One-off purchase
Grand Theft Auto V cost to play
What Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced costs on Steam UK, the PEGI 18 rating and how many people play GTA V on Steam.
Grand Theft Auto V gameplay, images and trailer
© Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto V trailer “GTA Online: Oscar Guzman Flies Again EN NR” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £29.99: Cheapest standard price: Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (Steam UK, standard price)
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 32 h to beat: Main story: 32 hours (HowLongToBeat)
- 94p an hour: £29.99 ÷ 32 hours (main story)
- 80k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 18: Age rating
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Grand Theft Auto V player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 79,877
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 84,640
- 47,615 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- −12%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 360,761
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Is Grand Theft Auto V dead?
No. Grand Theft Auto V peaked at 84,640 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 47,615 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 13% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 47,615 | 84,640 | −11.9% |
| August 2026 | 62,370 | 96,078 | −6.0% |
| July 2026 | 68,906 | 102,170 | −2.9% |
| June 2026 | 68,443 | 105,223 | −6.4% |
| May 2026 | 61,992 | 112,445 | +3.3% |
| April 2026 | 61,798 | 108,812 | −14.6% |
| March 2026 | 69,770 | 127,424 | +0.3% |
| February 2026 | 77,909 | 127,027 | −1.9% |
| January 2026 | 80,874 | 129,542 | −5.2% |
| December 2025 | 81,832 | 136,591 | +29.9% |
| November 2025 | 61,852 | 105,128 | −3.5% |
| October 2025 | 57,282 | 108,952 | – |
What Grand Theft Auto V costs to play
| Item | Price | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (Steam UK, standard price) | £29.99 | game |
| Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Great White Shark Card (Steam UK, standard price) | £44.99 | game |
| GTA+ (Steam UK, standard price) | £6.99 | subscription |
Source for every row: store.steampowered.com · checked 21 Oct 2026
How long is Grand Theft Auto V?
Grand Theft Auto V takes about 32 hours to finish the main story, and about 89.5 hours to complete everything.
- Main story32 h
- Main + extras51.5 h
- Completionist89.5 h
Cost per hour (main story)
94p
£29.99 on Steam UK ÷ 32 h
Source: HowLongToBeat, read 28 Oct 2026. Your time will vary with difficulty and play style.
How Grand Theft Auto V is rated
GamesChart Score
87.5, #42 of 3,236 rated games
#3 of 2013 · #24 of the 2010s · #2 in Racing · #24 on Xbox
Critics
Players
Built from 2,055,218 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #41
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim2011 · Bethesda Game Studios87.5 - #42
Grand Theft Auto V2013 · Rockstar North87.5 - #43
Bloodborne2015 · FromSoftware87.5
Grand Theft Auto V questions
How much does Grand Theft Auto V cost in the UK?
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced (Steam UK, standard price): £29.99. Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Great White Shark Card (Steam UK, standard price): £44.99. Prices checked 21 October 2026.
Is Grand Theft Auto V free to play?
No. Grand Theft Auto V is not free to play: you buy the game to play it.
How long is Grand Theft Auto V?
Main story: about 32 hours. Main + extras: about 51.5 hours. Completionist: about 89.5 hours (HowLongToBeat). At £29.99, that's 94p per hour (main story).
What age rating is Grand Theft Auto V?
Grand Theft Auto V is rated PEGI 18.
How many people play Grand Theft Auto V?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 79,877, checked 21 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 360,761.
What is Grand Theft Auto V's all-time Steam peak?
360,761 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Grand Theft Auto V (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 79,877. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Grand Theft Auto V dead?
No. Grand Theft Auto V peaked at 84,640 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 47,615 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 13% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Grand Theft Auto V player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Grand Theft Auto V?
Grand Theft Auto V is developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.
Grand Theft Auto V is an open-world crime action game with a single-player story and online multiplayer. It was developed by Rockstar North, published by Rockstar Games and first released in 2013 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It came to PC on Steam on 13 April 2015. That original PC version is now called Grand Theft Auto V Legacy on Steam and has no purchase option of its own; the version on sale is Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, released on Steam on 4 March 2025. It ranks #42 in our best games of all time ranking.
How it plays
Grand Theft Auto V's story follows three criminals, a young street hustler, a retired bank robber and a psychopath, who become tangled up with the criminal underworld, the US government and the entertainment industry. To survive they must pull off a series of dangerous heists in a city where they can trust nobody, least of all each other.
The game is set in Los Santos and Blaine County, which players can explore. On PC there is also a First Person Mode, and the options include a slider for car and pedestrian traffic, keyboard and mouse controls, and controller support.
It includes Grand Theft Auto Online, which supports 30 players and two spectators on PC and includes the Heists and Adversary modes. The Rockstar Editor lets players capture, edit and share footage, and its Director Mode lets them stage scenes with story characters, pedestrians and animals. The radio stations include The Lab FM and Self Radio, which plays your own music.
What it costs
On Steam UK, Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced costs £29.99 at standard price. A bundle with a Great White Shark Card, a pack of in-game money for GTA Online, costs £44.99. The store page also lists GTA+, Rockstar's subscription, at £6.99 a month.
Players
The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 79,877 concurrent players on 21 October 2026. Its all-time peak on Steam Charts is 360,761. These figures are for the Legacy app; the Enhanced version has its own Steam app, and PlayStation and Xbox players aren't counted.
Age rating
Grand Theft Auto V is rated PEGI 18 for violence and bad language, and PEGI flags in-game purchases. On pegi.info the current console versions were rated on 15 March 2022 and the PC version on 24 March 2015. PEGI's advice notes that players can buy Shark Cards, which turn into in-game money, but that the game can be played without them.
How we checked
We read the Steam UK listings on 21 October 2026 and recorded standard prices. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day. The rating is from pegi.info and Steam's store data. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page.
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Guides and data
Sources
- Card art and page images – Grand Theft Auto V Steam store screenshots (Rockstar Games), published by store.steampowered.com
- PEGI rating – Grand Theft Auto V, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – Grand Theft Auto V, published by steamcharts.com
- Steam UK – Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, published by store.steampowered.com
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