Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 10k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I experienced no crashes, the graphics are a huge improvement over the original, and overall I really don't have any complaints about the remaster.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I immediately noticed huge improvements in the voice acting, story, mission variety, gameplay variety, side missions, and overall fun factor.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Better missions, better gameplay, a much more memorable protagonist, a far more interesting city...it really does improve on GTA III in just about every way.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere is incredible, the soundtrack is legendary, and the improvements over GTA III are immediately obvious.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Ammu-Nation Upgrade: The gun shop received a very nice upgrade in how you interact and purchase weapons.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Graphics93 reviews
Story88 reviews
Gameplay78 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Combat24 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance69% still recommend
Difficulty67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs71% still recommend
Crashes55% still recommend
Controls86% still recommend
Optimization56% still recommend
Monetization33% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
Steam lists no store features.
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$19.79$59.99−67%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
6 points recordedtoday · $19.79
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