Games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

The closest matches to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto III, Mafia, Driver® Parallel Lines, and Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto III and Mafia — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, epic and immersive, and single out its faction rise and helicopter piloting. 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.

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.