The Evolution of GTA (1997–2026)

Every GTA from the very first one in 1997 to GTA 6, in order: what each game added, what changed, and how the series got here. From top-down GTA 1 and London 1969 to GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas, GTA IV, GTA V, GTA Online and the Definitive Edition, then what GTA 6 brings in 2026. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Every GTA, from 1997 to GTA 6 0:42 GTA 1 (1997) 2:24 GTA London 1969 2:47 GTA 2 3:28 GTA III 4:56 Vice City 5:28 San Andreas 6:40 GTA Advance and Liberty City Stories 7:13 GTA IV 9:43 The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony 10:02 Chinatown Wars 10:22 GTA V 12:00 GTA Online 12:48 The Definitive Edition 13:20 GTA 6 15:50 My favorite GTA 📚 Sources: Rockstar Games and the Rockstar Newswire, GamesRadar+, The Guardian, The New York Times, IGN, Game Informer, PC Gamer, Gematsu, Metacritic. Photos: Ray Liotta by gdcgraphics (CC BY-SA 2.0); Michael Madsen and Kyle MacLachlan by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tangerine Dream by Ralf Roletschek (CC BY-SA 3.0), all via Wikimedia Commons. Gameplay footage is credited on screen. Music: Epidemic Sound. #GTA6 #GTAVI #GTA