Grand Theft Auto III

2001 open world action-adventure video game

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Grand Theft Auto III is a 2001 video game that lets players explore a large open city and engage in various criminal activities like stealing cars and completing missions. The game was influential in popularizing the open-world action genre, where players have freedom to roam and choose how to progress rather than following a linear path.

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Metacritic 93

Released: 2001-10-22
User rating: 4.15 / 5
Genres: Shooter, Action
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, macOS, Xbox, PlayStation 2
ESRB: Mature

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Official website: www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3

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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.

Development was shared between DMA Design, based in Edinburgh, and Rockstar, based in New York City. Development involved transforming popular Grand Theft Auto elements into a fully 3D world for the first time. The game was delayed following the 11 September attacks to allow the team to change references and gameplay deemed inappropriate. Grand Theft Auto III was released in October 2001 for the PlayStation 2, in May 2002 for Windows, and in November 2003 for the Xbox. Mobile ports were released for the tenth anniversary in 2011, followed by a remastered version for the twentieth in 2021.