5 Best Selling GTA Games of All Time

The GTA franchise, created by Rockstar North, is famous for guns, cars, action, storyline, cutscenes and characters. The GTA franchise has had a storied history ever since the first game in the series. GTA I sold 3 million copies which is a very huge deal for a video game to debut in the market. The Grand Theft Auto V edition in the GTA series is the highest seller as of August 2022, with 170 million units sold worldwide since initial release in 2013.

In this article, we have ranked the top 5 GTA games based on the most number of units sold.

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Best selling GTA games

5. Grand Theft Auto: III

Within a year of release, GTA III had sold over six million copies and generated over $250 million in revenue. By March 2008, the game had sold 14.5 million units worldwide. The game earned a ‘Diamond’ award in the United Kingdom, indicating over one million sales. Moreover it was the first game to receive that award in that region. The first game in the Grand Theft Auto 3D series received worldwide fame and appreciation due to the newly introduced gameplay and features an incredible storyline.

4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

The game is played from a third person perspective and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. The open world design lets the player freely roam Vice City, consisting of two main islands. The game’s plot is based on multiple real world people and events in Miami such as Cubans, Haitians and biker gangs. Within 24 hours of its release, GTA Vice City sold 500,000 copies. By March 2008, the game had sold 17.5 million units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling PlayStation 2 games.

3. Grand Theft Auto: IV

The sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following 2004 release of GTA San Andreas. Grand Theft Auto IV broke industry sales records and became the fastest selling entertainment product in history at the time earning $310 million in its first day and $500 million in its first week.

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2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Released in 2004, this was the first game in the GTA 3D universe to introduce player swimming mechanics which made the fans appreciate it even more. The storyline is the most heartfelt and very real life based. It was the best selling video game of 2004, with over 27.5 million copies sold worldwide as of 2011. It the best selling PlayStation 2 game and one of the best selling video games of all time.

1. Grand Theft Auto: V

The Global all time unit sales of Grand Theft Auto franchise games as of August 2022 shows that GTA V was the highest seller with 170 million units sold worldwide ever since its release in 2013. This game being the second game in the GTA series HD universe became the fan favorite from its released. It was also available for free on Steam during 2020, which again caused a hike in the gross downloads of this game.

All Grand Theft Auto games have very high selling records which is a very big thing for the brand. Almost every game has come up with a new record charting concept which is why it is the most appreciated franchise.

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