsLink

Your level online. It rises with your reputation points.

OnlineLink

The kick after a shot. It makes your aim jump.

Combat and weaponsLink

Swapping the magazine. You can’t fire while it’s happening.

Combat and weaponsLink

Gets a vehicle back in working order.

Vehicles and garageLink

How you’re known in the city or online.

CharacterLink

Coming back into the game after dying.

Also said: відродження

OnlineLink

A stat in GTA: San Andreas. The higher it is, the more willingly people follow you.

Also said: респект

CharacterLink

A new paint job. In early GTA games it also cleared your wanted level.

Vehicles and garageLink

Restart the mission, usually from the last checkpoint.

MissionsLink

An objective line. It often appears when you stray too far from the mission.

MissionsLink

Police cars parked across the road. Go around or find a gap.

Police and wanted levelLink

Experience in GTA Online. Earn enough and your rank goes up.

Also said: РП

OnlineLink

A steel box for cash and documents.

Money and businessLink

Your safe home: save, change clothes, rest.

Also said: схованка, притулок

WorldLink

A game where you decide what to do.

WorldLink

Records your progress. In the series you usually do it at a safehouse or on your phone.

Also said: сейв

Menus and HUDLink

Magnifies the target. It goes on rifles.

Also said: оптика

Combat and weaponsLink

Criminal slang for a successful job and what it brings in. In competitive modes it also means points.

MissionsLink

The police are looking for you here. Get out and stay out of sight.

Police and wanted levelLink

Sees you even when the guards don’t. It can be disabled or avoided.

Police and wanted levelLink

Watches a building and calls the police if they spot you.

Police and wanted levelLink

One shared world with a group of players.

OnlineLink

Audio, display, controls and game language.

Menus and HUDLink

The missions before a heist: getting vehicles, gear and people.

Also said: преп

MissionsLink

A paid bundle of in-game currency for GTA Online.

OnlineLink

A skill: how accurately you shoot and how fast you reload.

CharacterLink

A powerful shot at short range.

Combat and weaponsLink

Anything outside missions: races, sports, hunting, plain night drives.

Also said: активність

MissionsLink

An optional job for money, skills or a minor character’s story.

Also said: побічка

MissionsLink

An ability that grows the more you use it.

CharacterLink

The button for a cutscene or a mission stretch you keep failing.

Menus and HUDLink

A rapid-fire weapon using pistol ammo. Good at close range and from a car.

Combat and weaponsLink

An accurate long-range shot through a scope.

Also said: снайперка

Combat and weaponsLink

Someone who informs on their own to the police.

Also said: донощик

Police and wanted levelLink

An online world just for you.

OnlineLink

The place and moment someone or something appears in the game.

Also said: поява

OnlineLink

A character’s unique skill with its own bar. In GTA V, for example, slowing time behind the wheel.

Also said: спецвміння

Combat and weaponsLink

Playing through a game against the clock.

OnlineLink

A strip across the road that punctures your tires.

Police and wanted levelLink

Running flat out while your stamina lasts.

Also said: біг

CharacterLink

How long you can run or swim without tiring.

CharacterLink

Units of wanted level. More stars mean more patrols and a tougher chase.

Police and wanted levelLink

A place to hide money, goods or weapons.

Money and businessLink

A house where a gang keeps its goods.

Money and businessLink

A division of the USA. GTA VI is set in the fictional state of Leonida.

WorldLink

The numbers on you: skills, playtime, records.

Menus and HUDLink

An objective line: take a vehicle or item that isn’t yours.

MissionsLink

Playing so that nobody notices you.

Also said: стелс

MissionsLink

Shares in fictional companies. In GTA V prices react to story events.

Money and businessLink

The main campaign: missions, characters, an ending. No other players.

Menus and HUDLink

A skill: how hard you hit in melee.

CharacterLink

A row of single-storey shops along a parking lot.

WorldLink

Briefly knocks a person down. The police use it too.

Also said: шокер

Combat and weaponsLink

A ramp on the map. Land it well and it counts.

Vehicles and garageLink

Dialogue text at the bottom of the screen. Ukrainian isn’t among GTA VI’s languages.

Menus and HUDGuide: Ukrainian languageLink

Residential streets on the edge of a city.

WorldLink

The fastest class of car, and the priciest.

Vehicles and garageLink

An illegal business in GTA Online stalls without them.

Also said: припаси

Money and businessLink

Makes your shots quieter. Useful for stealth.

Combat and weaponsLink

Tall, heavy and fine off-road.

Also said: джип

Vehicles and garageLink

Wet, boggy land. An airboat comes in handy here.

WorldLink

The heavy police unit. It arrives when your wanted level is high.

Police and wanted levelLink

An objective line: stay behind the target, far enough not to be spotted.

Also said: сядь на хвіст

MissionsLink

How much a heist brought in before the split.

Money and businessLink

Sneak up behind an enemy and deal with them silently.

Combat and weaponsLink

An objective line: eliminate the marked target.

Also said: усунь

MissionsLink

A person, vehicle or item marked on the map.

MissionsLink

Where you get inked.

CharacterLink

Hauls other cars on a hook.

Vehicles and garageLink

The cars on the road controlled by the game.

Also said: потік авто

WorldLink

A settlement of mobile homes.

WorldLink

The space for cargo and loot.

Vehicles and garageLink

A player who takes everything too seriously.

OnlineLink

An engine upgrade for faster acceleration.

Also said: турбіна

Vehicles and garageLink

An officer posing as someone else. A regular in the series’ plots.

Police and wanted levelLink

New content or fixes for the game.

OnlineLink

A part or skill that makes something stronger or faster.

Also said: апгрейд

Vehicles and garageLink

Roomy and unremarkable. A heist classic.

Vehicles and garageLink

A bank’s fortified strongroom. The main target of many heists.

Money and businessLink

Anything that drives, floats or flies.

Vehicles and garageLink

The wedge on the minimap: everything a cop or guard can see.

Police and wanted levelLink

An objective line: hold your position until someone turns up.

MissionsLink

A step-by-step description of a mission or the whole game.

MissionsLink

How much force the police throw at you. On screen, it’s stars.

Police and wanted levelLink

A building for storing cargo.

Money and businessLink

The full-screen banner when your character dies. Next comes the hospital and a smaller balance.

Also said: кінець, вбито

CharacterLink

A point you set on the map yourself. The minimap then shows the way.

Also said: точка маршруту

Menus and HUDLink

Anything you hit or shoot with. Bought in shops, picked up, earned on missions.

Combat and weaponsLink

The round weapon menu: hold the button and pick a segment.

Menus and HUDLink

A large private vessel. In the series it’s both transport and property.

WorldLink