Summary
- Former Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto 5 developer says the famous Mount Chiliad mystery was "just to mess with people."
- Grand Theft Auto 5's Mount Chiliad easter egg has become one of the biggest mysteries in gaming, but ex-dev Ben Hinchliffe has shut down any remaining hope fans had of solving it.
- Rockstar Games is currently working on Grand Theft Auto 6, which is targeting a Fall 2025 release window.
Former Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto 5 developer Ben Hinchliffe has shut down the game's famous Mount Chiliad mystery, revealing that the easter egg was "just to mess with people." For well over a decade now, Grand Theft Auto 5's Mount Chiliad has been the center of a huge conspiracy theory, quickly becoming one of the biggest easter eggs in gaming history. While fans have dedicated years to cracking the easter egg, it looks like it was all for nothing.
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Rockstar Dev Shuts Down GTA 5's Mount Chiliad Mystery
The Grand Theft Auto series is well-known for wild and mysterious easter eggs, but undoubtedly its most famous is Grand Theft Auto 5's Mount Chiliad mystery. The conspiracy theory started shortly after Rockstar's smash hit title was released over a decade ago, as fans quickly noticed that the game's tallest point, Mount Chiliad, featured a map with alien symbols on it. Players have spent years trying to work out what it all means, but former Rockstar developer Ben Hinchliffe recently admitted to GTAVIoclock that it was "just to mess with people."
When asked about the famous easter egg, Hinchliffe said, "As with all easter eggs, sometimes you just put them in to mess with people. They don't actually do anything, you just mess with people, drive them a little bit crazy." The developer did admit that there is "always the desire" to include incredibly complex easter egg hunts and trails for really dedicated players, but it looks like that isn't the case with Grand Theft Auto 5's infamous Mount Chiliad mystery.
Although it looks like there's no substance to this well-known easter egg, numerous references have been discovered in the game's files that indicate some sort of alien invasion DLC was once in the works for Grand Theft Auto 5. Although Hinchliffe says there's nothing to Mount Chiliad's mystery map, it's possible that the canceled DLC (which Rockstar has never publicly addressed) could have tied into the famous mystery. Other data mined files also suggested that an "Agent Trevor" DLC was also once in the works, which was apparently the furthest along in terms of development and was even confirmed by Trevor's actor, Steven Ogg, but will sadly never see the light of day.
Grand Theft Auto 5
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 92%
- Released
- September 17, 2013
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Rockstar North
- Publisher(s)
- Rockstar Games
WHERE TO PLAY
When a young street hustler, a retired bank robber and a terrifying psychopath find themselves entangled with some of the most frightening and deranged elements of the criminal underworld, the U.S. Government and the entertainment industry, they must pull off a series of dangerous heists to survive in a ruthless city in which they can trust nobody, least of all each other.
Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.
The game offers players a huge range of PC-specific customization options, including over 25 separate configurable settings for texture quality, shaders, tessellation, anti-aliasing and more, as well as support and extensive customization for mouse and keyboard controls. Additional options include a population density slider to control car and pedestrian traffic, as well as dual and triple monitor support, 3D compatibility, and plug-and-play controller support.
- Engine
- Rockstar Advanced Game Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- no
- Cross Save
- yes
- Franchise
- Grand Theft Auto
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- yes
- Platform(s)
- Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Genre(s)
- Open-World, Action
- How Long To Beat
- 32 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
- File Size Xbox Series
- 84 GB (July 2023)
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
