Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Released Jan 2023
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
80% positive · 17K reviews Definitive edition
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $59.99
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Evaluation
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition is a remastered release of the classic 2004 game, developed by Grove Street Games and published by Rockstar Games. It launched on Steam on January 19, 2023, bundling the original game with across-the-board visual and gameplay enhancements including new lighting, high-resolution textures, increased draw distance, and updated GTA V-style controls. The title itself — "The Definitive Edition" — signals this is a complete, repackaged version of the original game rather than a platform for ongoing new content. Rockstar has not announced any DLC, expansions, or additional content for this release. The only post-launch developer communication is a November 13, 2024 patch (Update 1.112) that added a Classic Lighting mode and various fixes — a maintenance update, not new content. No further content or development plans have been communicated.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a remastered version of the classic GTA San Andreas with visual and gameplay enhancements, developed by Grove Street Games. No mention of post-launch content or ongoing updates.
Update 1.112 adds Classic Lighting mode restoring original sky appearance, along with bug fixes and improvements. A maintenance patch with no new content.
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Developer
Publisher
Rockstar Games
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Experience the blockbuster classic, 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.
Five years ago, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson escaped the haze of Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs, and corruption. Now, it's the early 90s. CJ’s got to go home - his mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart, and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of cops frame him for homicide, forcing CJ on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets in the next iteration of the series that changed everything.
Developed by Rockstar Games, adapted by Grove Street Games.
Five years ago, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson escaped the haze of Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs, and corruption. Now, it's the early 90s. CJ’s got to go home - his mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart, and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of cops frame him for homicide, forcing CJ on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets in the next iteration of the series that changed everything.
Developed by Rockstar Games, adapted by Grove Street Games.
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Last evaluated Jun 17, 2026
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