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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

A Shooter game by Rockstar North, released in 2002

94/100🔴Niche / Inactive🥇Proton GoldXboxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles and weapons, radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere, GTA: Vice City is an open-world sandbox satire of '80's Miami.

Single player

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Download Size

The official download size for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is 1.55 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.09 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

1.55GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.09USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

2 mins

Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
90Players Online

There are currently 90 people playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, indicating a niche or private community. Coordinate via Discord for best results.

Current Activity24h Peak: 108
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\GrandTheftAutoViceCity\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/GrandTheftAutoViceCity/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/GrandTheftAutoViceCity/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: Vice City 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: Vice City, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: High (Many Reports)
See 180 user configs ↗

Can I Run Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Grand Theft Auto: Vice City smoothly, your PC needs at least 128 MB of RAM RAM and a 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better) or equivalent GPU. Plan for 1.55 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSMicrosoft® Windows® 2000/XP
  • ⚡
    CPU800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor
  • 🧠
    RAM128 MB of RAM
  • 🎮
    GPU32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better)
Download Size
1.55 GBSmall

Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

94
Rated 94 out of 100
Must-Play Title4 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 4 critic reviews, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is universally acclaimed as a genre-defining masterpiece. Scoring a 94/100, it is one of the highest-rated shooter games available, making it an essential purchase.

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