Rockstar Games^* · Rockstar North^*

Grand Theft Auto III

2001 action-adventure game · action game^* · sandbox game^* +2^*

At a glance

Genres

action-adventure game
action game^*
sandbox game^*
shooter game^*
vehicle simulation game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Series

Grand Theft Auto

Game facts

Developers

Rockstar Games^*
Rockstar North^*

Publishers

Capcom
Rockstar Games^*

Engines

RenderWare

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
148^*
Community confidence
strong^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Unsupported^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP^*
Processor alternatives
Pentium III® 450 MHz CPU^*
Memory
96 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
16 MB Direct 3D Video Card DirectX Version: Microsoft DirectX® 8.1^*
Storage
500 MB uncompressed free hard disk space^*
Audio hardware
Fully DirectX compatible Sound Card^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
700 MHz CPU^*
Memory
128 MB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
32 MB Direct3D Video Card^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Grand Theft Auto III

Screenshot 2 from Grand Theft Auto III

Screenshot 3 from Grand Theft Auto III

* Provisional data