What is GTA RP? How to play and watch GTA 5 RP explained
The role-playing possibilities are endless in Los Santos
Grand Theft Auto 5 might have been on the market for more than a decade now, however, that hasn't stopped its ever-growing community of players from discovering new things to do within the massive open world. One of which takes role-playing to a whole new level in GTA RP.
As one of the most popular GTA 5 mods out there, people from all over the world gather to take part in a dedicated role-playing server, where you can live out a virtual life as one of the many NPCs of Los Santos.
It's possible that you may have stumbled upon a steamer playing GTA RP or come across the GTA RP Reddit page and fancy joining in on the fun yourself. Well in the long wait for the arrival of GTA 6, we’re here to help with exactly that.
With that in mind, here is everything you need to know about GTA RP – including how to get started and the best servers to join.
What is GTA RP?
GTA RP is a roleplay multiplayer mod for Grand Theft Auto 5 that is only available within the PC version of the game. Essentially, the mod allows you to take control of a customisable in-game NPC and play the role of a specific character.
Want to play as a shopkeeper? The mod has you covered. How about a lawyer? You betcha! A police officer? Absolutely. And there's plenty more. Thanks to the various servers for the mod you can choose whatever role you’d like to play. Most of the time, you’ll be asked quite politely to keep to your job and not do whatever you’d like. You don’t want the role-playing cops on your tail, now, do you?
This is where it gets a little complicated. You will need to make sure you have downloaded and installed the correct mod for the specific roleplay you have in mind. There are a few out there, with popular mods including FiveM, Grand Theft Multiplayer, and others.
We’d argue it’s worth sticking with FiveM, as that mod contains plenty of GTA RP opportunities, including the UK roleplay server. Once downloaded, you need to join an RP server and you might even need to be invited in.
The likes of the NoPixel, Eclipse RP, Mafia City, and GTA World roleplay servers are your best bets for where to experience the best in GTA RP gaming experiences, deemed some of the best GTA RP servers by the community. Now, it’s just up to you to decide whether you want to jump through the hoops required to get into an RP server.
If that sounds like too much of a hassle, you can always watch some GTA RP action instead.
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How to play GTA RP
To play GTA RP, you will first need to download and install a mod before getting into a server. The most popular mod for GTA 5 RP is FiveM, so we’ll stick with that to help you get set up.
Here’s how to download and install the GTA 5 FiveM mod for roleplay servers:
- Head to the FiveM website
- Make sure your PC matches the minimum system requirements for the mod
- Disable antivirus (add to whitelist/exclusions once installed)
- Download FiveM
- Run FiveM.exe
- It should install in %localappdata%FiveM if you don’t set it up in an empty folder
- Start FiveM from your Windows start menu and follow the steps
Once in, locate the server for you and apply to join. As stated above, you may need to wait for an invitation to join the most exclusive clubs. They don’t want the riff-raff spoiling their role-playing fun.
Unfortunately for console players, the main GTA RP servers are not available on PlayStation or Xbox consoles.
How to watch GTA RP
Many popular streamers have been live-streaming their GTA RP experiences. We’d recommend watching through a few of them before deciding whether or not you’d like to get involved in the community.
Head on over to Twitch and search for GTA RP and NoPixel to check up on what the mods have to offer. You’ll find the likes of Abdul Taxi Service on there through searches like this.
Other popular GTA RP streamers include Buddha, Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel, Fuslie, Leslie Lingberg, and many more. You can head to YouTube to find examples of people playing as things including a rat, pug, and eagle. Putther Uncut has loads of videos showing the kinds of wacky shenanigans you can get yourself into in GTA RP.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is available across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.
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Authors
Toby Saunders is a freelance writer specialising in Video Game journalism. He has a wealth of experience in the field and is published on many different websites including PCGamesN, Nintendo Life and Pocket Tactics. He has a degree in Film Studies (he gets to write about Film and TV occasionally, too).
