Vice City has appeared in four Grand Theft Auto games across 29 years. Here's the full lineage from GTA 1's top-down chapter to GTA 6's modern-day Leonida.
Since GTA 5 in 2013, a dozen open-world crime games have tried to take the crown. Why none of them stuck — and what that reveals about what GTA 6 must deliver.
GTA 6 vs Saints Row and Sleeping Dogs — how the open-world crime rivals carved out identities, what they did better than GTA, and what Rockstar could learn.
GTA 6 vs Mafia The Old Country compared — open world vs linear, $79.99 vs $49.99, Vice City satire vs Sicilian tragedy. Take-Two's two crime philosophies.
GTA 6 ends a 13-year wait — the longest in series history. Here's the full timeline of every Grand Theft Auto release gap and why this one grew so long.
GTA 6 vs GTA 3 — as Grand Theft Auto III turns 25 in 2026, we compare the game that invented 3D open worlds with Rockstar's most ambitious release yet.
GTA 6 vs GTA 4 compared — tone, physics, protagonists, map size, and realism. What the 2026 game takes from Rockstar's grittiest entry and what it leaves behind.
GTA 6 vs GTA San Andreas compared: map scale, protagonists, customization, tone, and whether the new game can match the classic's legendary freedom.
GTA 6 vs Cyberpunk 2077 compared — open-world design, cities, driving, story, and tech. How Rockstar's Leonida stacks up against Night City.
GTA 6 vs the original GTA Vice City — map, era, characters, and tone compared. How 2026's Leonida reinvents the 2002 classic's neon playground.
GTA 6 vs Red Dead Redemption 2 — how Rockstar's two open-world masterclasses compare on map size, NPC systems, protagonists, graphics, and multiplayer.
GTA 6 vs GTA 5 — a full breakdown of the biggest upgrades in map size, graphics, protagonists, interiors, and gameplay coming in November 2026.
