The Grand Theft Auto 5 creepy sewer laugh mystery is finally solved and explained.

For so many years, almost every die-hard Grand Theft Auto V fan has encountered eerie and some kind of unexplained phenomena in the game, from ghostly apparitions to cryptic UFO sightings.

Among all these mysteries, one of the creepiest ones is the sewer laughs, which players have witnessed in the map of Los Santos. Recently this long-standing mystery has been solved, and it reveals a clever nod to an urban legend from GTA 4; it’s the Ratman myth. The discovery of this mystery also shows us how the developer, i.e., Rockstar Games, has always done a wonderful job on their player-driven storytelling.

The creepy GTA 5 sewer laugh has a connection to GTA 4’s Ratman.

The Ratman myth first emerged in GTA 4, where players reported sightings of a rat-like humanoid creature that was lurking around Liberty City’s subway tunnels. Here are a few other things that players have concluded about the Ratman myth:

Despite a series of extensive and long searches, there was no solid evidence of Ratman being found in GTA, which leaves the myth unresolved.

However, Rockstar seemingly revived the legend in GTA V through subtle audio cues.

Connection of the Ratman mystery with the creepy sewer laugh in GTA 5

In Grand Theft Auto V, while the players were exploring the maintenance tunnels beneath Los Santos, they reported an unsettling laughter. Gator Keys, one of the famous YouTubers, recently uncovered the truth by confirming the audio file labeled as “H=hobo laugh” is an intentional sound. This discovery links to the GTA 4’s Ratman mystery by suggesting that Rockstar Games has incorporated this fan-made myth as an Easter egg.

Here are the few key details, which include:

This nod from the GTA 4 fan base myths demonstrates the commitment of Rockstar Games to reward all their dedicated players with layered storytelling.