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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – 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 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 14, 2023 (iOS), Nov 11, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Nov 11, 2021 (Xbox One), Nov 11, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 11, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition is an Action and Adventure game released in 2023, priced at $59.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 9360 reviews).

207
playing now
83%
positive of 9.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
IGDB user rating (55 ratings)
21h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

207 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 207 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,568 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~321/week).
  • · Review velocity up 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,914 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 195k–438k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,737 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
41841820232026Week of 2023-01-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 27 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7661582026-09-15 13:00 — 285 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 245 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 198 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 560 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 610 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 285 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 386 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 559 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 393 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 563 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 629 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 336 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 372 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 617 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 384 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 325 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 560 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 334 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 271 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 617 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 464 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 232 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 337 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 207 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
57766Jan 2023Aug 2026Jan 2023 — avg 460 · peak 942Mar 2023 — avg 104 · peak 231May 2023 — avg 81 · peak 213Jul 2023 — avg 99 · peak 222Sep 2023 — avg 70 · peak 186Nov 2023 — avg 122 · peak 264Jan 2024 — avg 136 · peak 318Mar 2024 — avg 109 · peak 229May 2024 — avg 78 · peak 175Jul 2024 — avg 136 · peak 264Sep 2024 — avg 121 · peak 278Nov 2024 — avg 145 · peak 505Jan 2025 — avg 288 · peak 984Mar 2025 — avg 233 · peak 516May 2025 — avg 236 · peak 455Jul 2025 — avg 215 · peak 473Sep 2025 — avg 163 · peak 363Nov 2025 — avg 227 · peak 491Jan 2026 — avg 374 · peak 949Mar 2026 — avg 224 · peak 481May 2026 — avg 233 · peak 674Jul 2026 — avg 577 · peak 1,095Aug 2026 — avg 307 · peak 677
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
15152026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 11 new positive2026-09-21: 5 new negative2026-09-22: 13 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-23: 5 new negative2026-09-24: 10 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 9 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 14 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new negative2026-09-27: 10 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new negative2026-09-30: 9 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 8 new positive2026-10-02: 10 new positive2026-10-02: 4 new negative2026-10-03: 9 new positive2026-10-03: 4 new negative2026-10-04: 15 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 13 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 13 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 14 new positive2026-10-08: 7 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 12 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 9 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 10 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 8 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 4 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Twitch viewers

30802026-10-01 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-02 22:34 — 77 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-04 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-05 04:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 58 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 13:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-08 22:34 — 308 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-09 16:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 13 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-13 02:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-13 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 22:34 — 82 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 16:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-15 01:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-15 09:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
52.2%
earned "Legal Counsel"
11.9%
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
PS4 (PlayStation)28,10817%34
PS5 (PlayStation)18,72524%34
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)9,65314%33
Switch (Nintendo)8620%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%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

1980sCrimeActionCombatMatureClassicViolentAdventureOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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