Grand Theft Auto III
Ranked 4 of 5 open world games by recommenders
Recommended for memorable savehouses and its impact on players as young teens. Critics cite missing patches and its listing as unsupported on current systems.
Recommended for memorable savehouses and its impact on players as young teens. Critics cite missing patches and its listing as unsupported on current systems.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 55%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Memorable savehouses and early-teen impact
“Savehouses in GTA III, VC and SA are very memorable”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “A 12TB Steam “teraleak” spills more than a decade of lost PC gaming history” “having my early teenage mind absolutely blown”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “A GTA modder has got the 1997 original working on modern PCs and Steam Deck”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Missing patches and unsupported platform status
“Decided to skip GTA III completely after seeing the reviews and lack of unofficial patches”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look [video]” “It is now, as of today, listed as unsupported.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Modder Runs GTA III Inside GTA: San Andreas on an In-Game TV”
Other open world games people recommend
The four most recommended other open world games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21 | 23 | 48% | 11 | 2 yrs4 owners | — |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 10 | 5 | 67% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Hedra | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Grand Theft Auto IIIThis page | 6 | 5 | 55% | 3 | — | — |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 5 | 1 | 83% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the cars and people didn't load in gta3, just the shadow of the car is seen”
“Savehouses in GTA III, VC and SA are very memorable”
“Decided to skip GTA III completely after seeing the reviews and lack of unofficial patches”
“It is now, as of today, listed as unsupported.”
“It was so serious and dark and I didn't connect with it at all.”
“the review made it sound so amazing that I purchased it”
“having my early teenage mind absolutely blown”
“I like how GTAⅢ is the only 3D GTA game where you can permanently select the oldschool top-down camera.”
“both of which I also like”
“Never liked GTA 3 onwards for this reason.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.