Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned is a story expansion for Grand Theft Auto IV, developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It follows Johnny Klebitz, a veteran member of The Lost motorcycle club, through a gang conflict in Liberty City.1

The expansion was first released for Xbox 360 on February 17, 2009. It was later paired with The Ballad of Gay Tony in Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, and both stories were included with the base game in Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition.3

Story

Johnny has been running The Lost while club president Billy Grey is in rehabilitation. Johnny has negotiated truces and tried to stabilize the gang, but Billy's return reignites a war with the Angels of Death and divides The Lost from within.

The story runs alongside the events of Grand Theft Auto IV. Johnny's path crosses Niko Bellic at several points, showing familiar events from another perspective.

New content

Activities and systems

  • Gang wars: Johnny and other members of The Lost fight rival gangs in repeatable encounters.
  • Convoy riding: Staying in formation with club members restores Johnny's health and motorcycle condition.
  • Bike races: Motorcycle races allow riders to knock opponents from their bikes with a baseball bat.
  • Multiplayer: Rockstar added club-focused competitive and cooperative modes alongside the expansion's other multiplayer activities.2
  • Seagulls: Fifty seagulls replace the base game's flying-rat collectible.

Properties

  • The Lost MC Clubhouse: The gang's Alderney headquarters, with activities and mission starts.
  • Safehouses: Johnny uses his own safehouses rather than Niko's properties.

Vehicles and weapons

The expansion added motorcycles and other vehicles suited to the biker theme. Johnny can ask Clay Simons to deliver bikes and Terry Thorpe to deliver weapons.

New weapons include the Pipe Bomb, Grenade Launcher, Assault Shotgun and Sawed-off Shotgun.

Major characters

  • Johnny Klebitz: The playable protagonist and vice-president of The Lost.
  • Billy Grey: The club president whose return drives the central conflict.
  • Jim Fitzgerald: The club treasurer and Johnny's closest friend.
  • Clay Simons and Terry Thorpe: Loyal club members who provide vehicle and weapon support.
  • Brian Jeremy: A Billy loyalist who opposes Johnny.
  • Ashley Butler: Johnny's former girlfriend.
  • Thomas Stubbs III: A politician who hires Johnny for covert work.

Gameplay changes

The entire Liberty City map is available from the beginning. Motorcycle handling is more forgiving than in the base game, while the visual presentation uses a grainy, desaturated filter to match the biker story.

Johnny Klebitz, the main protagonist of The Lost and Damned.
Johnny getting chased by a rival gang.
Johny holding Roman Bellic hostage.
Johnny fending off the ambushing rival gang, Angels of Death.

Official trailer

Series connections

The Lost and Damned overlaps with both Grand Theft Auto IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony. A later GTA Online mode called Lost vs Damned reused the name for an angels-versus-demons event featured during Halloween celebrations.

References

  1. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, Rockstar Games, accessed July 29, 2026.

  2. Episodes from Liberty City Multiplayer, Rockstar Games, published April 13, 2010.

  3. Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition in Stores Now, Rockstar Games, published October 26, 2010.