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Grand Theft Auto V: The Manual

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Grand Theft Auto V: The Manual is the official manual app for Grand Theft Auto V. It contains over 100 pages covering everything from Local Controls and Features to a tour through the local neighborhoods and activities across Los Santos and Blaine County—plus a special interactive version of the game map to zoom in and explore.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

70/100

GTA V: The Manual is an essential, albeit niche, companion for anyone venturing into the sprawling world of Los Santos. While it’s technically an app and not a game, Rockstar has polished it to the same standard as the main title. It's essentially a massive, digital coffee-table book that explains everything from the three-character switching mechanic to the intricate details of the local wildlife.

The interactive map is the absolute standout feature. Being able to zoom in on points of interest, shops, and activities while your TV screen is busy with a police chase is genuinely helpful. It captures the 'satirical' tone of GTA perfectly, with descriptions written in that signature Rockstar humor. It might seem redundant in the age of wikis, but the official art, lore, and high-resolution maps make it a great second-screen experience for immersive play.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

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100+ pages of official documentation

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High-resolution interactive game map

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Detailed character and vehicle bios

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Comprehensive control layouts for all platforms

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Q&A

The manual provides official gameplay information but does not list secret cheat codes; those must be found elsewhere.

Ratings & Reviews

Grand Theft Auto V: The Manual
Wed Dec 09 2015 D. Hill

This is the kind of application every great game series should have. An application where users can read about the game, the characters, the settings, the music, tutorial guides and more. Not only is this app informative but the aesthetics are high quality with a sleek streamline interface, navigation to each section is made easy with a pop up menu on the right side and text that is easy to read although for those who can't see that well it would be nice to have customization. From the start the app sets you on the right course as you choose what platform you are playing the game on and what language it is set in. From there you are able to explore the app as you see fit. There is a good wealth of content included in the application concerning information of all kind. The only area that I can tell that could use more data is Grand Theft Online. Maybe in the future this section will be beefed up. Besides that the app seems to fire on all cylinders. If you are a owner of this game, you need to own this manual.

I have never done this before
Sun Apr 28 2024 Gaspatchosoup

But after reading a lot of the comments on this app I could not not do this. I have downloaded this to post a comment. The shear amount of single digit IQ in these comments is insane. This app is called GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE MANUAL. Meaning it’s a MANUAL or a companion app to the game. This is not the game. Maybe in a few more years you will be able to play this game or you might be able to play it on the cloud right now but when all these reviews were posted years ago. There is no way you could play a game this massive and graphically intense on your phone. You have people asking for gta 3 for free from a company that is out to make money. You have people that say they have this on their ps5 but now they are not at school and stuck at home. Lol so then play it on your ps5. These comment are just incredible and make my head hurt. I also have no hope for humanity if this is what we got. Learn to read it will help you in life and understanding basic things like the word manual.

Very good manual
Sat Feb 06 2021 David Adam 16

I think this manual is very well put together, it really helps during gameplay to find cop shops and other places otherwise not listed. One thing I could see making this all the more better is maybe a map where you can put your own locations down? If there was a spot I liked to hide out when wanted or anything of that nature, it would be awesome if I could go to the map on here and find my marking, instead of finding a location each time. Other than that request, I think the manual would be amazing!

Pretty good manual
Mon Oct 19 2020 goodnaess

I think that this is a great manual especially when using the map feature. It is helpful for finding various things that are not shown on the in game map like police stations. I especially like the satellite feature for the map to actually see what the map looks like instead of the gps style map in the game. Don’t listen to the children that give this low scores because they thought it was the real game. If you don’t know what a manual means, then you shouldn’t play a 17+ game.

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Wed Apr 01 2020 puche14

This manual is an ultimate guide into the great and grand world of Grand Theft Auto V. Every single person who owns the game shall own this! It feels incredible to play the game and just click on the app whenever you need to check something out like the map. It really helps you know the game a little bit more and explore Los Santos and Blaine County. There is literally nothing else to say about this but that it will definitely help you throughout you playing the Story Mode or even I believe Online. Get it, it’s FREE!

Great app for first time players
Tue Jan 18 2022 pinkklady19

This app will tell you just about, if not everything you need to know about GTA5. I’ve been playing this game for years and wish I knew about it when I was new to playing it. Also, for anyone upset over this not being a cheap mobile version of an $80 game created by a billion dollar company, learn to read, it says “MANUAL” for a reason. Stay in school kids Anyway, great app👍🏽

Really good game and heists but gta the manual is bad but it tells the story of the game
Fri Jan 28 2022 iiiiiį¿

I’ve been playing gta5 on my laptop and it’s really fun but one thing somtimes crashes but is really fun to play you can have cars and flying bikes and stuff gt5 is the best game I ever play payed it’s really fun I like the casino and Cayo heist all of the heist are so fun have a great day bye! Game so good but bye!

I really like the game maybe but can you please fix this
Fri May 15 2020 Riker00001

For some reason i’m not able to get into the game and is there a button and also when you click on platform I play on mobile can you make a choice of Mobile on the platforms button

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