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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
24 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h2]tl;dr[/h2] ah ♥♥♥♥, here we go again ... timeless open-world masterpiece packed with insane freedom, detail, and personality [h2]Overview[/h2] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas follows Carl “CJ” Johnson as he returns to…”
“Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a timeless classic and one of the most influential open-world games ever made. Even years later, it remains incredibly fun, deep, and memorable. The story of CJ returning to Los Santos…”
“A true once-in-a-generation crescendo of a game. GTA III introduced the 3rd dimension to the series, Vice City played around with the idea, and San Andreas absolutely perfected it. If you stumbled upon this steam page…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Till this day, The greatest GTA game for me ever made. Everything about this game just felt larger than life. The story is iconic, The characters legendary, The map you can remember like the back of your hand. On top of…”
“[h2]tl;dr[/h2] ah ♥♥♥♥, here we go again ... timeless open-world masterpiece packed with insane freedom, detail, and personality [h2]Overview[/h2] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas follows Carl “CJ” Johnson as he returns to…”
“Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a timeless classic and one of the most influential open-world games ever made. Even years later, it remains incredibly fun, deep, and memorable. The story of CJ returning to Los Santos…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h2]tl;dr[/h2] ah ♥♥♥♥, here we go again ... timeless open-world masterpiece packed with insane freedom, detail, and personality [h2]Overview[/h2] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas follows Carl “CJ” Johnson as he returns to…”
“Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a timeless classic and one of the most influential open-world games ever made. Even years later, it remains incredibly fun, deep, and memorable. The story of CJ returning to Los Santos…”
“Everybody had a favorite GTA game from that era. For me, it was always San Andreas and I wasn't alone. Even years after its release, in 2007 and 2008, kids in my class were still going crazy over it. The multiplayer…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Till this day, The greatest GTA game for me ever made. Everything about this game just felt larger than life. The story is iconic, The characters legendary, The map you can remember like the back of your hand. On top of…”
“La storia è un mix perfetto di dramma poliziesco anni '90 e satira pungente sulla società americana. Il cast di personaggi è indimenticabile: dal carismatico e tormentato CJ al viscido agente Tenpenny (interpretato…”
“like the big enviroments, good details in face and voice speaking, like the missions although there are some glitches where the game crashes, and a mission is so bugged its hard to do this mission. Overall a pretty good…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Glad I am one of the few on Steam to say I own GTA: San Andreas the Original OG. This game plays exactly like the Xbox Version from 2005. It has the heat waves effects, it offers everything the original game from…”
“Can't beat the true Definitive Edition, Especially with the ps2 visual restoration mods.”
“like the big enviroments, good details in face and voice speaking, like the missions although there are some glitches where the game crashes, and a mission is so bugged its hard to do this mission. Overall a pretty good…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“patch it and it's very good”
“Fun mods. ♥♥♥♥ PC port but just get fixes off the pcgamingwiki. Missions aren't as sandbox orientated compared to previous games. Very impressive for a PS2 game. Contains lots of content so there is something for…”
“this is my first time playing gta:sa i liked everything so far story wise and stuff, however there are so many glitches mannnnn i dun want to spend more money playing the definitive editionbdwED”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“does not have full controller support”
“downgrade to 1.0, use silent patch, ginput controller mod, frame rate mode to lock at 60fps, and then youre set. Done. you can replay this game in the absolute best way imaginable once you do some slight mods to it.…”
“I was just reinstalling my verified older games to see how they look in 4k, maxed out. Just remember to turn off Steam input or it would seem like controller input was lost.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Erm... actually, these graphics are actually very bad and there is no nvidia dlss5 ai 16x frame gen jiggle physics palantir israeli high poly models that are poorly optimized labubu matcha ai ai ai ai ai nvidia ai ai…”
“San Andreas isn't just a game; it’s a time capsule that somehow still feels bigger and more ambitious than most modern open worlds. Between the RPG stats like hitting the gym to get buff, the massive map that spans…”
“Шикарная старая игра, угловатая графика, отличный сюжет, немного странное управление”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“downgrade to 1.0, use silent patch, ginput controller mod, frame rate mode to lock at 60fps, and then youre set. Done. you can replay this game in the absolute best way imaginable once you do some slight mods to it.…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“man just let people buy this version, so what if it's "outdated" what if thats what people want, you've already drummed up steam around the game by releasing the definitive addition, if people don't like that why not give them the option to spend their money on this instead of…”
— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played“Please for the love of god game publishers, STOP taking away the old versions of our beloved vibjyo blames. This is a prime example of what not to do. No one wants to play those "remastered"/ definitive versions of GTA. D: But more so some people might miss their nostalgic…”
— a player, Steam review · 94 hrs played“♥♥♥♥ you rock star games, ♥♥♥♥ your name, ♥♥♥♥ your game, fck your millions, ♥♥♥♥ your billons, ♥♥♥♥ your computers, ♥♥♥♥ your developers, ♥♥♥♥ the water you are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ drinking, ♥♥♥♥ the food you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ eating, ♥♥♥♥ your real estate, ♥♥♥♥ your history, ♥♥♥♥ your future,…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:42 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Open World · Action · Crime · Classic · Third Person · Automobile Sim · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Shooter · Driving · Story Rich · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/pc |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP Processor: 1Ghz Pentium III or AMD Athlon Processor Memory: 256MB of RAM Graphics: 64MB Video Card (Geforce 3 or better) Hard Drive: 3.6GB of free hard disk space (minimal install) Other Requirements: Software installations required including DirectX and Sony DADC SecuROM Partner Requirements: Please check the terms of service of this site before purchasing this software.