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Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition

Publisher: Rockstar Games

Game Information

Experience the epic open world adventure that started it all updated for a new generation with across-the-board enhancements including brilliant new lighting and environmental upgrades, with high-resolution textures, increased draw distance, Grand Theft Auto V-style controls and targeting, and much more, bringing these beloved worlds to life with all new levels of detail.

It all starts in Liberty City. With revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you have enough guts to take it.

Developed by Rockstar Games, adapted by Grove Street Games.

Mac Performance Stats

Experience Reports

3

Play Methods

Native1
CrossOver2
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

3.7/5

Experience Reports

CrossOver

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CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
DXVKEXCELLENT
M2 BASE
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
60
Resolution:
720p
Hardware:
M2 BASE
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M2 PRO
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Hardware:
M2 PRO

Review Note:

Not the Definitive Edition. The re3 sourceport works great on Mac

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
NONEBARELY PLAYABLE
M3 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
Resolution:
1920x1080
Chip:
M3 BASE
Cores:
8 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

Steam's original version (non-Definitive edition) didn't work very well.
At first, it would show the error "Cannot find 640X 480 mode", which normally could be fixed by installing SilentPatch with Ddraw component and setting compatibility to Windows 7 or XP, but that didn't work.
The only solution was to paste a gta3.set file that I found on Reddit at the "GTA3 User Files" folder. Even so... it took like a minute to get past a white screen and finally show the game's main menu.
Gameplay seemed smooth at first, but got laggy after 2 minutes playing, so I don't think it's worth insisting in this version of the game.