GTA games in order – every title listed by release and chronology as Grand Theft Auto 6 launch looms

GRAND Theft Auto is one of gaming's best-loved franchises – and dates all the way back to 1997.

The series is made up of core franchise titles (with GTA 6 now on the horizon) and endless spin-offs, so it's easy to lose track of what came out when.

We've pulled together a complete list of GTA titles from over the years, and it would be a monumental feat if you'd played them all.

It's fair to say that GTA games are now taking longer to produce.

GTA III and GTA Vice City were split by just a year, and San Andreas came out two years later.

By contrast, GTA V came out five years after GTA IV.

And now we're in 2023, still waiting for GTA 6 10 years on.

There's no exact word on when GTA 6 will arrive, but fans are hopeful for a 2024 or 2025 launch.

Excitingly, the GTA 6 trailer is nearly here.

In any case, there are lots of ways to order Grand Theft Auto games, so here are some of the key lists you need.

Main GTA games in release order

Probably the most useful list is main Grand Theft Auto games:

• Grand Theft Auto – 1997
• Grand Theft Auto 2 – 1999
• Grand Theft Auto III – 2001
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – 2002
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – 2004
• Grand Theft Auto IV – 2008
• Grand Theft Auto V – 2013
• Grand Theft Auto VI – TBC (2024/2025 expected)

Main GTA games in chronological order

This is how the main GTA games are ordered based on when their stories took place:

• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – 1986
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – 1992
• Grand Theft Auto – 1997
• Grand Theft Auto III – 2001
• Grand Theft Auto IV – 2008
• Grand Theft Auto V – 2013

It's currently unconfirmed when GTA 6 will be set, but it's possible that it could be whenever the release year is.

All GTA games in release order

Here are all of the GTA games in order of release:

• Grand Theft Auto – 1997 (MAIN)
• Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 – 1999 (EXPANSION)
• Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 – 1999 (EXPANSION)
• Grand Theft Auto 2 – 1999 (MAIN)
• Grand Theft Auto III – 2001 (MAIN)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – 2002 (MAIN)
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – 2004 (MAIN)
• Grand Theft Auto Advance – 2004 (HANDHELD)
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories – 2005 (HANDHELD)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories – 2006 (HANDHELD)
• Grand Theft Auto IV – 2008 (MAIN)
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – 2009 (HANDHELD)
• Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned – 2009 (EXPANSION)
• Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony – 2009 (EXpANSION)
• Grand Theft Auto V – 2013 (MAIN)

GTA compilations and remasters

Here are the Grand Theft Auto remasters and compilation bundles:

• Grand Theft Auto: Director's Cut – 1999
• Grand Theft Auto: The Classics Collection – 2003
• Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack – 2003
• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – 2005
• Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack – 2005
• Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City – 2009
• Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition – 2010
• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition – 2021

Grand Theft Auto 6 is the next expected release in the main series.