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Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition

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Player score
8.3/10
202,491 reviews
Released
Unknown
Developer
Rockstar North
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
90
Steam Deck
playable
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition?

PLEASE NOTE: Microsoft no longer supports creating Games for Windows-LIVE accounts within Grand Theft Auto IV. You can create an account through and then log into your account in game. This standalone retail title spans three distinct stories, interwoven to create one of the most unique and engaging single-player experiences of this...

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First releasedNot recorded
DeveloperRockstar North, Rockstar Toronto
PublisherRockstar Games
PlatformsPC
GenresOpen World, Racing, Sandbox
Languages5 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition received?

Players83%positive of 202,491 · Very Positive
Metacritic90critic aggregate, PC
Achievements55on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Partial Controller Support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerpartial support
Cloud savesNo
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckplayable
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gate17+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

Is Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition worth it?

83% of 202,491 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. Its price is not listed, and critics score it 90/100.

That is the data, not a verdict for sale: whether it is worth it depends on the price you pay and what you want. We have not published our own review of this game.

How long is Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition? How long to beat it

Total play time for Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition is about 101.1 hours to do everything, and around 30.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path30.8h320
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do51.9h424
Completionist: everything: 100% the game101.1h122

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition system requirements

The minimum requirements from Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition's Steam page. These are what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings.

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition minimum requirements
Memory1.5 GB RAM (other games at this level)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz
Graphics256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900 · runs on a low-end GPU

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How many people own Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition

20M–50MEstimated owners on Steama band, not a figure · SteamSpy
175,272Reviews writtena floor: every one owns it
0Playing at peak, recentlyconcurrent players

This is an estimate, not a sales figure, and the two are not interchangeable. SteamSpy samples public profiles and publishes a range; the range here spans a factor of 2.5, and that width is the honest part of it. We show both ends rather than a midpoint, because a midpoint would look like a measurement.

Steam only. Console and storefront sales are not counted, so a game that sold heavily elsewhere reads low here. Read on 19 October 2026. Where a publisher has announced a real unit figure, that appears separately and carries its source.

Estimated sales for Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition

These are estimates, not reported figures. Rockstar North has not published unit sales for Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition, and nobody outside the company can measure them. What follows is arithmetic on the review count, with the method printed below so you can check it or reject it.

6.1M–12MEstimated copies soldon Steam, lifetime

How this was calculated

Steam sales track review counts closely enough that dividing one by the other across games with published figures gives a usable multiplier. This is the standard method for estimating sales from outside a publisher.

Sales estimate working
Reviews on Steam202,491
Sales per review30 to 60
List priceNot recorded
Assumed average selling price33% to 66% of list
SteamSpy owner estimate20M–50M, a different measure, see below

What this cannot tell you

Steam only. Console, Epic, GOG and retail sales are not in here. For a game that sold heavily on PlayStation this is a fraction of the real number.

The band is wide because the method is imprecise. Review rates vary with price, genre, launch era and how insistently a game asks. Published analyses put the ratio between 30 and 60 for paid games, and we show the whole range rather than picking a point in it.

The owner estimate above measures something else. SteamSpy counts accounts that have the game, which includes free weekends, bundles, giveaways and gifts. It sits higher than a sales figure for that reason, and the two are not alternative answers to the same question.

Revenue is the shakiest line. It assumes an average selling price well below list because most copies move in sales, and it ignores regional pricing, refunds, key resellers and whatever deal the publisher actually has with Valve. Treat it as an order of magnitude, not a figure.

If Rockstar North publishes a real number we will use that instead and say where it came from. Our editorial policy covers how we handle figures we cannot verify.

What readers say about Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition

Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.

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Games like Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition

24 games overlap with Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced.

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Part of the Grand Theft Auto series

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition is one of 10 Grand Theft Auto games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:

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Common questions about Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition

What platforms is Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition on?

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition is available on PC.

Do players recommend Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition?

83% of 202,491 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition?

90 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition?

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition was developed by Rockstar North, Rockstar Toronto and published by Rockstar Games.

Is Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition worth it in 2026?

83% of 202,491 Steam reviews are positive (Very Positive), and its price is not listed. That is the strongest signal we hold; "worth it" depends on the price you pay and what you want, so weigh the sentiment against the current price above.

What are the system requirements for Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition?

At minimum, Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition needs 1.5 GB RAM, a Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz, a 256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900, from its Steam listing. That is what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings. Check it against your own PC on the can-I-run page.

How long does it take to beat Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition?

about 30.8 hours for the main story, 51.9 hours with the main extras, 101.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.