Grand Theft Auto IV

Euphoria-driven physics and a dense simulated city raised expectations for open-world fidelity.

Released 2008 Developer Rockstar North Publisher Rockstar Games Platform Xbox 360 Genre Action-adventure Era Digital storefronts & indie Website rockstargames.com ↗

Mechanics it built on

Ideas Grand Theft Auto IV inherited rather than invented — each traceable back through the ontology to a root.

Ragdoll Physics ~~1998~~Seamless Streaming Open World ~~2001~~Snap-to-Cover Combat ~~2003~~Consequential Branching Endgame ~~2003~~Downloadable Content ~~2006~~

The Grand Theft Auto series in this dataset

1997

Grand Theft Auto ~~1997~~

2001

Grand Theft Auto III ~~2001~~

2002

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ~~2002~~

2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ~~2004~~

2008

Grand Theft Auto IV ~~this page~~

2013

Grand Theft Auto V ~~2013~~

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