Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)

All time rank:	83 of 1,400
2000s rank:	28 of 383
2002 rank:	3 of 29
List appearances:	40 lists
Developer:	Rockstar North
Platforms:	PlayStation 2 Windows PC Xbox
Genre:	Action-Adventure
Series:	Grand Theft Auto
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~17h Main+Extra: ~24h 100%: ~37h
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Source Lists

All time 29

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2026	Digitec Galaxus	The 100 best games of all time	40
2026	Kinda Funny	Kinda Funny's Top 100 Games of All Time	56
2024	Moustique	On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique)	92
2023	GameStar	Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking	26
2020	GQ Spain	Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia	38
2020	Mashable	What are the best video games of all time? I asked our team to help decide.	1
2019	IGN	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	79
2018	Esquire	The (Real) Greatest Video Games of All-Time	1
2018	Game Informer	The Top 300 Games of All Time	28
2018	GameStar	Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking	23
2018	IGN	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	82
2017	Gamereactor	Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde	10
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	105
2017	Stuff	Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time	31
2016	Gameswelt	Gameswelt Top 100	69
2016	Power Up Gaming	The 100 Greatest Games Ever	23
2015	IGN	Top 100 Games of All Time	88
2015	Power Unlimited	Top 100 Beste Video Games Aller Tijden	5
2014	Slant Magazine	100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	49
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2012	Gameswelt	Gameswelt Top 100	1
2012	Jeux Video Network / Jeux Video Magazine	L'intégralité des 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de l'histoire dévoilée !	55
2011	Stuff	Countdown of top 100 games	5
2009	Edge	The 100 Best Games To Play Today	22
2009	Game Informer	The Top 200 Games Of All Time	98
2009	Jeux Video Network / Jeux Video Magazine	Les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de tous les temps	54
2007	Computer and Video Games	The 101 best PC games ever	11
2007	Edge	Edge's Top 100 Games of All Time	12
2005	The Age	The 50 best games	18

2026 Digitec Galaxus

The 100 best games of all time #40

2026 Kinda Funny

Kinda Funny's Top 100 Games of All Time #56

2024 Moustique

On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique) #92

2023 GameStar

Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #26

2020 GQ Spain

Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia #38

2020 Mashable

What are the best video games of all time? I asked our team to help decide. #1

2019 IGN

Top 100 Video Games of All Time #82

2017 Gamereactor

Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde #10

2017 Polygon

The 500 best games of all time #105

2017 Stuff

Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time #31

2016 Gameswelt

Gameswelt Top 100 #69

2016 Power Up Gaming

The 100 Greatest Games Ever #23

2015 IGN

Top 100 Games of All Time #88

2015 Power Unlimited

Top 100 Beste Video Games Aller Tijden #5

2014 Slant Magazine

100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #49

2013 NA

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1

2012 Gameswelt

Gameswelt Top 100 #1

2012 Jeux Video Network / Jeux Video Magazine

L'intégralité des 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de l'histoire dévoilée ! #55

2011 Stuff

Countdown of top 100 games #5

2009 Edge

The 100 Best Games To Play Today #22

2009 Game Informer

The Top 200 Games Of All Time #98

2009 Jeux Video Network / Jeux Video Magazine

Les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de tous les temps #54

2007 Computer and Video Games

The 101 best PC games ever #11

2007 Edge

Edge's Top 100 Games of All Time #12

2005 The Age

The 50 best games #18

Decade 3

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2010	GamePlayer.se	Decenniets bästa spel	29
2009	Complex	The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s	48
2009	The A.V. Club	The 15 best videogames of the ’00s	8

2010 GamePlayer.se

Decenniets bästa spel #29

2009 Complex

The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s #48

2009 The A.V. Club

The 15 best videogames of the ’00s #8

Miscellaneous 3

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2024	IGN	The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time	40
2023	IGN	The Best PS2 Games Of All Time	5
2020	Humo	De 50 beste games van de 21ste eeuw	39

2024 IGN

The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time #40

2023 IGN

The Best PS2 Games Of All Time #5

2020 Humo

De 50 beste games van de 21ste eeuw #39

End of year 5

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2021	Goomba Stomp	The Best Games of the 2000s (2002)	2
2010	IGN	Best of the Decade (2002)	4
2003	D.I.C.E. Awards	Game of the Year 2002	2
2003	Game Developers Choice Awards	GDCA Game of the Year 2002	2
2003	Spike Video Game Awards	Game of the Year (2003)	2

2021 Goomba Stomp

The Best Games of the 2000s (2002) #2

2010 IGN

Best of the Decade (2002) #4

2003 D.I.C.E. Awards

Game of the Year 2002 #2

2003 Game Developers Choice Awards

GDCA Game of the Year 2002 #2

2003 Spike Video Game Awards

Game of the Year (2003) #2