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Grand Theft Auto III

Grand Theft Auto III

Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.

Released Jan 4, 2008 Developer Rockstar Games Platforms Windows Open WorldActionAutomobile SimClassicThird Person
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

86.7%positive14,600 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 85 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 85 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“This is outrageous, this is unfair that they removed this.”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Still can't understand how the Defective Edition with AI assets and misspellings replaced the only good version. Completely ruined the atmosphere and the vibe of the original PC version (in-spite of missing some of the PS2 effects). Ugly ENB-like ''overhaul'' and disgusting…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“There are games that are core childhood memories for you, me and many gamers like us. GTA III (as well as Vice City and San Andreas) are games that defined our childhoods. In the present day, we wait with great anticipation (as well as frustration) for the release of GTA VI. Why…”

— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

38playing at last check
5824-hour peak
619all-time peak
0 100 200 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 183 avg · Nov 2021

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsOpen World · Action · Automobile Sim · Classic · Third Person · Crime · Singleplayer · Driving · Sandbox · Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain *
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP Processor: Pentium III® 450 MHz CPU Memory: 96 MB RAM Graphics: 16 MB Direct 3D Video Card DirectX Version: Microsoft DirectX® 8.1 Hard Drive: 500 MB uncompressed free hard disk space Sound Card: Fully DirectX compatible Sound Card Recommended: Processor: 700 MHz CPU Memory: 128 MB RAM Graphics: 32 MB Direct3D Video Card