Ranking by series

The Grand Theft Auto games, ranked.

14 games compete in this selection. Grand Theft Auto III tops it with 1,857 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

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In detail

The Grand Theft Auto games ranked, what this ranking says

Grand Theft Auto III leads this selection with 1,857 ELO points, ahead of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto V. The 14 games competing in it have played 18,114 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection	14
Duels played by those games	18,114
Game in the lead	Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points	1,857
Point gap between 1st and 10th	260
Best represented decade	2000s
Last reading	November 3, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 14 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game	Points gained in 7 days	ELO score
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition	+21	1,483
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition	+21	1,421
Grand Theft Auto III	+20	1,857

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins	Against	Duels played	Win rate
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Grand Theft Auto V	156	54%
Grand Theft Auto V	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	141	56%
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Grand Theft Auto IV	132	59%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	106	58%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Grand Theft Auto IV	105	64%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Grand Theft Auto series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Grand Theft Auto series is Grand Theft Auto III, with 1,857 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto V, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Grand Theft Auto games are ranked?

14 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 18,114 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Grand Theft Auto game is climbing right now?

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 21 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 14 games in the selection moved.