Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas stands out as one of the best Action titles in recent memory.
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Verdict
92%
Steam
93
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (92% positive from 83K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (93/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh overall entry in the Grand Theft Auto series and the fifth main game, following 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Set within the fictional U.S. state of San Andreas in 1992, the game follows Carl "CJ" Johnson, who returns home after his mother's murder. Finding his street gang in decline, CJ works to rebuild it while clashing with corrupt authorities and rival criminals, and gradually uncovers the truth behind his mother's death.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 23h ago
A classic GTA but don't buy the Steam version, Rockstar has totally ruined the "official" version of the game over the years and they don't really deserve your money for what they're offering on the steam store front. If you can totally legally acquire the 1.0 version with some community hotfixes it's 100% worth it though
It's pretty sad they removed the original game so you are only able to buy the Definite Slop Edition. I've been playing it since 2010 and own multiple copies. I think that shows how much I love this game. I own it on Steam, Nintendo Switch (Definitive Edition), PS2, XBOX 360, Rockstar Games Launcher and physical copy for PC. I beated this game 3 times, it´s probably the best game from my childhood. This game will always be special to me. HOW TO REMASTER your GTA: San Andreas: First thing you have to do is downgrade to version 1.0, which is required by most mods and actually runs with fewer issues. Here is a guide on how to downgrade: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?l=italian&id=3036381821&3a64VE=9MIuJRh After that install these mods in this order (Almost all of these mods are available in Mixmods): º EssentialsPack (already includes SilentPatch, Silent ASI Loader, Cleo, Modloader, Widescreen Fix, RepairGTA, FramerateVigilante, Windowed Mode, CrashInfo, RepairGTA, etc...) https://www.mixmods.com.br/2019/06/sa-essentials-pack/ After installing EssentialsPack, to install these mods below, just put each mod folder inside the "modloader" folder in the San Andreas Install Directory. º ProperFixes https://www.mixmods.com.br/2026/06/sa-proper-fixes/ º Remastered GUI for SA (for this one: drag the "models" and "data" folders to your San Andreas Install Directory) https://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=27017 º MixSets https://www.mixmods.com.br/2022/03/sa-mixsets/ º Improved Streaming https://www.mixmods.com.br/2026/07/improved-streaming/ º Open Limit Adjuster https://www.mixmods.com.br/2022/10/open-limit-adjuster/ º SkyGfx+Extended https://www.mixmods.com.br/2024/03/sa-skygfx/ (I recommend adding SleekGraphics mod (For a even more improved PS2 orange visual): https://libertycity.net/files/gta-san-andreas/240759-sleekgraphics.html If you want to count the gameplay hours on steam while using a modified / downgraded / patched version of the steam installation, just rename gta_sa.exe to "gta-sa.exe", You an also use my launcher, it's also meant for launching SAMP and MTA while counting the gameplay hours and using the official steam overlay.: https://github.com/jose-barroso/gta-sa-launcher/releases/tag/v1.0.0
A terrible port of a great game, really paved the way for other GTA games.
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