Garages used to store vehicles are replaced by yellow-outlined 'RESIDENTS PARKING ONLY' printed parking spaces located on the street outside the safehouses.
Instead of spinning save icons, the player approaches the bed within the safehouse, and selects the option to sleep and save their game. Niko acquires his safehouses free of charge, as the player is automatically awarded each safehouse upon completion of specific missions. The number of safehouses in GTA IV is a sharp reduction from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which offered up to 37 safehouses. GTA IV has a total of five safehouses, one of which becomes inaccessible early on, and one of which is optional.
Spoiler Warning: Plot details, ending details, or both are in the text which follows.Īs in previous Grand Theft Auto games, safehouses in Grand Theft Auto IV are available in Liberty City and Alderney for Niko Bellic to use to save the game, watch TV, and a wardrobe to change his clothes.
