GTA-004
All GTA games in order
Twelve games, from 1997 to GTA VI in 2026. Release order first, then story order.
Release order
| Year | Game | Setting | Main character(s) | Set in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Grand Theft Auto | Liberty City, San Andreas and Vice City (top-down) | Not listed | |
| 1999 | Grand Theft Auto 2 | Anywhere City | Claude Speed | |
| 2001 | Grand Theft Auto III | Liberty City (first 3D game) | Claude (silent) | |
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Vice City | Tommy Vercetti | 1986 |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | State of San Andreas: Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas | Carl "CJ" Johnson | 1992 |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto Advance | Liberty City (Game Boy Advance) | Mike | |
| 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Liberty City | Toni Cipriani | 1998 |
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Vice City | Victor "Vic" Vance | 1984 |
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Liberty City | Niko Bellic | |
| 2009 | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | Liberty City | Huang Lee | |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Los Santos and Blaine County | Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, Trevor Philips | |
| 2026 | Grand Theft Auto VI | State of Leonida, including Vice City | Jason and Lucia |
GTA VI comes out on 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. GTA V was released on 17 September 2013.
In story order
Only four games say which year they are set in. The others are set around the time they came out.
| Set in | Game | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | 2006 |
| 1986 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 2002 |
| 1992 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2004 |
| 1998 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | 2005 |
Where to start
The newest numbered game is GTA V until GTA VI releases on 19 November 2026. Each numbered game has its own story, so you can start with any of them. Vice City and San Andreas are the two older ones with a year on the sheet, 1986 and 1992. If you want the series in the order it came out, start at the top of the first table.
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