What is the best Grand Theft Auto game ever made?

From neon-soaked 80s crime sprees to sprawling modern open worlds, this lineup spans nearly three decades of chaos, comedy, and criminal ambition. Which one tops your list?

1. 1
   GTA V

   The 2013 open-world crime epic set in Los Santos, one of the best-selling video games of all time.
   1000pts
2. 2
   GTA: Chinatown Wars

   The 2009 handheld entry for DS and PSP, praised for reinventing the top-down formula with touch-screen mechanics.
   700pts
3. 3
   GTA San Andreas

   The 2004 entry set across the state of San Andreas, famed for its massive open world and RPG-lite mechanics.
   566pts
4. 4
   GTA III

   The 2001 entry that pioneered the fully 3D open-world format the series became known for.
   559pts
5. 5
   GTA: Vice City Stories

   The 2006 PSP prequel to Vice City, following a soldier turned criminal in the 1984 setting.
   500pts
6. 6
   GTA Vice City

   The 2002 entry set in a neon-soaked 1980s Miami-inspired city, celebrated for its soundtrack and style.
   500pts
7. 7
   GTA IV

   The 2008 entry that brought a grittier, more realistic tone and physics engine to Liberty City.
   357pts
8. 8
   GTA 2

   The 1999 top-down sequel that expanded the original's chaos with gang factions and multiple cities.
   357pts
9. 9
   GTA IV: The Lost and Damned

   The 2009 expansion following biker gang member Johnny Klebitz in Liberty City.
   357pts
10. 10
    Grand Theft Auto

    The original 1997 top-down game that started the franchise's crime-driven open-world formula.
    357pts
11. 11
    GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

    The 2009 expansion following nightclub promoter Luis Lopez through Liberty City's party underworld.
    167pts
12. 12
    GTA: Liberty City Stories

    The 2005 PSP prequel to GTA III, expanding on Liberty City's criminal underworld.
    167pts