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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition

Rockstar Games · 2023-01-19

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Grand Theft Auto · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 11, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 11, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 14, 2023 (iOS), Nov 11, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Nov 11, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Nov 11, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition is a 2023 Action and Adventure game priced at $59.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and Very Positive (80% of 16,291 reviews) sentiment.

861
playing now
80%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
25
twitch viewers (latest)
6.3
viewers/channel (concentration)
80/100
IGDB user rating (62 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

861 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition trailer thumbnail

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition Comparison Video

≈405,235 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 861 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,644 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~581/week).
  • · Review velocity up 58% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 337k–759k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,865 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70070020232026Week of 2023-01-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 607 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 700 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 59 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.1k4082026-09-15 12:00 — 667 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 742 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 549 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 1,196 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 1,618 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 845 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 848 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 1,435 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 956 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 1,392 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 1,626 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 1,024 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 830 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 1,569 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 1,425 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 829 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 1,398 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 1,024 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 659 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 1,462 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 1,514 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 718 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 861 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.4k169Jan 2023Aug 2026Jan 2023 — avg 918 · peak 1,634Mar 2023 — avg 263 · peak 605May 2023 — avg 211 · peak 523Jul 2023 — avg 250 · peak 490Sep 2023 — avg 189 · peak 402Nov 2023 — avg 282 · peak 605Jan 2024 — avg 344 · peak 782Mar 2024 — avg 273 · peak 579May 2024 — avg 197 · peak 432Jul 2024 — avg 363 · peak 709Sep 2024 — avg 344 · peak 867Nov 2024 — avg 403 · peak 1,193Jan 2025 — avg 694 · peak 1,805Mar 2025 — avg 586 · peak 1,343May 2025 — avg 555 · peak 1,080Jul 2025 — avg 566 · peak 1,106Sep 2025 — avg 443 · peak 932Nov 2025 — avg 590 · peak 1,252Jan 2026 — avg 983 · peak 2,381Mar 2026 — avg 608 · peak 1,263May 2026 — avg 660 · peak 1,720Jul 2026 — avg 1,380 · peak 2,617Aug 2026 — avg 832 · peak 1,705
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
33332026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 33 new positive2026-09-21: 9 new negative2026-09-22: 20 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 18 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 17 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 22 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 11 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 24 new positive2026-09-27: 7 new negative2026-09-28: 23 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new negative2026-09-29: 29 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 16 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 16 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 13 new positive2026-10-02: 7 new negative2026-10-03: 12 new positive2026-10-03: 8 new negative2026-10-04: 31 new positive2026-10-04: 3 new negative2026-10-05: 26 new positive2026-10-05: 11 new negative2026-10-06: 26 new positive2026-10-06: 4 new negative2026-10-07: 20 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 8 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 22 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 18 new positive2026-10-10: 7 new negative2026-10-11: 10 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 29 new positive2026-10-12: 6 new negative2026-10-13: 11 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 20 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Twitch viewers

23102026-09-30 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 32 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 132 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 45 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 25 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
80.7%
earned "Getting Started"
10.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller support

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)62,5043%34
PS5 (PlayStation)40,23011%35
PS4 (PlayStation)33,24312%35
Switch (Nintendo)1,0470%0
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Crime1990'sActionCombatMatureNudityViolentAdventureOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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