What is the best Rockstar Games title of all time?

Open-world outlaws, time-bending detectives, and crime-soaked cities — Rockstar has defined the action sandbox genre for over two decades. Which game stands above the rest?

1

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

The sprawling 2004 open-world epic starring CJ across three cities, revered for its scope, story, and replayability.

1000pts

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2

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

The 1980s Miami-inspired 2002 entry with the best soundtrack in the series and Ray Liotta's iconic Tommy Vercetti.

740pts

3

Grand Theft Auto V

The 2013 crime sandbox set in Los Santos featuring three playable protagonists, and a still-thriving online component.

694pts

4

Red Dead Redemption 2

The 2018 open-world western epic following outlaw Arthur Morgan, acclaimed for its stunning world-building and storytelling.

666pts

5

Grand Theft Auto IV

The gritty 2008 immigrant story of Niko Bellic in Liberty City, praised for its bleak, cinematic narrative depth.

634pts

6

Max Payne

The 2001 bullet-time shooter that blended film noir storytelling with revolutionary slow-motion gunplay mechanics.

444pts

7

Grand Theft Auto III

The 2001 genre-defining release that invented the 3D open-world sandbox genre and changed gaming forever.

444pts

8

Max Payne 3

The 2012 third entry moving the grizzled detective to São Paulo, with cinematic gunplay and a compelling redemption arc.

277pts

9

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

The 2006 PSP prequel to Vice City expanding the Vance family story with improved mechanics over its predecessor.

277pts

10

Bully

The 2006 coming-of-age open-world set in a boarding school, beloved for its humor, heart, and unique premise.

0pts

11

Red Dead Redemption

The 2010 western that told John Marston's redemption story with an emotional narrative many consider Rockstar's best.

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12

L.A. Noire

The 2011 neo-noir detective game set in 1940s Los Angeles, acclaimed for its groundbreaking facial animation technology.

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