# All 7 Mainline GTA Games, Ranked

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/all-7-mainline-gta-games-ranked/
- Published: 2026-07-25T19:36:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T20:06:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/gta-games-ranked/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- GTA’s early games established its enduring open-world formula.
- GTA III made the series a 3D gaming benchmark.
- The ranking precedes GTA VI’s November 2026 release.

## Summary

Collider ranks the seven mainline Grand Theft Auto games ahead of GTA VI’s planned 19 November 2026 release, tracing the series’ development from controversial top-down crime games to a major cultural and commercial franchise.

- Grand Theft Auto (1997) is ranked seventh for establishing the series’ criminal sandbox, vehicle theft, police chases and cheats.
- Grand Theft Auto II (1999) is sixth, praised for its futuristic setting, rival gang system and more reactive world.
- Grand Theft Auto III (2001) is fifth for transforming the formula into a landmark 3D open-world city.
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) is fourth, recognised for its voiced protagonist and 1980s-inspired style.

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