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Game entry

Grand Theft Auto

1997 · Action-adventure, Racing, Shoot 'em up, Sandbox · PC, DOS, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 · BMG Interactive

GameForever voters place Grand Theft Auto no. 1,941 in the world ranking, with 1,504 ELO points and 44% of wins across 315 duels settled. Grand Theft Auto V is the rival it has faced most: 11 duels, 1 wins and 10 losses. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 36 out of 77 (1997).

World rank

no. 1,941

ELO score

1,504

Wins

44%

Duels played

315

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About Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the Grand Theft Auto series and a sandbox-crime game published by Rockstar Games.

The original Grand Theft Auto is made up of a series of levels each set in one of the three cities in the game. In each level, the player has a target number of points to achieve, and five lives to attain the score.

The score counter doubles as a money meter; the player can spend this money on paint jobs and various other things. However, any money spent is of course taken away from the score, making the goal that little bit further away.

On obtaining the target number of points, the player must then drive to a certain location to complete the level, which allows progress to the next one.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,504 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Grand Theft Auto sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,938 Euro Truck Simulator 1,505
  2. 1,939 Might & Magic Heroes VII 1,505
  3. 1,940 Silent Breath 1,505
  4. 1,941 Grand Theft Auto 1,504
  5. 1,942 Guacamelee! 2 1,504
  6. 1,943 Command & Conquer: Generals 1,504
  7. 1,944 Sid Meier's Pirates! 1,504

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The standing

Where Grand Theft Auto ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Grand Theft Auto stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 36 out of 77 (1997).

Where Grand Theft Auto ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,941 5,046
Action-adventure 176 329
1990s 267 659
1997 36 77

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