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Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
It all starts in Liberty City. With revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you have enough guts to take it.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I’ve played this game so many times over the years, and it’s still just an amazing experience every time I come back to it. There’s something about Liberty City that just works. Simple, gritty, and straight to the…”
“grand theft auto III is a very dated game by today's standards, but it is the game that set the standard for the entire genre, as such, it kind of has to be dated. the world design surprisingly holds up very well, with…”
“As first of GTA 3D game it's good! To this point it has alright story, but what suffers for me and my sanity is physics and car damage, because what do you mean after one tiny crash your car is smoking? I'll later…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of the best GTA stories.”
“has a really good story”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Revisiting GTA III Definitive Edition really hit me with a wave of nostalgia. I played this endlessly as a kid when it first came out, and so many memories came rushing back. Liberty City still has that gritty charm…”
“know this game well already, the upgraded graphics nd everything else does it justice, very fun & nice to play i recommend cop survival, go against cops til u die, sniper is really fun for this, u need to well versed in…”
“The definitive edition of GTA III is better than the Vice City one, in comparison, even though VC is my first love in the GTA series. Compared to the original version it has better graphics, fewer serious glitches,…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Im currently on my run to finish every GTA before GTA 6 is released. I grew up with GTA 3 and it used to be my first GTA I have ever played. I do have to admit though, that I have never finished the game. Well, I didnt…”
“The plot is okay (nothing special, nothing dreadful) My issues with it are: It has not aged well QOL wise which is especially disappointing as bringing it into the modern era feels like what the definitive edition…”
“To preface, it's not that this is a bad game per se, it's the first 3D GTA game and an it innovated the franchise to what we know now, the problem is that unlike some other games leap to 3D, this has aged like milk on a…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This "remaster" didn't do this game any favors. Replayed the whole game on my PS4 a few years ago. If you can get your hands on a original copy, I suggest doing that. Still the weakest link out of the 3D GTA trilogy.”
““10/10 would get run over again” Bought this for nostalgia. Left with emotional damage and a deep fear of taxi drivers. Graphics: somehow both 1999 and 2099 at the same time. Controls: my character moves like he’s being…”
“I mean, if could put neutral review, I would. But it is hard to recommend this. After 4 years, ton of bug fixing, adding classic lighting, trilogy is somewhat playable. But we should not be happy and thank rockstar.…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I picked this up on discount expecting a nostalgic experience, but what I got instead was a frustrating reminder of how poorly executed this release still is. ( April 2026 ) One of the biggest issues I’ve run into is…”
“Grand Theft Bug: III. Due to a mission bug now I can't finish the game, there is an objective I can't complete and it keeps reappearing in the map and now I can't complete any other mission.”
“yeah its been fixed but it comes with its own code problems. solid trip down memory lane”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Nice game, but need to be played on 60fps to get no physic bugs”
“Pros: + Nostalgia for the game, but it will get you only so far + Very small and short compared to modern GTAs. About 6 hours to complete main story + Great radios + Map quicker to access in pause menu + Autosaves and…”
“Despite the fact that this game feels sluggish at times, it's still pretty solid and is definitely a fun game that I would recommend anyone to play at least once”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Hard to 100% if you don't complete achievements on island 1 early enough, had to use bugs to finish game..”
“Eu não joguei o GTA 3 antigo e nem os anteriores ao 3 (nesse caso o 1 e o 2). Mas percebi que esse jogo traz muitas mecânicas clássicas dos GTAs no futuro (como sub-missões de bombeiro, ambulância, policial, saltos…”
“If you want to achieve 100% completion you must use a mod called "no hostile gangs". Other than that i enojoyed the gameplay.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 66.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The year was 2001, friend had PS2. Every day after school we would sink hours into the magical 3D world of chaos that was emerging in front of our eyes for the first time. We certainly broke at least two dual shock controllers inputting the cheats :D Action is fast for todays…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Enjoyed getting all the achievements in this one. Some of the side stuff can get a bit annoying, but finishing everything in GTA 3 always feels good. A solid and satisfying 100% overall. 🏆”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Hit the Portland Pay'n'Spray bug which meant I couldn't complete the game as objectives stopped appearing in missions. I looked it up and this bug is 4 years old. It's embarrassing that it hasn't been fixed and seemingly never will be.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Title Update Notes 1.112
General - PC • Numerous fixes and improvements • Added Classic Lighting mode which restores the look and feel of the sky in the original games
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Open World · Third-Person Shooter · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Third Person · Crime · Singleplayer · Violent · Combat · Sexual Content · Classic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 29 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible