Nostalgia and timeless classic
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It’s a time machine back to being a kid with zero responsibilities”
Steam review · 28.5 h played ↗
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Rockstar Games2008Sandbox · Driving · Action
The verdict
A beloved 80s-themed GTA classic with a superb soundtrack and atmosphere, but the delisted Steam port barely runs on modern PCs without mods. Skip it if you won't tinker.
Great for
Nostalgic fans and retro players who enjoy modding for the 80s Miami vibe and soundtrack
Main risk
The Steam port is broken on modern PCs, needs mods, and is delisted
What players love
Unmatched 80s Miami atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“If San Andreas is the masterpiece of scale, Vice City is the masterpiece of vibes.”
Steam review · 41.1 h played ↗
Legendary radio and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“V-Rock literally shaped my taste in music.”
Steam review · 28.5 h played ↗
Great story and Tommy Vercetti
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Probably the best plot in the GTA series, even if the gameplay mechanics are a bit dated.”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗
Great with mods and Russian voiceover
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“with basic optimization mods like Widescreen fix+60 fps is way better than a Definitive Edition”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Big step up from GTA III
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“It's an improvement over GTA 3 in every single way, better characters, better writing, better gameplay, better missions.”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken on modern PCs, needs mods
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Easily one of the worst ports of any game ive ever played.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Delisted and replaced by Definitive Edition
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“They remove these games for an inferior edition that you cant even get on steam.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Poor controller and mouse controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“First, there is no controller support. You need a special mod to make the controllers somewhat work.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Frustrating missions in second half
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“the missions are downright painful in the second half of the game”
Steam review · 21.9 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and save corruption
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“the Cherry Popper ice cream factory STILL corrupts your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ save file.”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Property grind needed to unlock ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“you have to buy multiple different properties to progress to the next mission and this is never explained to you”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported915 MB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 2000/XP
Processor800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor
Memory128 MB of RAM
Graphics32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better)
Storage915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression)
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 2000/XP
Processor800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor
Memory128 MB of RAM
Graphics32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better)
Storage915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression)
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