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.
