Review · Action · Android · macOS · PC
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Reviewed: 30 Apr 2026
Android · macOS · PC · iOS · PlayStation 4 · PS Vita · PlayStation 2 · Xbox
Rockstar North · 2002
Ludograph rating
C
Mixed
49 /100
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is an open-world action game that offers problem-solving and strategic thinking, but features significant violence, sexual content, and questionable ethics.
Growth (BDS)
34
Risk (RIS)
10
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.48 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.03 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.45 | |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City offers an expansive open world for exploration and provides opportunities for problem-solving and strategic thinking within its mission structures. The game can also enhance reading comprehension through in-game text and dialogue.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.17 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.11 | |
The game contains significant levels of violence, sexual content, and substance references, and portrays a world with questionable ethical reasoning. There are also risks associated with social comparison and identity formation due to the mature themes and character motivations.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.67 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.67 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.67 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.33 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.