The GTA saga
Twenty-five years of GTA: the classic games, head-to-heads between entries, rankings and the behind-the-scenes story of the series.
Analysis
GTA Chinatown Wars: The Best GTA You Never Played
GTA Chinatown Wars (2009), the Nintendo DS GTA that scored 93 on Metacritic but flopped at retail: its story, the drug dealing, and why it's worth rediscovering.
Ranking
The Best GTA Protagonists, Ranked
From CJ to Niko Bellic, Tommy Vercetti to Trevor, here's our ranking of the best GTA protagonists and what makes each one iconic.
Ranking
The Best GTA Villains of All Time, Ranked
From Big Smoke to Tenpenny, from Dimitri to Catalina, here's our ranking of the best villains in the GTA series and what makes them unforgettable.
Analysis
GTA IV Episodes from Liberty City: The Last Story DLC
Episodes from Liberty City bundles The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, the last single-player DLC any GTA ever got. A look back at the genre's peak.
Analysis
GTA San Andreas Retrospective: The 2004 Classic
GTA San Andreas (2004) means Los Santos, CJ, and Grove Street. A retrospective of the most iconic GTA: story, innovations, the Hot Coffee scandal, and the remaster.
Ranking
The Hardest GTA Missions of All Time, Ranked
Demolition Man, Supply Lines, Wrong Side of the Tracks: our ranking of the hardest missions in GTA history, and why they made us rage-quit.
Comparison
GTA 4 vs GTA 5: Which Is Really Better?
GTA 4 vs GTA 5: physics, atmosphere, content, sales. We compare Rockstar's two giants to settle which one deserves your time in 2026.
Ranking
GTA San Andreas Myths and Easter Eggs: Fact vs Fiction
Bigfoot, the Mount Chiliad UFO, the Area 69 jetpack, a taunting sign: we sort the real GTA San Andreas easter eggs and myths from the fiction.
Analysis
GTA 3: The Game That Invented Modern GTA (2001)
A look back at GTA 3, released in 2001: the first 3D GTA, made by DMA Design, which created the open-world crime sandbox and defined an entire genre.
Analysis
GTA Vice City: Why the 2002 Classic Still Rules
A look back at GTA Vice City, the 2002 classic: Tommy Vercetti, Ray Liotta, 1980s Miami and its legacy, as GTA 6 returns to Vice City.
Ranking
The Movies That Inspired GTA: From Scarface to Heat
Scarface, Miami Vice, Boyz n the Hood, Heat: the real movies and TV shows behind Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA 5's heists. A fully sourced breakdown.
Analysis
How GTA Was Created: The True DMA Design Story
How Grand Theft Auto was born at DMA Design in Dundee: the Race'n'Chase project, the police car bug, and the birth of Rockstar Games.
Comparison
GTA Motorcycles in Real Life: The Real Bikes
PCJ-600, Bati, Hakuchou: the real motorcycles that inspired GTA's two-wheelers, and why Rockstar never uses a single real bike brand.
Comparison
GTA Cars in Real Life: The Real Models
Banshee, Infernus, Elegy: the real cars that inspired GTA's vehicles, and why Rockstar never put a single real brand in the game.
Analysis
GTA Real-Life Cities: Los Santos, Vice City and More
Vice City is Miami, Los Santos is Los Angeles, Liberty City is New York: the real cities behind the GTA maps, from GTA III to GTA 6.
Comparison
GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition: Worth It in 2026?
Is GTA Trilogy The Definitive Edition worth buying in 2026? Botched launch, the 2024 mega-patch, classic lighting mode: our full verdict before you buy.
Analysis
GTA 4: The Liberty City Retrospective
GTA 4 (2008) launched the RAGE engine and Euphoria in a Liberty City modeled on New York. A look back at the dark masterpiece, and the remaster question.
Comparison
GTA San Andreas vs GTA 5: Same Los Santos, Two Eras
GTA San Andreas (2004) vs GTA 5 (2013): engine, map, cities, CJ and Grove Street, sales. The same San Andreas state rebuilt nine years apart.
Ranking
All GTA Games in Order: From 1997 to GTA 6
From the 1997 PC original to GTA 6 in 2026: every Grand Theft Auto game in order, with their eras, engines, and the record sales behind the series.
