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Grand Theft Auto III

A Shooter game by DMA Design, released in 2001

95/100🔴Niche / Inactive🥇Proton GoldXboxPlayStation 4Android

Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment. For the first time, players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city, in which anything can happen and probably will. With a cast of hundreds, 50 plus vehicles, ranging from sports cars to ice cream trucks and from boats to buses, 3 hours of music, including opera, reggae, house, drum and bass, pop and disco, a huge array of street ready weapons and some of the seediest characters in video game history, Grand Theft Auto 3 is a sprawling epic which will show you that sometimes, crime can pay and sometimes it can pay you back. Available now for PlayStation2, Xbox, PC and Macintosh.

Single player

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Grand Theft Auto III Download Size

The official download size for Grand Theft Auto III is 0.09375 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.01 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

0.09375GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.01USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

0 mins

Is Grand Theft Auto III Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
30Players Online

There are currently 30 people playing Grand Theft Auto III, indicating a niche or private community. Coordinate via Discord for best results.

Current Activity24h Peak: 36
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Grand Theft Auto III save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\GrandTheftAutoIII\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/GrandTheftAutoIII/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/GrandTheftAutoIII/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Grand Theft Auto III Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥇 Proton Gold

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Grand Theft Auto III, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: High (Many Reports)
See 147 user configs ↗

Can I Run Grand Theft Auto III?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Grand Theft Auto III smoothly, your PC needs at least 96 MB RAM RAM and a 16 MB Direct 3D Video Card or equivalent GPU. Plan for 0.09375 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSMicrosoft® Windows® 2000/XP
  • ⚡
    CPUPentium III® 450 MHz CPU
  • 🧠
    RAM96 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPU16 MB Direct 3D Video Card
Download Size
0.09375 GBSmall

Is Grand Theft Auto III Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

95
Rated 95 out of 100
Must-Play Title2 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 2 critic reviews, Grand Theft Auto III is universally acclaimed as a genre-defining masterpiece. Scoring a 95/100, it is one of the highest-rated shooter games available, making it an essential purchase.

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