Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition

Open-world crime action spanning cities across early-1990s San Andreas

Rockstar Games · Released Jan 19, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 16K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 473 in 30 days
Playing now: 818; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Nov 13, 2024

What is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition?

A single-player, third-person open-world action-adventure set in early-1990s San Andreas. As Carl “CJ” Johnson, you travel across the state, drive, fight, and shoot through missions after police frame him for murder when he returns home.

For you if...

+you enjoy open-world freedom across several cities
+you want third-person shooting with modernized aiming controls
+you prefer a single-player crime story set in the 1990s

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear levels over open-world exploration
−you want multiplayer or cooperative play
−you avoid violence, sexual content, or nudity

What players say

80% of 16,333 reviews are positive · 84% of 473 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story, multi-city world, and modernized aiming, weapon wheel, and mission checkpoints. They commonly call the remaster visually uneven and still buggy, with complaints about altered controls, missing original music and details, and the required Rockstar launcher and account.

Screenshots and trailer

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600K / AMD FX-6300
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB
Memory: 8GB GB RAM
Storage: 19 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Rockstar Games Social Club
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 35
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
First time setup requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.