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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.
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
22 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“graphics are upgraded a little bit. controls are bad. old vice city is much better than this garbage.”
“GTA Vice City – Definitive Edition Vice City isn’t just a game for me — it’s a piece of my childhood. I still remember booting up the original version of GTA Vice City, getting lost in the neon lights, the music, and…”
“Good game, terrible remake. Game launches on wrong monitor, no 1440p fullscreen option, some settings need to be changed every time you play since they don't save, terrible performance with outdated non overridable…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Have you ever longed for an era you never lived in? This gave me nostalgia for a time where I wasn't and now I have nostalgia for the nostalgia that this game gave me all those years ago. I made 100% for the first time…”
“probably the 2nd most engaging story in the GTA trilogy”
“One of the best gta games along with gta 4, the 80s theme makes this game a knock off scarface but it’s one of the best gta games and best to play from April to August.”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“GTA Vice City – Definitive Edition Vice City isn’t just a game for me — it’s a piece of my childhood. I still remember booting up the original version of GTA Vice City, getting lost in the neon lights, the music, and…”
“vice city definitive edition just hits different. first gta i got access to on my dads pc back in 2009, so yeah there’s nostalgia but it still holds up. cruising at night with Video Killed the Radio Star playing is a…”
“Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is proof that bigger is not always better. With the smallest map of the GTA 3d universe, Vice City stands out by making nearly every inch of its map matter. The setting is alive and beautiful…”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“It's just regular GTA Vice City but with better textures, still fun though”
“A bit different to the legendary original, motorcycles are way more forgiving, flying works differently (worse), autosaves make whole game easier. However this game is mostly about the 80s vibes and it delivers, at…”
“As of the date of this review, I can say that GTA Vice City is fully playable. Compared to how it was at launch, I’ve been able to play without any issues and the gameplay is enjoyable. The only bug I’ve noticed and I’m…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Have you ever longed for an era you never lived in? This gave me nostalgia for a time where I wasn't and now I have nostalgia for the nostalgia that this game gave me all those years ago. I made 100% for the first time…”
“Still holds up after all these years. Updated graphics helped keep it fresh, but with all charm and nostalgia of the original. it held on long enough to grind through the full 100% and Steam Achievements, don't think…”
“fun to complete and replay after all those years”
11 of the 101 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“"Can he swim?" Rockstar : No, but in HD.”
“Sincer sa fiu cacatul asta o fost mai boring decat GTA lll Nu imi vine a crede ca spun asta,misiunile erau atat de boring si dea pula facute inacat am renunat si pursisimplu ma plimbam cu motocicleta Ma fut in existenta…”
“Yeah I didn't grow up with this one so all the jank just pisses me off. Lance keeps dying, I get busted the second I enter a car, still no good checkpoints despite what they added. Its an old game so I give grace for…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Have you ever longed for an era you never lived in? This gave me nostalgia for a time where I wasn't and now I have nostalgia for the nostalgia that this game gave me all those years ago. I made 100% for the first time…”
“My second pc game after CS, nostalgia hits hard with this one. Sadly, iconic songs were removed in this edition”
“The game is fun until Lance said "You moron" for the thousandth time in Cop Land”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“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.…”
“just 4 hrs in and its already the most buggy game i've every played, i still reccomend it if u cant/arent able to play the original”
“As of the date of this review, I can say that GTA Vice City is fully playable. Compared to how it was at launch, I’ve been able to play without any issues and the gameplay is enjoyable. The only bug I’ve noticed and I’m…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“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.…”
“Bought all three while on sale expecting to play them with peace, just to be met with some stupid ass launcher error when trying to make a stupid ass account then turned to steam guides for help all of them being just…”
“The game is a complete failure. The term "definition edition" is meaningless, it's just marketing, a trap for fans of the old, high-quality version rather than a new reboot. A lot of time wasted on a raw edition,…”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This is clearly the worst gta game, and the remaster really didnt improved it at all. Gta 3 is somehow more enjoyable than this thing”
“Fun until the end except some ♥♥♥♥ missions but the end is terrible, need to do very weird side missions that take too long to complete (wait for money to pile up to buy businesses to unlock last mission)”
“Es muy bueno pero tiene cosas que chirrian un poco, a veces es muy satirico y otras es simplemente una copia mala de scarface, la historia es exrtremadamente predecible y la mecanica de tener locales es un poco…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Better graphics and modern controls, a perfect nostalgia trip and a perfect warm-up before we return to Vice City in GTA VI. Tommy Vercetti, I wish you were there. Overall 8/10 ✅”
— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played“Good remaster but missing billie jean, floating news papers, droplets on the screen from rain & gore effects. By the way Tommy's new face is so weird :"))”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Judging by the reviews, I expected worse than the original, but I'll say about the graphics... I really liked Vice City Definitive Edition in terms of graphics, lighting, detail... The game's atmosphere was truly palpable. But I'm still giving it a thumbs down because, firstly,…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 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
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 · 1980s · Violent · Sexual Content · Combat (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 | 34 |
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 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible