is a series of open-world crime action-adventure video games, and one of the longest running arcade video game Grand Theft Auto series, published by Rockstar Games and developed by its subsidiaries, including Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design Limited), Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar Toronto, and Rockstar Lincoln. The first game was developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and BMG Interactive (a subsidiary of BMG Records). The first game in the series was released in 1997.
There are currently seventeen games in the series, plus two expansion packs for the original and two expansions for GTA IV and including a multiplayer title. The games have been released for multiple platforms (e.g. Microsoft Xbox (Original Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S), Sony PlayStation (PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5), PC (Windows, MS-DOS), macOS (OS X), and Sega Dreamcast), including Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, and Fire OS, with all but two games released on multiple platforms.
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the series. The unofficial Hot Coffee mod and the subsequent furor brought a lot of attention to Rockstar Games.
Grand Theft Auto saat ini memegang 10 rekor dunia gim, termasuk Bintang Tamu Terbanyak dalam Serial Gim Video, Pengisi Suara Terbanyak dalam Gim Video (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas), Soundtrack Dalam Gim Terbesar (Grand Theft Auto IV), dan Peluncuran Hiburan Tersukses Sepanjang Masa (Grand Theft Auto V). Serial Grand Theft Auto juga menduduki peringkat ke-5 sebagai waralaba gim video terlaris sepanjang masa. Serial gim utamanya meliputi Grand Theft Auto (1997), Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999), Grand Theft Auto III (2001), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004), Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), Grand Theft Auto V (2013), dan Grand Theft Auto VI (2026).
Expansion packs include Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (both released in 1999) and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (both released in 2009). Handheld GTA games include Grand Theft Auto Advance (2004), Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009). Grand Theft Auto has also been released in compilation and remastered forms, including Grand Theft Auto: Director’s Cut (1999), Grand Theft Auto: The Classics Collection and Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack (both released in 2003), Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (2005), Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009), Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition (2010) and Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (2021).
The original incarnation of the series, Grand Theft Auto, is the only game in the entire series to have been rated (T) by the ESRB, while most games are rated M, including Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which was temporarily rated Adults Only (AO), after modders exploited the Hot Coffee mod, and was reverted to a Teen Adult (M) rating after Take-Two Interactive, owner of Rockstar Games, was forced to re-release the game to restore the M.