Every GTA Game, Ranked by Metacritic Score

This is a ranking of ten Grand Theft Auto games by their Metacritic scores, revisiting the series’ critical record ahead of GTA 6’s imminent release. The high scores set a demanding benchmark for the new game, while the lower-rated entries show occasional growing pains in a series with few critical failures.

The ranking uses scores from each game’s original release platform, excludes expansions, GTA Online, the first three games and ports, and breaks ties in favour of games with more reviews. The article describes entries ranging from GTA Advance, a top-down prequel critics found out of step with the series’ newer direction, to earlier titles praised for features such as soundtracks and empire-building but sometimes criticised for controls or familiar gameplay.