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Grand Theft Auto series
5 games · franchise average 65.3 · highest rated: Grand Theft Auto V · lowest: Grand Theft Auto
What this series does best — and worst
Best at Innovation
(79.3)
· weakest Multiplayer
(42.5)
Innovation
79.3
World
78.8
Gameplay
78.8
Design
72.5
Visuals
71
Technical Performance
69.8
Value for Money
67
Audio
64.8
UI & UX
60.3
Story
54.5
Immersion
53
Multiplayer
42.5
How the series scored over time
oldest → newest · weighted community scoreOne row per game in release order. Bar width = weighted community score (1–100). The arrow shows whether each entry scored higher or lower than the previous one.
61.2
Grand Theft Auto
DMA Design
1997
Action
Open World
Crime
63.8
Grand Theft Auto 2
DMA Design
1999
Action
Open World
Adventure
Grand Theft Auto III
DMA Design
2001
Action
Open World
Adventure
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rockstar North
2004
Action
Open World
Adventure
71
Grand Theft Auto V
Rockstar North
2013
Action
Open World
Adventure