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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fun missions and effective mechanics” (17 of 103 reviews) and “iconic neon 1980s atmosphere” (16); the most common complaint is “crashes, glitches, and launch failures” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If San Andreas is the masterpiece of scale, Vice City is the masterpiece of vibes. It’s a neon-soaked, 1980s fever dream that feels like stepping directly into a Scarface or Miami Vice episode. Tommy Vercetti is easily…”
“Still one of the greates of all. 10/10 Story, gameplay and graphics are what you would expect from a game from 2002 but its a Masterpice”
“The one game which started it all for me! Set in miami fictional city game name is VICE CITY, Story is interesting, as well as missions too!”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If San Andreas is the masterpiece of scale, Vice City is the masterpiece of vibes. It’s a neon-soaked, 1980s fever dream that feels like stepping directly into a Scarface or Miami Vice episode. Tommy Vercetti is easily…”
“The gameplay of this game is very easy, and I can easily get started with it. The theme is great. I really like bars and beautiful women. The graphics of this game are very sexy, and both my brother and I really like it.”
“Still one of the greates of all. 10/10 Story, gameplay and graphics are what you would expect from a game from 2002 but its a Masterpice”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If San Andreas is the masterpiece of scale, Vice City is the masterpiece of vibes. It’s a neon-soaked, 1980s fever dream that feels like stepping directly into a Scarface or Miami Vice episode. Tommy Vercetti is easily…”
“Still one of the greates of all. 10/10 Story, gameplay and graphics are what you would expect from a game from 2002 but its a Masterpice”
“Probably the best plot in the GTA series, even if the gameplay mechanics are a bit dated. Still a must-play!”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Hands down an instant classic. Even now the game still holds up with some light modding to get it running properly. Killer soundtrack and visual design captures the feel of late 80's Miami. Finally beat it and 100…”
“That's an all timer! Pretty fun Miami Vice looking mafia simulator :D And the radio, hilarious VCPR and groovy Flash FM”
“What I Played I achieved 100% completion multiple times. Positives • A good map that is fairly easy to navigate. • Quality writing when it comes to the dialogue, characters and story. • One of the greatest in game…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Sketchy PC port. Had a lot of crashes and issues. But it's the only version worth playing (unless you are emulating on PCSX2). It's really short compared to the other 3D era games but is still solid for what it is.”
“Hands down an instant classic. Even now the game still holds up with some light modding to get it running properly. Killer soundtrack and visual design captures the feel of late 80's Miami. Finally beat it and 100…”
“While almost the same underneath, this game feels very different from GTA 3. A true childhood classic, a piece of video-game history that will never be forgotten. This game is buggy. It is sometimes annoying as hell,…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“While almost the same underneath, this game feels very different from GTA 3. A true childhood classic, a piece of video-game history that will never be forgotten. This game is buggy. It is sometimes annoying as hell,…”
“Runs on nostaliga and dreams. Holds up mostly fine, but getting the money for the businesses for the ending ruins the taste.”
“🌴🔫 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Review 🔫🌴 🕹 Length: 18–25 hours (main story) | 40+ hours with side activities 💰 Price vs. Content: Excellent; tons of content and memorable missions ⚙ Optimization: Stable; modern versions…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Probably the best plot in the GTA series, even if the gameplay mechanics are a bit dated. Still a must-play!”
“Made $400 million within the first few hours. The whole plot revolves around paying Sonny back, but by then, I could've bought the entire city twice over.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“if you dont mind the dog ass boat handling and the low fps limiter cause thats how the engine was made the games good :)”
“The graphics are mind boggling and it runs at an astounding frame rate of 30fps.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“10% missions, 90% driving around like u own miami.”
— a player, Steam review · 248 hrs played“Legendary game. Awesome story, Great MC, fantastic 80's setting and so much more. I have always saw this as the better version of number 3. The only thing I hate about this game at all is having to do all the side missions before finally unlocking the final mission. Otherwise…”
— a player, Steam review · 521 hrs played“You're out of touch, and I'm out of time.”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Open World · Action · Automobile Sim · 1980s · Classic · Great Soundtrack · Crime · Third Person · Singleplayer · Sandbox · Driving · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Official site | http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftautovicecity |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP Processor: 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor Memory: 128 MB of RAM Graphics: 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better) DirectX Version: Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 Hard Drive: 915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression) Sound Card: Sound Card with DirectX 9.0 Recommended: Processor: Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon XP processor 256(+) MB of RAM Memory: 1.55 GB of free hard disk space(+ 635 MB if video