Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%

The verdict

A dark, gritty, story-driven GTA with weighty physics and a vivid Liberty City, plus two DLCs. The PC port is broken and needs FusionFix and a Rockstar account; skip it if you hate modding.

Great for

Story-focused players who like gritty crime tales and don't mind installing FusionFix

Main risk

Broken port and forced Rockstar launcher; final-mission bug and crashes can block play

What players love

Dark, gripping story and Niko

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“Damn, the story was so dark and much much better than 5 like people said. Niko was the best character in GTA for me.”
Steam review · 33.2 h played ↗

“Liberty City feels alive in every corner, and Niko Bellic is one of the best-written protagonists in gaming.”
Steam review · 27.6 h played ↗

“the darkest and most serious story in the series”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 45.9 h played ↗

Fusion Fix makes the port great

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“FusionFix actually makes GTAIV playable..”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗

“there is a mod called Fusion Fix that's really easy to instal. After that, it's a perfect experience on modern hardware.”
Steam review · 78.5 h played ↗

Weighty physics and driving

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“Cars have real weight to them, making them feel more realistic compared to GTA V.”
Steam review · 126.9 h played ↗

“Best physics in the gaming industry ever.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗

Immersive, detailed Liberty City

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“the amount of building's that you can enter and explore is extremely good for the time”
Steam review · 55.9 h played ↗

Great DLC episodes and value

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“The Ballad of Gay Tony is a must play with some of the best action setpieces in the series”
Steam review · 52.4 h played ↗

Great radio and soundtrack

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews

“Special attention goes to Vladivostok FM radio, with tracks that fit the atmosphere perfectly.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 87.7 h played ↗

What players complain about

Terrible PC port, needs mods

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“the game is unplayable without modding the absolute ♥♥♥♥ out of it.”
Steam review · 143.8 h played ↗

“It is essentially unplayable without extensive modding.”
Steam review · 167.2 h played ↗

“If you like eating 50 fps and mandatory modding, welcome to GTA IV”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 1 h played ↗

Forced Rockstar launcher/account

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“You have to download Rockstar's launcher and create an account and permanently link that account to your Steam account. Just to play this old ass game offline.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“They close the ticket and tell me I need to request unlinking steam and fixing this from that email I haven't had in almost 20 years.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“Game gets 5 stars, Rockstar Launcher gets 0 stars.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 80.2 h played ↗

Crashes, stutter and low fps

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“constant frame drops (literally every 3-4~ seconds) and nothing worked”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“the game crashes every hour or so, so make sure to save a lot”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗

Final mission helicopter bug

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“great title that cannot be finished, game breaking bug in the very last mission is a joke”
Steam review · 73 h played ↗

“with modern frame rate its impossible to climb up”
Steam review · 161.3 h played ↗

Repetitive missions, dated gameplay

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“Drive halfway across the map. Watch a 20 second cutscene where someone you barely know tells you to kill someone you don't know at all.”
Steam review · 34.4 h played ↗

“The controls feel heavy and clumsy, especially when driving cars, motorcycles, and helicopters.”
Steam review · 45.8 h played ↗

Lost saves and removed content

Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews

“the damn saves get deleted about every 3 days”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 18 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows Vista - Service Pack 1 / Windows XP - Service Pack 3

ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz

Memory1.5GB XP / 1.5GB Vista

Graphics256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900

Storage32GB of Hard Disc Space

OSWindows Vista - Service Pack 1 / Windows XP - Service Pack 3

ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz

Memory1.5GB XP / 1.5GB Vista

Graphics256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900

Storage32GB of Hard Disc Space

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