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GTA Online Heists in Order: Story and Release Timeline

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Two different lists answer the same question: the story sequence of the original five, and the order every heist since actually released.

GTA Online heists in order means two different things depending on what you are asking: the story sequence of the original five, or the order Rockstar actually released every heist since.

The original five, in story order

  1. The Fleeca Job
  2. Prison Break
  3. The Humane Labs Raid
  4. Series A Funding
  5. The Pacific Standard Job

Lester unlocks them in this sequence, and each one raises the required crew size and payout over the last.

Every standalone heist since, by release

  • The Doomsday Heist — 2017
  • The Diamond Casino Heist — 2019
  • The Cayo Perico Heist — 2020
  • The Contract (Dr Dre's VIP Contract) — 2021
  • Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid — 2023

Which to actually do first

New players are still better off running the original five before anything else — they teach the game's heist mechanics, and later heists assume you already understand approaches, setups and finales.