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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.
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
54 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“instantly one of my favorite games now, even if this version sucks. I was blown away by the amount of content and freedom this game gives you and i certainly hope GTA VI combines all the features rockstar has given us…”
“If a game has hooked me to play it for more than 20 hours it sure is special!”
“This is without a doubt a best GTA. The amount of stuff they added in this game in 1 year right after Vice City is unbelievable. You can do everything and anything in this game. Story and setting itself is top notch…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Definitely the most immersive and longest story for the trilogy, lots of bugs though, easily fixable with mods.”
“This is without a doubt a best GTA. The amount of stuff they added in this game in 1 year right after Vice City is unbelievable. You can do everything and anything in this game. Story and setting itself is top notch…”
“Grand theft auto san Andreas is an absolute classic. The open world feels alive and full of possibilities, from exploring cities to customizing your character and building your own story. The mix of action humor and…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“its just like the old san andreas but with shaders and more bugs and more glitches and even more bugs”
“This is Rockstar at their finest. The atmosphere, the characters, the cars, the clothes, the music, the gangs, the myths, and the legends. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas perfectly captures the west coast of the 90s.…”
“san andreas is by far the most ambitious game of this generation i've played, and hell, even the most ambitious GTA game i've ever played. and probably will remain that way until hopefully GTA VI is released. if the…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — still worth it After playing Red Dead Redemption 2 this year and finishing Grand Theft Auto V, I decided to revisit my childhood and picked up Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. I didn’t read…”
“really good game, surprisingly it doesnt even lag for me”
“Din toata triologia asta singurul care e cat de cat fun,Story modul e ok doar ca e joska ce lung si te zaibestii sa imblii dincolo in coace. Cu ajutorul cheat codurilor e mult mai placut sa joci,insa chiar si fara ele…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This is without a doubt a best GTA. The amount of stuff they added in this game in 1 year right after Vice City is unbelievable. You can do everything and anything in this game. Story and setting itself is top notch…”
“When this game was released, everyone hated it since it had tons of bugs, the characters looked like Play-Doh, and the lighting looked very generic. Now in 2026, many of those bugs were fixed, and the "Classic Lighting"…”
“Only a GTA nerd would say that this is a bad game. While there are still some bugs, this is a good classic GTA:SA experience ported on new PCs. I don't think there is anything that was ruined from the original game,…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I somehow survived GTA III and Vice City. Not enjoyed — survived. Finished both, and it felt more like a chore I refused to quit than something I actually wanted to play. If you’re curious, my other reviews explain that…”
“Definitely the most immersive and longest story for the trilogy, lots of bugs though, easily fixable with mods.”
“instantly one of my favorite games now, even if this version sucks. I was blown away by the amount of content and freedom this game gives you and i certainly hope GTA VI combines all the features rockstar has given us…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Графика полная ♥♥♥♥♥, не рекомендую покупать лучше купить гта 5 либо скачать пиратку гта са оригинал”
“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.…”
“bring the original games back on steam these definitive versions look like ass”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game apart from the RC Place mission. Whoever designed the controls for that plane I hope your family dies in a fire.”
“I somehow survived GTA III and Vice City. Not enjoyed — survived. Finished both, and it felt more like a chore I refused to quit than something I actually wanted to play. If you’re curious, my other reviews explain that…”
“Great childhood memories. But Original is way better.”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game apart from the RC Place mission. Whoever designed the controls for that plane I hope your family dies in a fire.”
“garbage. total garbage. controls for flying are horrible camera control in cars are bad. swimming control is just terrible. this san adreas sucks. OG is best one.”
“More bugs appear the longer you play, ruining the immersion. The new plane and heli controls are a mess compared to the original. This needs serious patching before it earns a positive review. It feels like a lost cause…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I somehow survived GTA III and Vice City. Not enjoyed — survived. Finished both, and it felt more like a chore I refused to quit than something I actually wanted to play. If you’re curious, my other reviews explain that…”
“They should give you the OG version with this garbage Incase you didn't like IT :).... oh and add achievements to it”
“I prefered the old school version, the definitive version is buggy, the characters look bizarre especially Rider, controls are not quite good and some missions you required to take items are not present so you need to…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
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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
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Sexual Content · Open World · Action · Crime · Third-Person Shooter · Nudity · Adventure · Violent · Action-Adventure · Third Person · 1990's · Singleplayer (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 | 35 |
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