The Lost and Damned is the first major episodic expansion for GTA IV, released in 2009. It tells a complete, standalone story set in the same Liberty City. This time through the eyes of an outlaw biker.
You play as Johnny Klebitz, vice president of The Lost Motorcycle Club, a hardened biker gang fighting for territory and survival in Liberty City. Where Niko Bellic's story was about chasing the American Dream, Johnny's is grittier and more tragic, a tale of loyalty, betrayal and a brotherhood falling apart.
The Lost and Damned overlaps with the events of GTA IV, letting you see familiar moments from a completely different angle. It introduces a harsher, grimier tone, with new bike-focused gameplay, gang wars, and a story that stands entirely on its own while enriching the original game's world.
The episode adds new content built around biker culture: powerful new motorcycles, weapons like the automatic shotgun and pipe bomb, gang war side activities, and multiplayer modes. The bike-centric handling gives it a distinct feel compared to base GTA IV.
The Lost and Damned is available as part of GTA IV: The Complete Edition and GTA: Episodes from Liberty City, on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. On PC the Complete Edition sells from about 7 EUR as a key: see where to buy GTA 4. It can be played standalone. You don't need the base GTA IV to start it.
No. While it's an episodic expansion, The Lost and Damned can be played as a standalone game through GTA: Episodes from Liberty City, without owning the original GTA IV.
Johnny Klebitz, vice president of The Lost Motorcycle Club, an outlaw biker gang in Liberty City. His story runs parallel to Niko Bellic's in GTA IV.