Here are the best GTA 5 mods to play while you wait for GTA 6

GTA 6 is permanently mere months away, but that's ok. There are many games to try out in the meantime, and one of them is GTA 5, or at least a side of it that you don't know of yet. Here are the best GTA 5 mods in 2026.Table of contentsMap EditorLiberty City in GTA 5Enable all interiorsKing Kong modMission CreatorSuper punch modVisual VGTA 5 goes Just CauseGangsta RatsMap Editor Image via Rockstar The GTA 5 map editor is considerably old, but it remains one of the most fun mods ever made for the game due to all the liberty its sandbox bestows upon players. Map Editor doesn't allow players to remove pre-existing roads or buildings to reshape the city as they see fit, so this isn't exactly SimCity or Cities: Skylines, but the Map Editor mod allows players to add a wide range of existing structures to the city. Like, say, create a skate park atop a tall building, which is likely the coolest thing imaginable. Players will also be able to populate their areas with NPCs of their choosing, which allows them to play out any skirmish that they can come up with.Liberty City in GTA 5 Image via Rockstar Nostalgia is a big driver for gamers, and though it's just one mainline entry away, most players haven't visited GTA 4's Liberty City in over 20 years. The Liberty City V remix fixes that by creating a very useful connection between Liberty City and Los Santos, one that allows players to visit the old area for what'll likely be an incredibly nostalgic little drive, walk, or drive-by.Enable all interiors Even though GTA 5 lets players enjoy one of the richest and largest play areas in AAA games set in the modern world, it can feel a bit empty because most buildings in the game are inaccessible. Whereas the enable all interiors mod still doesn't allow players to enter every building, it works for most of them, and it even allows players to customize a lot of said inner areas. If you're looking for a mod that expands your GTA 5 experience inward, look no further.King Kong modhttps://youtu.be/AKAhm1_jZes One of the coolest ways to play GTA back in the old days was just to insert one (or many) cheat codes and go on an absolute rampage. That was cool, but none of these games ever filled the wish many players had of becoming a Kaiju-level threat to Los Santos. The King Kong script mod fixes that, and then some. Players get to become a big beast, and they also get Kong's signature abilities, climbing buildings, throwing vehicles, and pounding the ground to create mini earthquakes. Ok, that last one probably isn't in any of the movies, but it's a damn great addition.Mission Creator You can only play so much GTA until you decide you want to create your own GTA. Especially after GTA 5, a game that gives players a taste of what it would be to plan an elaborate heist, players will naturally want more, and the Mission Creator mod allows them to create their own elaborate heists, or basically any other fun scenario.Super punch mod Image via Rockstar GTA 5 is arguably the best game of the franchise, but it doesn't have all the features that made the previous titles amazing. For one, it doesn't feature super strength abilities that you could get in the previous games via special missions or cheats. The super punch mod fixes that and brings back the ability to One Punch Man their way out of most situations by landing punches that have enemies flying hundreds of feet away to their deaths. This is one of the most satisfying mods out there.Visual V Image via Rockstar Maybe it's the nostalgia speaking, but I still think of GTA 5 as an incredibly gorgeous game. That's not everyone's opinion, though, and I get it. Those who think V already needs a bit of a facelift should look no further than Visual V, the most complex visual overhaul mod for the game, which features new weather effects, clouds, volumetric fog effects, better draw distance lighting, improved lens flares, chromatic aberration removal, and many other small fixes.GTA 5 goes Just Causehttps://youtu.be/C2wt7J3Jgn4 Ever since its release, GTA 5 has been inspiring many other games of its kind. While none have achieved anywhere near its level of success, some have come up with mechanics that should totally be in GTA games, like the Just Cause series, with its amazing aerial mechanics. The Parachute Thrusters mod does a great job of emulating that, and allows GTA 5 players to get a lot more fun out of aerial gameplay than they'd have even with GTA's classic jetpack.Gangsta Rats Image via Rockstar I wasn't joking when I talked about experiencing GTA 5 from entirely new angles. The Gangsta Rats mod took inspiration from Squirrel with a gun and has players see the world of GTA 5 through the eyes of a rat. Not a mob rat, mind you, but an actual rat with guns. This one is probably not the most elaborate mod out there, but I guarantee you it's one of the most immediately hilarious mods you can encounter, as well as one of the best for players interested in creating fun non-AI-generated con

Mar 28, 2026 - 03:54

Here are the best GTA 5 mods to play while you wait for GTA 6

GTA 6 is permanently mere months away, but that's ok. There are many games to try out in the meantime, and one of them is GTA 5, or at least a side of it that you don't know of yet. Here are the best GTA 5 mods in 2026.

Table of contents

Map Editor

Image via Rockstar The GTA 5 map editor is considerably old, but it remains one of the most fun mods ever made for the game due to all the liberty its sandbox bestows upon players.

Map Editor doesn't allow players to remove pre-existing roads or buildings to reshape the city as they see fit, so this isn't exactly SimCity or Cities: Skylines, but the Map Editor mod allows players to add a wide range of existing structures to the city. Like, say, create a skate park atop a tall building, which is likely the coolest thing imaginable. Players will also be able to populate their areas with NPCs of their choosing, which allows them to play out any skirmish that they can come up with.

Liberty City in GTA 5

Image via Rockstar Nostalgia is a big driver for gamers, and though it's just one mainline entry away, most players haven't visited GTA 4's Liberty City in over 20 years. The Liberty City V remix fixes that by creating a very useful connection between Liberty City and Los Santos, one that allows players to visit the old area for what'll likely be an incredibly nostalgic little drive, walk, or drive-by.

Enable all interiors

Even though GTA 5 lets players enjoy one of the richest and largest play areas in AAA games set in the modern world, it can feel a bit empty because most buildings in the game are inaccessible.

Whereas the enable all interiors mod still doesn't allow players to enter every building, it works for most of them, and it even allows players to customize a lot of said inner areas. If you're looking for a mod that expands your GTA 5 experience inward, look no further.

King Kong mod

https://youtu.be/AKAhm1_jZes One of the coolest ways to play GTA back in the old days was just to insert one (or many) cheat codes and go on an absolute rampage. That was cool, but none of these games ever filled the wish many players had of becoming a Kaiju-level threat to Los Santos. The King Kong script mod fixes that, and then some. Players get to become a big beast, and they also get Kong's signature abilities, climbing buildings, throwing vehicles, and pounding the ground to create mini earthquakes. Ok, that last one probably isn't in any of the movies, but it's a damn great addition.

Mission Creator

You can only play so much GTA until you decide you want to create your own GTA. Especially after GTA 5, a game that gives players a taste of what it would be to plan an elaborate heist, players will naturally want more, and the Mission Creator mod allows them to create their own elaborate heists, or basically any other fun scenario.

Super punch mod

Image via Rockstar GTA 5 is arguably the best game of the franchise, but it doesn't have all the features that made the previous titles amazing. For one, it doesn't feature super strength abilities that you could get in the previous games via special missions or cheats. The super punch mod fixes that and brings back the ability to One Punch Man their way out of most situations by landing punches that have enemies flying hundreds of feet away to their deaths. This is one of the most satisfying mods out there.

Visual V

Image via Rockstar Maybe it's the nostalgia speaking, but I still think of GTA 5 as an incredibly gorgeous game. That's not everyone's opinion, though, and I get it. Those who think V already needs a bit of a facelift should look no further than Visual V, the most complex visual overhaul mod for the game, which features new weather effects, clouds, volumetric fog effects, better draw distance lighting, improved lens flares, chromatic aberration removal, and many other small fixes.

GTA 5 goes Just Cause

https://youtu.be/C2wt7J3Jgn4 Ever since its release, GTA 5 has been inspiring many other games of its kind. While none have achieved anywhere near its level of success, some have come up with mechanics that should totally be in GTA games, like the Just Cause series, with its amazing aerial mechanics. The Parachute Thrusters mod does a great job of emulating that, and allows GTA 5 players to get a lot more fun out of aerial gameplay than they'd have even with GTA's classic jetpack.

Gangsta Rats

Image via Rockstar I wasn't joking when I talked about experiencing GTA 5 from entirely new angles. The Gangsta Rats mod took inspiration from Squirrel with a gun and has players see the world of GTA 5 through the eyes of a rat. Not a mob rat, mind you, but an actual rat with guns.

This one is probably not the most elaborate mod out there, but I guarantee you it's one of the most immediately hilarious mods you can encounter, as well as one of the best for players interested in creating fun non-AI-generated content for social media.

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