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  • GTA Online offers a wide array of custom game modes created by players, providing endless fun and excitement outside of the main game.

GTA Online is a great game. A big part of what makes this game great is the countless game modes that players have come up with. Like Halo, GTA Online has a custom game creator that allows players to make special maps that intertwine with Los Santos.

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Some of these games take players high above the city in cars flying at amazing speeds while some take players to massive hills where countless falling items challenge their dexterity. Whatever type of game players choose to take on, they can bet that they will have a blast doing it.

Updated July 27, 2023, by Callum Murray: GTA Online is jam packed with different game modes for players to discover at their leisure. Players can create new game modes along with maps, so that other gamers can enjoy them. If gamers want to make use of these games, heading over to the Rockstar app is the first port of call. If a game is not of interest, the player can filter them out, but most games are a great bit of fun that takes the player away from the hustle and bustle of the main game.

18 Busted

police car with sirens on

Childhood games were always the best ones, and nostalgia always plays a part when remembering how good these games were. A game to look out for is Busted, and it involves the player assuming the roles of cops and robbers.

The gamer can be a single criminal, or they can play in teams. In the main story mode, there's nothing better than being chased around by the cops. In this custom game, it takes it to the next level of excitement when doing this. It's hard to imagine that any Grand Theft Auto purist wouldn't love this custom game, it's the best fun ever.

red car, yellow car and a truck about to race

If chaos is what gamers want from their sessions on GTA: Online, look no further than The Weakest Link. The game has a very straightforward premise, you have checkpoints to drive through in a timed scenario.

If the player doesn’t reach the checkpoint in the sufficient time, they get thrown out of the game. Less time is available as the gamer progresses through all the checkpoints. If you are the weakest link-it's goodbye, as the famous quiz show once told its contestants. It's a tense game but very fun, especially if it's played against friends.

16 Qub3d

red, orange, blue and pink cubes in a column

Tetris springs to mind when playing this brilliantly entertaining custom game. Qub3d has been around since Grand Theft Auto 4, but it arrived in GTA: Online during the Los Santos Summer Special update.

Blocks come rushing down, and the task is to match the colored blocks together before running out of space and the screen is filled up. Points are gained by doing this and that allows the player to progress to the next level. Sometimes it's nice to have a breather from getting chased by the cops and shooting innocent bystanders because they get in the way, and what better way to do this than playing a reworking of a classic arcade game.

15 Avalanche

GTA Online player running from avalanche of falling vehicles

Avalanche is exactly how it sounds, an avalanche. The difference from a normal avalanche is that this one involves a team of players running up a large hill while avoiding objects falling from the sky. While one team is busy trying to avoid objects that will send them to their doom, another team is trying to cause that doom.

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The other team is perched high up on a platform where they shoot floating objects with sniper rifles to make them fall. This game mode keeps players on their toes to avoid getting crushed by the oncoming Rhino Tank.

14 Snipers Vs. Stunters

Snipers vs stunters is a great custom game mode in gta online

This is a game mode that is great for people who like fast cars but hate the nitty-gritty racing scene. This game mode is another that puts two teams against each other, one a team of snipers, the other a team of drivers. The drivers fly down large hills or at ramps to jump over a platform where the snipers are waiting.

Their goal is to hit the snipers off the platform. The sniper team is tasked with trying to kill the drivers as they jump over the platform. This is done with a bunch of different weapons like sniper rifles, RPGs, and grenade launchers.

13 Demolition Derby

Demotion Derby has players slamming into each other and causing mayhem

In a demolition derby, there is only one rule; the last man standing wins. Demolition derby maps vary depending on who makes them. Some of these maps can be large domes, while others can have players fighting high up in the air. They all have one thing in common, destroy the other drivers.

Each player chooses their car and slams into one another just like in a real demolition derby. What could be more fun with a group of friends than pushing them off a cliff in a high-end sports car?

12 4x4 Parkour

4x4 parkour is a fun game mode with offroad vehicles in gta online

4x4 Parkour is one of the more popular game modes that players tend to post videos of. Creators create maps using the stunt race game mode, but they add some interesting twists and turns to it. These maps are interesting because of the difficulty that some of them can possess.

Some of these maps have massive jumps, tricky platforms, stair climbing, and more. Players looking to test their skills should give some of these maps a try. These maps can show even the most experienced drivers that they need to learn a thing or two.

11 High-speed Demolition Derby

Highspeed demolition derby is like the normal game mode but players explode if they dont move fast enough

Like the traditional demolition derby game mode, players will be smashing into one another and attempting to cause some crazy mayhem. The big difference in the high-speed version is that there is a set speed limit that must be obeyed.

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That doesn't mean that the players need to go the speed limit but rather go over it. Any player that gets caught going under the speed limit for too long will explode. That is an extra layer of fear to go along with the already constant anxiety of getting a car destroyed.

10 Bomberman

The bomberman game mode has players dropping bombs on each other in gta online

Remember that classic game Bomberman? Many players loved the idea of running through a small walled-in area, placing bombs, and trying to take out the other players. This GTA Online game mode takes the classic Bomberman style and gives it a tune-up.

This game mode puts players into two teams, the bombers and the runners. The runners hop in their cars and take to the streets, making turns, and avoiding the inevitable explosion that is bound to happen. The bomber team is tasked with dropping bombs from above to destroy the runners. This is an exciting game mode that really helps spice up a classic.

9 Deadline

Deadline brings the classic tron game in GTA online

Bomberman was covered, so now it is time to cover Tron. The deadline game mode takes the classic light cycle game from Tron and puts players against each other in a large arena.

Players get on their Shotaro motorcycles and take to the arena where their cycles leave trails of hard light. Hitting one of these trails will instantly kill a player, but these trails are only so long. Players will need to be careful where they travel or risk getting killed by someone else.

8 Bike Vs. Truck

Bikes vs trucks seems like an unfair game mode in gta online but it is a blast

This game mode is another that takes two teams and faces them off against each other in the classic fight of semi-truck vs. BMX bike. This may sound like the most unfair game mode imaginable, but it actually makes a lot of sense.

Semi-trucks have a hard time turning and going up hills while bikes can make quick turns and go off-road easily. The biker team must make it to a distant point across the map while the truck team tries to take them out. The bikers can easily go off-road or use the truck's poor turning to their advantage to pull off some tricky maneuvers.

7 Power Play

Power Pla is like standard deathmatch in GTA online but brings in powers to mess with teams

Power play is more of a revamp of a classic game mode rather than a new one. This game mode takes the classic team deathmatch and turns it on its head by adding some insane power-ups. These power-ups can vary from screen effects to making an entire team disappear from the map. One power-up rules them all though, and that power-up is called beast mode.

Beast mode makes the player all-powerful by increasing their speed, health, and strength. A player with this ability is capable of killing other players with a single punch. The downside is that they lose their weapons.

6 Hunting Pack

Hunting pack is a game mode that makes players fight over a heavy vehicle in gta online

In the hunting pack game mode, there are two teams, the attackers and the defenders. These two teams fight over a player who is driving a heavy vehicle like a bus or a money transport vehicle. The defending team is tasked with protecting the heavy vehicle while the attacking team tries to take it out.

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The runner in the heavy vehicle must make it to a destination on a map without getting destroyed. Another thing worth mentioning is that if the heavy vehicle goes below a certain speed it automatically explodes.

5 Trollbox

GTA Online Trollbox map floating in the sky

The Trollbox game mode is similar to parkour races that many players might have tried. What makes it different is that players need to figure out how to escape the box to win.

The maps that players create are often confusing and obvious paths lead people to dead ends or their doom. This is definitely a fun way to pass the time with friends as everyone traverses a confusing map filled with twists, turns, and mockery.

4 Gun Game

man in suit with a shotgun and an explosion behind him

Many players will remember Gun Game from Call of Duty. This popular game mode has been in multiple COD games and is frequently a fan favorite. Gun Game has now been brought into GTA Online in the form of the game Kill Quota.

In this game mode, the host chooses a loadout for all the players. Each team must then reach a certain kill count before switching to the next weapon in the set. Each new weapon becomes weaker and weaker until the team is using nothing but melee items.

3 War

man in suit, person in helmet on bike

War is a variant of the last team standing job with more guns and more carnage. Regular team deathmatches can get a little old, but War cranks up the carnage and puts tons of weapons on the map for players to grab.

War maps often have more choke points, larger openings, and better obstacles to climb for height advantages. While this game mode isn't as inspired as others, it is still fun for teams to take part in and prove that they are the best.

2 Entourage

gang firing weapons

Entourage is all about protecting the VIP. One team joins the game as bodyguards who must protect the VIP at all costs. The bodyguards only have three lives, but they get great weapons and can pick weapons up along the way to the extraction zone.

The other team in the game takes up the role of the assassins. Their job is to kill the VIP before they can reach the extraction zone. They get weaker weapons than the bodyguards but also get unlimited lives.

1 Sumo

4 cars in a circular runway

Sumo is full of action and stressful situations that can pay off big for skilled players. This game mode is all about outwitting the other players as everyone tries to push one another out of the circle in their vehicles.

Over time the circle the players are in gets smaller and smaller until it does exist. All players who get pushed out explode and are forced to spectate for the remainder of the match.

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