Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

At a glance

Welcome back to Vice City. Welcome back to the 1980s. That is how Rockstar Games pitches Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Google Play, where it sits in the Arcade category and carries a content rating of Mature 17+.

Reading the star ratings

206,606 Google Play users have rated Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and the average lands at 3.31. Breaking that down: 48.2% gave five stars, 8.4% four, 4.4% three, 3.7% two and 35.3% one. The top bar is the largest, but a good share of people stopped short of five.

Count the extremes and you get 99,598 five star ratings and 72,888 one star ratings, a ratio near 1.4 to 1. The middle of the scale, two and three stars together, holds 8.1% of ratings (16,729 people). The listing shows 1,000,000+ installs, so the 206,606 ratings come from a slice of the people who installed it.

What the listing says

Another line from the listing: “From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man’s rise to the top of the criminal pile”. The listing goes on to say “Vice City, a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, was one of the most varied, complete and alive digital cities ever created”. One more point the description makes: “Combining open-world gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and given the opportunity to take it over as you choose”. The description says: “Beautifully updated graphics, character models and lighting effects”.

In the developer’s words, “New, precisely tailored firing and targeting options”. It also states that “Custom controls with a fully customizable layout”. Another line from the listing: “Massive campaign with countless hours of gameplay”. All of this comes from the store listing, so treat it as the developer’s pitch rather than a hands-on verdict.

Possible drawbacks

The listing says it offers in-app purchases, so expect to be asked for attention or money at some point. Also, 35.3% of raters left one star, enough that the complaints are easy to find. This page is built from the Play listing, so check the screenshots and the latest reviews on the Play page before you commit time to it.

Listing details

The listing shows last updated Jan 6, 2026, version 1.12.259, Android 9 or newer, a content rating of Mature 17+ and first released Dec 6, 2012. The Play page carries 4 screenshots and a promo video, and the written description runs to about 406 words. Google Play labels it as one that offers in-app purchases. It costs $4.99.

Who it suits

Players who want an arcade title with a large community behind it. With 1 million+ installs there are plenty of other people to compare notes with. The listed content rating is Mature 17+.