2D era
Grand Theft Auto
Three cities. One beginning.
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Games
21 entries2D era
GTA: London 1969
The series crosses the Atlantic.
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GTA: London 1961
An earlier London chapter.
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Grand Theft Auto 2
Reputation is a currency.
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Grand Theft Auto III
Welcome to Liberty City.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Neon nights. Big ambitions.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
A homecoming that spans a state.
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Grand Theft Auto Advance
Liberty City in your pocket.
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GTA: Liberty City Stories
Before Claude. Before the bridges.
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GTA: Vice City Stories
The city before Tommy.
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Grand Theft Auto IV
The promise of a new life.
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The Lost and Damned
Brotherhood under pressure.
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GTA: Chinatown Wars
An heirloom. A betrayal. A new city.
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The Ballad of Gay Tony
After dark in Liberty City.
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Episodes from Liberty City
Two stories. One city.
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GTA IV: Complete Edition
The complete Liberty City story collection.
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Grand Theft Auto V
Three lives, one Los Santos.
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Grand Theft Auto Online
Build your own story with a crew.
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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy
Three defining open worlds.
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The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition
Three classics, revisited.
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Grand Theft Auto VI
A return to Vice City.
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Carl “CJ” Johnson
Home is complicated.
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Tommy Vercetti
From newcomer to power player.
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Claude
The quiet center of Liberty City.
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Toni Cipriani
A return to the family.
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Victor Vance
Family comes first—until it costs everything.
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Mike
A different angle on Liberty City.
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Niko Bellic
Starting over is never simple.
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Johnny Klebitz
Loyalty on two wheels.
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Luis Lopez
Behind the velvet rope.
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Huang Lee
An inheritance worth chasing.
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Michael De Santa
Retirement did not stick.
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Franklin Clinton
Looking beyond the next repo job.
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Trevor Philips
Unpredictable by design.
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Jason
One half of the partnership.
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Lucia
Trust is everything.
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8 entries3D era
Liberty City · 3D era
Three islands. Many stories.
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Liberty City · HD era
A new version of an old name.
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Vice City · 3D era
The coast in neon.
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San Andreas · 3D era
More than Los Santos.
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Los Santos · HD era
A city of ambition and contradiction.
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Leonida
Beyond the lights of Vice City.
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Grove Street · San Andreas
A neighborhood at the heart of CJ’s story.
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Anywhere City
The territory of GTA 2.
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The GTA universes, explained
Same names. Different histories.
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Liberty City’s intersecting stories
Three perspectives on one place.
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Story year vs. release year
Two timelines, one better way to explore.
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GTA VI: the confirmed essentials
An announcement record, not a rumor feed.
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6 entriesHD era
Your first night in GTA Online
Find your footing before chasing a fortune.
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Plan a better heist night
Good communication is part of the loadout.
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Return to San Andreas
A little preparation for a very long road.
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Start GTA V with a plan
Three perspectives without the information overload.
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Choose the right guide for your edition
Same title does not always mean identical behavior.
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Find your kind of crew
The right people make the session.
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