Niko Bellic's grounded, weighty Liberty City — the franchise's most grown-up entry.
Browse all 31 weapons in Grand Theft Auto IV. Firearms, melee, throwables

A belt-fed light machine gun from The Ballad of Gay Tony, trading mobility for sustained suppressive firepower.

A suppressed precision rifle from The Ballad of Gay Tony, combining stealth with heavy long-range damage.

The AK-47 of GTA IV — hard-hitting 7.62 fire with heavy recoil, the heavy-firefight rifle of choice across Liberty City.

A drum-fed automatic shotgun added in The Lost and Damned for relentless close-quarters firepower.

A P90-style PDW exclusive to The Ballad of Gay Tony, blending SMG handling with rifle-grade punch.

A fully-automatic machine pistol based on the Glock 18, exclusive to The Lost and Damned for close-quarters spray.

An AA-12-style fully-automatic shotgun from The Ballad of Gay Tony — devastating sustained spread.

The series-staple wooden bat, swung in heavy arcs that stagger and floor enemies — common early-game stock across Liberty City.

A protective vest that absorbs a full bar of incoming damage before health is touched — essential before any heavy GTA IV firefight.

An M4-pattern carbine with tighter accuracy and a faster rate of fire than the Assault Rifle, ideal for ranged control.

A heavier .45-calibre handgun with stronger stopping power than the standard Pistol, sold once Niko reaches Algonquin.

An SPAS-12-style combat shotgun with a larger magazine and faster cycling than the Pump Shotgun.

A semi-automatic sniper that trades a little per-shot power for far quicker follow-up shots than the Sniper Rifle.

Niko Bellic's default unarmed attack — a quick jab-and-hook combo used whenever every other weapon is holstered in GTA IV.

A gold-plated SMG variant from The Ballad of Gay Tony, functionally an SMG with Luis Lopez's signature flash.

A fragmentation grenade with a short fuse — cooked and thrown to flush enemies out of cover in GTA IV.

A 40mm launcher lobbing explosive grenades over cover, shared across the GTA IV episodes for area denial.

A combat knife that drops most pedestrians in a single slash, and the quietest way to take a target down in GTA IV.

A compact Micro Uzi favoured by Liberty City gangsters — high fire rate, modest accuracy, deadly up close in GTA IV.

A petrol-filled bottle that bursts into flame on impact, spreading fire across the ground and panicking crowds.

A deployable parachute introduced in The Ballad of Gay Tony, enabling safe descents from helicopters and Liberty City rooftops.

A timed improvised explosive added in The Lost and Damned, devastating against pursuing vehicles.

A Glock-pattern 9mm sidearm — the first reliable firearm Niko carries and a dependable mid-range option throughout GTA IV.

A hand-cannon revolver modelled on the Desert Eagle, added in The Ballad of Gay Tony for one-shot dropping power.

A wooden pool cue used as an improvised club, added for Johnny Klebitz in The Lost and Damned.

A pump-action 12-gauge that flattens targets at close range — Niko's earliest shotgun and a reliable room-clearer.

A rocket-propelled grenade launcher — the franchise's go-to anti-vehicle and crowd weapon, slow to reload but devastating.

A cut-down double-barrel from The Lost and Damned, brutal at point-blank range and usable from a bike.

An MP5-style submachine gun with a steadier spread than the Micro SMG, the workhorse automatic for Niko's mid-game shootouts.

A bolt-action scoped rifle for long-range elimination, rewarding patience with one-shot kills in GTA IV.

A remote-detonated adhesive charge from The Ballad of Gay Tony — stick it to a car or wall and trigger on command.