Is GTA V fun? Yes. Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced scores 8/10 for fun. The story missions are a blast from the opening robbery, but the Rockstar launcher and hacker-filled Online lobbies cost it two points.
Where this score comes from: Steam player reviews, last checked against 377 recent and most-helpful English reviews in November 2026. Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced on Steam
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced is the 2025 PC version of Rockstar’s 2013 crime sandbox, with ray tracing and faster loading. One purchase gets you the story mode plus GTA Online, and this page rates both as Steam sells them today.
GTA V scores 8/10 on immediate fun. About four in five players under 20 hours were positive, mostly about the story. Driving and shooting feel good from the first mission. The two points go to Rockstar’s launcher and account checks, which stop some people before they play at all, and to public Online lobbies run by cheaters.
The missions carry it. One player who replayed every GTA in order called this the most polished of the series, with the best movement, gunplay and car handling, and missions that start right in the open world with no loading screen. Heists let you choose how to pull them off.
Switching between Michael, Franklin and Trevor keeps things moving, and the satire on the radio still lands. One player with over a thousand hours in Online finally played the story and says it made them laugh and cry.
Between missions there is golf, tennis, hunting and every kind of vehicle. It runs on modest hardware too: one player gets over 100 fps at 1080p on a GTX 1080.
The Rockstar launcher is the top complaint from new players. People report it freezing, failing to start the game, or asking for an account email they can no longer reach. Story mode still checks your license online. The BattlEye anti-cheat kicks some players who never cheated, Steam Deck is no longer supported, and the game now opens into Online by default, so one newcomer kept landing there by accident.
Online itself is rough for a newcomer. Public lobbies are full of modders and griefers on flying rocket bikes, the grind for cars and businesses nudges you toward Shark Cards, and the global chat is gone. Long-time players also report crashes and mission bugs.
Solo: This is where most new players have their fun. The story needs nobody else. Going into Online alone means public lobbies, and one player nearly refunded after friends quit, until the campaign won them back.
With friends: Heists and free roam in a private or invite-only session fix most of the chaos, according to veterans. Expect a long grind, and don’t count on strangers to fill a race lobby.
Yes, for the story alone. Treat Online as a bonus for nights with friends in a private session. If you want another Rockstar open world with a tighter story, Red Dead Redemption also scored 8/10.
For comparison, we rated Cyberpunk 2077 9/10 and Hogwarts Legacy 7/10 on the same fun-only scale.
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Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced scores 8/10 on immediate fun. Heists, chases and three loud leads make the story a blast. The launcher and Online's hackers are the tax.
Rockstar launcher. Hacker lobbies.
One question: did it deliver immediate fun? Graphics, story depth, difficulty and critical acclaim are ignored. Pick-up-and-play accessibility is rewarded; anything that makes you wait for the fun to start is penalized.
How we score: We don't care about graphics, story depth, or critical acclaim. One question — did it deliver immediate fun? We reward pick-up-and-play accessibility and penalize anything that makes you wait for the fun to start.