Fans of the action genre will find plenty to enjoy in Grand Theft Auto III.
89
Verdict
87%
Steam
95
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive Steam reviews (87% positive)
Critically acclaimed (95/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Grand Theft Auto III is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It was the first 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto series. Set in Liberty City, loosely based on New York City, the story follows Claude, a silent protagonist who becomes entangled in a world of crime, drugs, gang warfare and corruption. The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. Its open world design lets players freely roam Liberty City.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 1d ago
Replayed this in 2026, only required Widescreen Fix to run on modern hardware (can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails?id=641839127). Despite only short 12 hours of gameplay to finish, this was way more enjoyable experience than a lot of unfinished modern slop that comes out these days. ✰✰✰✰✰
Good game. Missions are shorter and more sandboxy so you can complete them however you want which is better compared to later games
Good game, and the start the Sandbox 3d games like we know.
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