Every time Rockstar launches a new Grand Theft Auto game, the amount of discoveries and secrets that players find continue to grow even years after release. When Grand Theft Auto V released four years ago in 2013, there were secrets and easter eggs hidden throughout San Andreas' entire landscape. Whether you noticed the bit of Lester's brief mention of GTA IV's Niko Bellic or found the Red Dead book written by J. Marston in the De Santa house, Rockstar, among most developers nowadays, like to find ways to pay homage to the history of their company and games in general.

A lot of player discoveries that players have also made that might not necessarily be a part of the actual game itself. Whether it be the game's actors or a parody of real life experiences that we all experience on a daily basis, Grand Theft Auto V isn't just an incredibly successful game, but it's how you may play the game that leaves fans stunned with the results. There's something new for you to find in every corner of Grand Theft Auto V no matter how you decide to play the game. You may enjoy exploring the game's gigantic land mass, or pull an infamous 'mad man' rage and cause total destruction. Heck, even if you just run through the game's story you'll have the chance to discover something you may not have expected.

These are twenty of the small things that may go unnoticed while playing Grand Theft Auto V. No matter how you decide to play the game, you're bound to have come across a number of these secrets, but maybe didn't notice...

20 You Can Take A Full-Fledged Vinewood Tour

Many people consider Grand Theft Auto V to be a near perfect game. Whether you support that argument or not, there's no denying that the game's depiction of the city of Los Angeles is almost spot on, and portrays some of the most popular real life landmarks with a coat of Rockstar paint. But what if the game actually gave you a chance to learn more about the city (and the game's alternate reality) in a passive experience? Well you're in luck! If you're strolling around Western Vinewood during the daytime, there's a tour bus parked on the side of the road that you can pay to join. If you're willing to sit through the entirety of the tour (which can last up to twenty minutes!), you'll get a full shake down of the best places in Vinewood, from strip clubs and famous hotels. If you're a 100% completionist, odds are you won't have much trouble looking for the activity. The real treat is for anyone who sits through the whole thing.

19 Dysfunctional Friendships

Grand Theft Auto has always been about mayhem. You can execute mass murderings on pedestrians, or blow up cars without consequence (well, the cops will come after you, but you can blow them up as well). But with Grand Theft Auto V's take on three different main characters with their own respective safehouses, who's to stop you from taking out your frustrations on one of your buddies? If you choose to drop some lead or leave some explosives on one of the game's main safehouse, whoever's house it may be will shortly leave you an angry text message, and asking you "nicely" to stop it. If you REALLY want to continue your current destruction, nothing's going to stop you, but be careful if you're trashing Michael's home. If you harm any of his family members, you'll be forced to pay their medical bills shortly afterwards.

18 Outrage Media

How often does the average person use Facebook and Twitter on a daily basis? How often do you use social media? Well it turns out in the universe of Grand Theft Auto V, the answers in both real life and the game are exactly the same. All of the notable characters (playable and non playable) have their own respective Lifeinvader pages, fit with their occupations, relationship status, and online friends space. If you treat the game's social media parody like most people do in real life (you check it frequently), you'll notice your friend's Lifeinvader pages are all updated. These changes include messaging other characters in the game depending on the outcome of certain missions, or changing their current status. Turns out, everyone in Grand Theft Auto V is just like all of us. Difference is, they're all a bunch of criminals.

17 Irregular Customers

There are a ton of ways to make money in Grand Theft Auto V. From snagging massive wads of cash from doing the story's heist missions, to the mundane task of driving customers around in a taxi, there are near limitless ways to fatten your pockets to spend at your leisure. OR, swing around the block with a gun and rob the local convenience store. Odds are you won't get the a cash reward that can challenge most of the other activities you can join in the game, but the process of the robbery makes the return on investment worth it. But be warned! If you rob the same store multiple times, the store manager will recognize you immediately, and may even leave a couple of cops standing out in front of the shop. If you want to nail the art of robbery, it'll help to jump between a number of corner stores to steal their tills.

16 The Need For Speed

Grand Theft Auto V already has a spin-off activity dedicated to street races. Races, of course, extend into other avenues such as plane and water boat races. You can, however, choose to have an informal race while free roaming against one other NPC. If you find yourself at a red light (like the good driver you are) next to someone else in a sports car, you can spin your wheels to get their attention. If done correctly, the adjacent car will start to take off, in which you can chase or blow past them. Fans of the Fast & Furious movies rejoice!!

15 Pimpin' Your Ride

In modern games, player agency is one of the most important parts of any open world game. The right mixture of quality and quantity of things for in are important not only for how well a game can sell, but how it can retain its player base. Giving Frank, Mike, and Trevor their own personal vehicles was a good start for Grand Theft Auto V, but with the inclusion of the Los Santos Customs body shop, players were able to give their cars their own looks and personalizations. It turns out however that you aren't the only person who takes notice when you give your wheels a fresh new paint job and sick spoiler. For anyone who puts enough money into their ride will grab the attention of passing pedestrians to the point where some of them will start to take photos of your tricked out ride. It's not the greatest incentive, but it's a nice way of seeing the game appreciate your investment choices.

14 Road Rage

I'm not one to tell people how they should or shouldn't play a game, but if you don't find yourself causing a massive traffic jam or two in Grand Theft Auto V, you're not doing it right. Rockstar was pretty generous in regards to toning down the traffic congestion that plagues the streets of real life Los Angeles in their game. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't swerve into a roaming car or two at your leisure for the sake of pure enjoyment. Most people you ram your vehicle into (that don't die on impact) will have a few choice words for you, and may even give you the bird as their raging 'cherry on top'. Don't fret, as long as you're still in your car and don't have a firearm equipped, simply press the fire button and let them know that you can dish it out just as well as you can take it.

13 A San Andreas Prison

The state of San Andreas is the biggest map that Rockstar has ever made for a game, ever. The size of Grand Theft Auto V's map is larger than GTA IV, San Andreas, and Vice City's combined, which of course has led to all of these little secrets that are held within the game. Top that off with a full underwater ocean map and that adds even more layers to the land for you to explore. But if you take a look at the map, you'll notice the state of San Andreas is actually an island. So what would happen if you were to say, sail out to sea? What about by plane? Yeah, you're dead. If you sail out far enough, your boat will simply sink and you'll die from fatigue, while your plane engine will shut off if you fly too far away from land. If you really think about it, San Andreas is just a giant prison. A giant prison that gives you a little too much freedom.

12 "Let It Allllll Out"

It's clear when you start up Grand Theft Auto V's story that Michael De Santa has some problems. Things start off in the present day with Mike venting with his shrink with how crappy his life is with his family, while his shrink Dr. Friedlander sits there asking open ended questions. While you're playing through the game's story, Dr. Friedlander will call on a number of occasions recommending the Michael come in to discuss his troubles. Should you choose to set up on appointment, Michael will join his shrink and they'll begin discussing whatever is on his mind. You may notice once Michael starts to talk, he'll subtly bring up some of your miscellaneous adventures in conversation. So the next time you've decided to grab a girl from the strip club or drive on the sidewalk and kill a few people, understand that it doesn't go unnoticed.

11 The Clinton Establishment

As I mentioned before, all three characters have their own personal car to use at their leisure, and their vehicle types are just a different as their personalities. Though you can customize each of the cars, with an inclusion of Mr. Raspberryjam tied to the grill of Trevor's truck. Even though they each have their own set of wheels, Frankin's is the only one that looks to provide some interesting information to the player. If you look closely at Franklin's car, you'll notice his license plate "FC1988". Given that the game takes place during the year of its release (2013), you can assume that Franklin is either 24 or 25 years old during the events of GTA V.

10 Not Your Average Cab

I don't blame you if you never took a taxi drive in Grand Theft Auto V without fast forwarding the trip. It's pretty slow, pretty boring, and makes you wonder why you didn't just steal a car for yourself to take for a spin. There's not much to do as a backseat driver in GTA V beside checking through your phone. However if you're in a rush (or just want to get somewhere faster), you have the option to yell at your driver to pick up the pace. Not only do they put the pedal to the metal, but your driver basically becomes as reckless as you can be driving on your own in this game. There's no holding back in terms of them cutting through traffic, or even going through them for that matter. If you're looking for some passive dumb fun in Grand Theft Auto V, hop in a cab, yell some obscenities, then sick back and watch the chaos unfold.

9 Driver's Choice

Trevor Phillips is arguably the character that best fits the GTA mantra throughout the entire history of the series. In the fifteen years of the franchise, we've never seen a character designed to create so much destruction and chaos to characters and areas in the game (that torture scene made the case for me). But for the apocalyptic survival mindset that Phillips presents us, it could throw you off to know that he has a fetish for a particular radio station. If it isn't already on, Trevor will tune the radio to Channel X shortly after you start driving if he's riding shotgun. You can always change the station back, of course, but it's mind boggling that of giant list of things that set off Trevor Phillips, music happens to be one of them.

8 Lamar Davis Canon?!

Franklin Clinton's best pal Lamar Davis has to be one of the best character companions in the entire game. The man has a clear disregard for basic logic, yet comes out with some of the best one liners and roasts in the entirety of the game's dialog. Even though Lamar is strictly a companion in the game, news began breaking that Lamar was potentially going to be a playable character in the end! Before the game's final mission, you're given a series of choices (which I won't mention for spoilers' sake) to choose from. If you choose correctly, Lamar would then become a playable character in the end of the game. How crazy would it be to have been given the chance to mess around the streets of LS with goofy Lamar Davis? Unless you're modding his character skin into the game on a PC, we'll never know for sure.

7 Brutal After Effects

The getting 'Wasted' cinematics of Grand Theft Auto V have become a hit with internet fails videos, and has become a famous thing in the GTA franchise. One thing to look out for is whenever your character gets wasted in the game and released from the hospital, they're covered with multiple cuts and bruises on their face. Your failures will leave there mark in this game for sure.

6 Getting Lost Is The Best Adventure

As you've probably been told or seen firsthand, Grand Theft Auto V's map is gigantic, and the game's GPS signal is huge help in trying to get from point A to point B. The GPS feature is one of game's small added features that makes a huge difference in navigating the massive state of San Andreas. Much like when you're traveling with an actual GPS, if you pass through a tunnel, the navigating route disappears from the mini map. Thankfully from what I've seen, all of the tunnels in the game that are meaningful are a straight shot, so it'll be near impossible to actually get lost when the GPS temporarily goes away.

5 Character/Actor Disconnect

Lots of times in movies and time shows, actors may play a character who their age is woefully different from their actual age. Now, this happens all the time, of course, and with video game developers now leaning towards the art of motion capture on top of voice acting, that same scenario is leaking into the interactive medium. For Grand Theft Auto V, Franklin is clearly the youngest of the trio, followed by the middle aged oldies Mike and Trevor. However, Franklin Clinton's actor Shawn Fonten (born in 1968) is actually OLDER than Trevor Phillip's Steve Ogg (1973) by about five years. If you take into account the fact Franklin is roughly twenty or so years younger than his two mentors, that makes the overall difference of two and half decades between actor to character transition. Thankfully everything's in the game is digitally animated, so there's no way you'd know the difference.

4 "Go Get It, Boy!"

A few hours into the story, Franklin will adopt his friend Lamar's dog, Chop, who can tag along whenever you decide to free roam around the city. Once you've got man's best friend tagging along with Franklin, feel free to play a game of fetch with him. Even though you'll have a tennis ball in your inventory, throwing a grenade is an option and is quite the experience to watch unfold. But don't worry, he'll respawn back on your safehouse the next time you reload the game.

3 The GTA Cinematic Universe

Grand Theft Auto IV was one of the biggest games from the last generation, selling millions of copies and getting media-wide praise for taking the next step for open world games. The game's main character made his mark to the point that Michael De Santa's old buddy, Lester, makes a quick reference to his notoriety during one of the main story missions. If that small Easter Egg wasn't enough, later on you can actually see what's actually going on post-GTA IV's events. At one point, Michael's son Jimmy will be sitting at a table at their home, sitting at his laptop. If you decide to take a quick peak at the screen, you'll notice James is actually taking a glance at Bellic's Lifeinvader page!! It may not be considered a healthy practice to creep on social media, but can you really take your eyes off the screen? Yeah, didn't think so.

2 Black Light District

Anyone who purchased the Collector's Edition of Grand Theft Auto V got a few goodies to nerd out on in addition to the game. One of those items included was a physical fold out map of the entire state of San Andreas. But if you own a black light, you might want to give the map a good shining. Placing a black light over the map reveals numerous markings across the map, showing off areas of interest that you may want to venture to. Some spots of interest include underwater nuclear waste barrels you can earn cash from collecting, properties to buy for GTA Online, and a number of hidden messages and riddles for you to solve. As great as this black light idea is, what makes these secrets even better is that some of the messaging still needs to be deciphered. Time to put your detective caps on, people!

1 "Scoot Scoot!!"

A ton of the Easter eggs in Grand Theft Auto V pay homage or reference past Rockstar projects or real world factors in the game. But a YouTube user parody from GTA IV? You can bet that if any company is going to take their crack at an online heckler, Rockstar is going to tackle it head-on. If you've put enough time into the game, it's always a mystery whenever you switch to play as Trevor. The range of activities he's already taking part in are ludicrous to put it lightly. But one intro taking a stab at YouTube user Autumnthecuzzy from a Grand Theft Auto IV video from 2008 takes the cake. Switching to Trevor at the right time will see him driving down the freeway trailing a pedestrian riding a shooter shouting "Scooter Brothers!" repeatedly, much like the video shows from years back. Rockstar already does an awesome job making sure their game is as perfect as can be, but to give a wink and a nod to the Grand Theft Auto community in one of their biggest games ever? Hats off to ya' guys.