Choose Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Choose Grand Theft Auto: Vice City if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 8,301 Steam reviews back the pick.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City vs Retro City Rampage™ DX
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Retro City Rampage™ DX 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 6 years older than Retro City Rampage™ DX (2014). Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Retro City Rampage™ DX (87.6% 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 Retro City Rampage™ DX
Choose Retro City Rampage™ DX if you want an Indie and Racing game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,088 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Retro City Rampage™ DX sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.5% vs 87.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |  Retro City Rampage™ DX | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.5% positive (8,301 reviews) | 87.6% positive (1,088 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rockstar Games | Vblank Entertainment, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008) is 6 years older than Retro City Rampage™ DX (2014).
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores higher on Steam reviews (89.5% positive) than Retro City Rampage™ DX (87.6% positive).
- Steam Deck: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is Deck Unsupported, Retro City Rampage™ DX is Deck Verified.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City vs Retro City Rampage™ DX — FAQ
- Which is better, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City or Retro City Rampage™ DX?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City sits at 89.5% positive (8,301 reviews), Retro City Rampage™ DX at 87.6% (1,088). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Grand Theft Auto: Vice City or Retro City Rampage™ DX first?
- If you want chronology, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008) came out before Retro City Rampage™ DX (2014). 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 Retro City Rampage™ DX 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.