Choose Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Choose Grand Theft Auto: Vice City if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.5% positive across 8,301 reviews.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City vs Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008) is 15 years older than Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition (2023). Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition (67.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
Choose Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 2,341 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |  Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.5% positive (8,301 reviews) | 67.8% positive (2,341 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rockstar Games | Rockstar Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008) is 15 years older than Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition (2023).
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition (67.8% positive).
- Steam Deck: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is Deck Unsupported, Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition is Deck Playable.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City vs Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City or Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition?
- On Steam reviews Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores higher (89.5% positive) than Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition (67.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Grand Theft Auto: Vice City or Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008) came out before Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.