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Grand Theft Auto

Action

Sandbox

Open world

Shooter

Racing

Adventure

Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a sandbox-crime game published by Rockstar Games. The original Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels each set in one of the three cities in the game. In each level, the player has a target number of points to achieve, and five lives to attain the score. The score counter doubles as a money meter; the player can spend this money on paint jobs and various other things. However, any money spent is of course taken away from the score, making the goal that little bit further away. On obtaining the target number of points, the player must then drive to a certain location to complete the level, which allows progress to the next one.

3.9

External Ratings

492 ratings
Release Date:

21 Oct, 1997

Last Updated:

18 Jun, 2026

About this game

Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a sandbox-crime game published by Rockstar Games. The original Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels each set in one of the three cities in the game. In each level, the player has a target number of points to achieve, and five lives to attain the score. The score counter doubles as a money meter; the player can spend this money on paint jobs and various other things. However, any money spent is of course taken aw...

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Storyline

As an aspiring young thug, your mission in this video game is to perform odd jobs for the mob, picking up points along the way by committing random crimes ranging from auto theft to hit-and-runs to murder.

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platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows)

release date

Release Date:

21 Oct, 1997

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer

theme

Themes:

Action, Sandbox, Open world

genre

Genres:

Shooter, Racing, Adventure

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Grand Theft Auto

IGDB Rating

3.8 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.8

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

491

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

76%

Rating %

Critics Rating

3.9 ;
IGDB User Rating

3.9

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

492

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

78%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

DMA Design

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Rockstar Games

Take-Two Interactive

BMG Interactive

ASC Games

Syscom Entertainment

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