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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

Released Jan 19, 2023 Developer Rockstar Games Platforms Windows Sexual ContentOpen WorldActionCrimeThird-Person Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (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.

76.9%positive8,865 reviews
Recommended · 27 found this helpful

“It would be great to see the original games included in the Definitive Edition package, even if certain music tracks are missing due to licensing. I believe many fans would prefer this option”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 29 found this helpful

“I remember my younger days with my friends, walking to school together and counting the minutes until the bell rang, just so we could run home and play GTA San Andreas. Those moments felt so peaceful, so simple. We were happy, without a single worry, just laughter and good…”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Not recommended · 124 found this helpful

“They have ruined one of the best games of all time. Definitive edition has no charm, controls are terrible, some of the characters look very bizzare, when riding bicycle, it is automatically sprinting all the time and when I sprint, it automatically detects obstacles and tries…”

— a player, Steam review · 111 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-16 07:42 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

932playing at last check
1,79724-hour peak
2,461all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2023 2024 2025 2026 983 avg · Jan 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

35achievements
10.3%median completion
5.0%rarest: I Ain't No Buster
80.4% of players 56.1% of players 34.8% of players 31.0% of players 27.2% of players 25.6% of players 24.0% of players 23.0% of players 19.8% of players 18.3% of players 18.1% of players 17.9% of players 16.2% of players 14.3% of players 12.4% of players 11.2% of players 10.9% of players 10.3% of players 9.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.6% of players 9.4% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.4% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 7.4% of players 7.2% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 5.4% of players 5.0% of players 80.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.4%Getting Started — Complete "Big Smoke".
56.1%Pay 'n' Spray — Use a Pay 'n' Spray with wanted level.
34.8%All Dressed Up for San Fierro — Complete "The Green Sabre".
Rarest badges of honor
5.0%I Ain't No Buster — Unlock all achievements.
5.4%...Here we go again — Start a new game after getting 100% on a save file.
5.7%Remastered — Earn 100% completion.

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.

$59.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.79lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US59.99 USD
EU59.99 EUR
UK59.99 GBP
Australia89.95 AUD
Canada79.99 CAD
Japan7,700 JPY
Brazil299.90 BRL
China279.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$41 Japan Canada Brazil US Australia EU UK≈$80

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 13, 2024
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 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsSexual Content · Open World · Action · Crime · Third-Person Shooter · Nudity · Adventure · Violent · Action-Adventure · Third Person · 1990's · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements35
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
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: 8GB GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB Storage: 19 GB available space Sound Card: Direct X Compatible