Games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
If Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its 80s soundtrack is unbeatable, iconic locations feel alive and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →This is a classic open-world action-adventure crime game set in a stylized 1980s Miami, released in 2008 by Rockstar Games. Players build criminal empires through property acquisition and faction progression while piloting vehicles including helicopters. Mission-gating structures the experience, and radio stations with selectable tracks define the era's atmosphere. Reviewers highlight that the iconic locations feel alive and property ownership feels rewarding, with save houses enabling strategic play. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, nostalgic and retro, with the soundtrack frequently cited as a defining element. The game runs approximately 89% positive across 8301 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck. It offers a long single-player campaign with normal difficulty.
About Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.
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Grand Theft Auto III
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Top pick for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization and an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Second-strongest match for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Third-strongest match for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Ranked #4 for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez all have one thing in common - they live in the worst city in America. Liberty City worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.
Mafia II (Classic)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Ranked #5 for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...
Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Ranked #6 for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Play solo or in up to 10-player multiplayer co-op! Flashing Lights is an open world police, firefighting and EMS simulator game with plenty of opportunity for role-play or more relaxed fun with friends. Become the law or save lives! Discover leagues of player-created mods!
American Fugitive
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Ranked #7 for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
FREE UPDATE; STATE OF EMERGENCY, OUT NOW! Framed for your father’s murder, you’ll need to do whatever it takes to unveil the real culprit. Tackle thrilling missions for the criminal underworld - just don’t let the cops track you down!
Driver® Parallel Lines
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization and a retro mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Ranked #8 for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
You were the fastest wheelman on the street. You were a legend. You were money. Until they set you up and sent you down. Twenty-eight years inside for someone else's crime. Now you're getting out. Guess what? You got a new job, it's called getting revenge.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization and an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.
Grand Theft Auto III
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization and an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.
Max Payne
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
ANIME TETRIS
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The legendary game "Tetris" in a unique performance and atmosphere
Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cross-mention this title as a similar play.
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
Saints Row
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization and an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Rockstar Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Rockstar Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
WHY THIS
Shares vehicle customization and an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.
Red Dead Online
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.
Red Dead Redemption
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Grand Theft Auto III
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares radio station selection, save house resets and an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.
Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Another title from Rockstar Games, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Shares Action and Adventure with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
It all starts in Liberty City. With revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you have enough guts to take it.
Frequently asked about Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Does Grand Theft Auto: Vice City work on Steam Deck?
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- What games are most similar to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grand Theft Auto: Vice City are Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.
- Who developed Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was developed by Rockstar Games.
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