Given the fever-pitch anticipation for GTA 6, perhaps this was inevitable. Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced, which adds all of the GTA+ bonuses like ray tracing options, improved loading times, and extra vehicles is now the worst-rated Rockstar game in Steam history. Grand Theft Auto 4. LA Noire. The much-unloved GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, with the remasters of San Andreas and Vice City – all of them have higher ratings on Valve's digital store. Maybe people wanted more from GTA 5 Enhanced. Maybe they're just frustrated that it's not Grand Theft Auto 6. Either way, Rockstar's latest launch has set a sore record.
briefly overtook its would-be successor.
More than 12,000 players have left ratings for GTA 5 Enhanced on Steam. Of that 12,000, specifically 50.04% are positive, according to tracking by SteamDB. Excluding DLC packs for Max Payne 3, the next lowest-rated full Rockstar game is the Grand Theft Auto 3: The Definitive Edition, which has a positive score of 65%. After that, it's the criticized PC port of the otherwise superb Manhunt at 68%.
The Definitive Edition versions of San Andreas and Vice City also have higher scores, at 73% and 76% respectively, and the complete, aggregated Definitive Edition bundle also has a score of 73%. It's still early for Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced and some of the negative responses from players are based on technical problems – such as being unable to migrate their Legacy over to the new version – which Rockstar may be able to fix with patches and updates.
Some of the negative sentiment may also stem from players' frustration about the open-world game sequel since the first trailer in December 2023. Perhaps, in time, like the Definitive Edition of the trilogy, GTA 5 Enhanced's reputation will recover.
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