Grand Theft Auto III (2001)

All time rank:	55 of 1,400
2000s rank:	18 of 388
2001 rank:	3 of 41
List appearances:	42 lists
Developers:	DMA Design, TransGaming Inc.
Platforms:	PlayStation 2 Windows PC
Genre:	Action-Adventure
Series:	Grand Theft Auto
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~14h Main+Extra: ~20h 100%: ~36h
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All time 31

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2025	FZ	FZ utser de 100 bästa spelen genom tiderna!	39
2023	British GQ	The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts	61
2023	GameStar	Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking	54
2022	Gamereactor	Best Ever: Spel	22
2020	Collider	The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time	1
2018	Game Informer	The Top 300 Games of All Time	51
2018	GameStar	Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking	46
2018	GamesTM	The 200 Greatest Games of All Time	48
2018	Slant Magazine	The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	89
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	12
2016	Time	The 50 Best Video Games of All Time	16
2015	GamesTM	100 Greatest Games of All Time	1
2013	EP Daily	Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time!	1
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2013	PC and Tech Authority	100 games to play before you die	1
2013	The Irish Times	The 50 best videogames of all time	1
2012	G4	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	25
2012	Time	All-TIME 100 Video Games	1
2011	Gamereactor	Game Reactor top 100	6
2010	The Phoenix	Top 50 Games of All Time	27
2009	Empire	The 100 Greatest Games	22
2009	Game Informer	The Top 200 Games Of All Time	4
2009	Jeux Video Network	Les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de tous les temps	71
2008	Stuff	100 Greatest Games	9
2007	IGN	The Top 100 Games of All Time	35
2006	NA	Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time	1
2005	IGN	IGN's Top 100 Games	51
2005	Yahoo! UK	The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time	19
2003	Entertainment Weekly	We rank the 100 greatest early video games	4
2003	GameSpot	The Greatest Games of All Time	1
2003	IGN	IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time	18

2025 FZ

FZ utser de 100 bästa spelen genom tiderna! #39

2023 British GQ

The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #61

2023 GameStar

Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #54

2022 Gamereactor

Best Ever: Spel #22

2020 Collider

The Greatest and Most Influential Video Games of All Time #1

2018 Game Informer

The Top 300 Games of All Time #51

2018 GameStar

Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking #46

2018 GamesTM

The 200 Greatest Games of All Time #48

2018 Slant Magazine

The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #89

2017 Polygon

The 500 best games of all time #12

2016 Time

The 50 Best Video Games of All Time #16

2015 GamesTM

100 Greatest Games of All Time #1

2013 EP Daily

Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time! #1

2013 NA

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1

2013 PC and Tech Authority

100 games to play before you die #1

2013 The Irish Times

The 50 best videogames of all time #1

2012 G4

Top 100 Video Games of All Time #25

2012 Time

All-TIME 100 Video Games #1

2011 Gamereactor

Game Reactor top 100 #6

2010 The Phoenix

Top 50 Games of All Time #27

2009 Empire

The 100 Greatest Games #22

2009 Game Informer

The Top 200 Games Of All Time #4

2009 Jeux Video Network

Les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de tous les temps #71

2008 Stuff

100 Greatest Games #9

2007 IGN

The Top 100 Games of All Time #35

2006 NA

Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time #1

2005 IGN

IGN's Top 100 Games #51

2005 Yahoo! UK

The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time #19

2003 Entertainment Weekly

We rank the 100 greatest early video games #4

2003 GameSpot

The Greatest Games of All Time #1

2003 IGN

IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time #18

Decade 3

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2010	CNN	The top 10 video games of the past decade	1
2010	Gamereactor	Decenniets Dundertitlar	2
2009	Complex	The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s	1

2010 CNN

The top 10 video games of the past decade #1

2010 Gamereactor

Decenniets Dundertitlar #2

2009 Complex

The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s #1

Miscellaneous 4

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2024	IGN	The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time	50
2023	Edge	The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime	18
2010	IGN	Best of the Decade	4
2007	IGN	The Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time	2

2024 IGN

The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time #50

2023 Edge

The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #18

2010 IGN

Best of the Decade #4

2007 IGN

The Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time #2

End of year 4

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2021	Goomba Stomp	The Best Games of the 2000s (2001)	2
2010	IGN	Best of the Decade (2001)	1
2003	Ars Technica	Game.Ars: The GUGOYAs, 2003 edition (2002)	1
2002	Game Developers Choice Awards	GDCA Game of the Year 2001	1

2021 Goomba Stomp

The Best Games of the 2000s (2001) #2

2010 IGN

Best of the Decade (2001) #1

2003 Ars Technica

Game.Ars: The GUGOYAs, 2003 edition (2002) #1

2002 Game Developers Choice Awards

GDCA Game of the Year 2001 #1