GTA Online’s A Safehouse in the Hills DLC Is Almost Here — Exact Release Times Worldwide
GTA Online storms into December 10 with A Safehouse in the Hills, finally letting you buy mansions in Los Santos and bringing back Michael De Santa—setting up one of the game’s biggest updates yet.
If you have been hoarding GTA cash and waiting for a real reason to blow it, tomorrow is your day. Rockstar is finally dropping buyable Mansions in GTA Online, bringing back Michael De Santa, and rolling out a bunch of new toys and tools in an update they are calling, in their words, a "monumental update."
"Prime luxury real estate for those who have reached the highest rungs of the criminal ladder arrives on Dec 10 in GTA Online: A Safehouse in the Hills. The monumental update also features a new action-packed adventure, new vehicles to collect and much more."
When it goes live
A Safehouse in the Hills lands tomorrow, December 10, at 4:00 AM EST (9:00 AM UTC), and it hits all platforms at the same time. No staggered rollout, no waiting an extra hour because you are on a different box.
- United States (New York): 4:00 AM EST, Dec 10
- United States (Chicago): 3:00 AM CST, Dec 10
- United States (Denver): 2:00 AM MT, Dec 10
- United States (Los Angeles): 1:00 AM PT, Dec 10
- United States (Alaska): 12:00 AM AKST, Dec 10
- United States (Hawaii): 11:00 PM HST, Dec 9
- United Kingdom: 9:00 AM GMT, Dec 10
- Europe: 10:00 AM CET, Dec 10
- Brazil: 6:00 AM BRT, Dec 10
- India: 2:30 PM IST, Dec 10
- China: 5:00 PM CST, Dec 10
- Philippines (Manila): 5:00 PM, Dec 10
- Japan: 6:00 PM JST, Dec 10
- Korea: 6:00 PM KST, Dec 10
- Australia: 8:00 PM AEDT, Dec 10
- New Zealand: 10:00 PM NZDT, Dec 10
So what are we actually getting?
The headliner is simple and long overdue: Mansions you can buy in Los Santos. Think endgame real estate that costs millions and actually feels like it. Also returning: Michael De Santa, with Ned Luke back in the role. Add in a new action-heavy storyline and fresh vehicles, and this is not a small content drop.
How the Mansions work
The properties themselves are fancy in the ways players have been asking for:
Outside, you are looking at things like a yoga area, a full-on swimming pool, and access to gym equipment. Inside, there are the usual flex rooms and then some: lush bedrooms, a proper lounge, a cigar room, a trophy room, a secure vault, and a media room, plus other bells and whistles.
You can layer on optional upgrades too. Think arcade and armory installs, a podium setup, and a vehicle workshop that functions like what you are used to at LS Customs. Each Mansion also comes with an AI Concierge (yes, a digital butler) and its own Security Team. It is flashy, but it is also functional.
Extras and tools
Beyond the real estate, Rockstar is sliding in a new Mission Creator. That means you can build your own missions using the game’s mechanics: define objectives, drop in actors, and script your setups with in-game tools. For a live service game that thrives on player-made chaos, that is a pretty big systems update.
The bottom line
Rockstar is clearly treating this like a tentpole moment for GTA Online. Mansions that finally justify your bank balance, Michael back in the mix, new missions, new vehicles, and a proper creator toolkit all hitting at once. Set your alarm for the time above that matches your city, and maybe start deciding which room gets the cigar smoke and which one gets the trophies.