Choose Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Choose Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. 2,929 Steam reviews back the pick.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City vs Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2010) is 13 years older than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition (2023). Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (77.6% positive) than Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (69.8% 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: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Choose Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.6% positive across 4,299 reviews.
Both Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition sit in Action 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: Episodes from Liberty City |  Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 69.8% positive (2,929 reviews) | 77.6% positive (4,299 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rockstar North / Toronto | Rockstar Games |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2010) is 13 years older than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition (2023).
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (77.6% positive) than Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (69.8% positive).
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City has no Deck rating yet.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City vs Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City or Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition?
- On Steam reviews Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition scores higher (77.6% positive) than Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (69.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition 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: Episodes from Liberty City or Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2010) came out before Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – 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: Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Does Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition have multiplayer like Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City?
- No. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition is listed as single-player only.