Mount Chiliad Mystery from GTA5 Explained
Former Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto 5 developer Ben Hinchliffe has recently explained the Mount Chiliad mystery, said that the easter egg is “just to mess with people.”
Mount Chiliad Mystery from GTA5
Despite being first released in 2013, GTA5 kept it’s place on top selling games. But after becoming one of the most successful video games of all time, fans are patiently waiting for the series’ next installment: Grand Theft Auto 6. The highly anticipated title was finally revealed in December 2023, with a Fall 2025 release window already being confirmed by Rockstar. But as 2025 draws closer and closer, fans are eager to get another look at what is likely to be one of Rockstar’s most ambitious titles to date.
The Grand Theft Auto series is famous of it’s mysterious easter eggs. Some GTA easter eggs even got tons of theories behind it. Mount Chiliad mystery is one of them. The conspiracy theory started shortly after Rockstar’s smash hit title was released over a decade ago, as fans quickly noticed that the game’s tallest point, Mount Chiliad, featured a map with alien symbols on it. Players have spent years trying to work out what it all means, but former Rockstar developer Ben Hinchliffe recently admitted to GTAVIoclock that it was “just to mess with people.”
When asked about the famous easter egg, Hinchliffe said, “As with all easter eggs, sometimes you just put them in to mess with people. They don’t actually do anything, you just mess with people, drive them a little bit crazy.” The developer did admit that there is “always the desire” to include incredibly complex easter egg hunts and trails for really dedicated players, but it looks like that isn’t the case with Grand Theft Auto 5’s infamous Mount Chiliad mystery.
Although it looks like there’s no substance to this well-known easter egg, numerous references have been discovered in the game’s files that indicate some sort of alien invasion DLC was once in the works for Grand Theft Auto 5. Although Hinchliffe says there’s nothing to Mount Chiliad’s mystery map, it’s possible that the canceled DLC (which Rockstar has never publicly addressed) could have tied into the famous mystery. Other data mined files also suggested that an “Agent Trevor” DLC was also once in the works, which was apparently the furthest along in terms of development and was even confirmed by Trevor’s actor, Steven Ogg, but will sadly never see the light of day.
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