Summary
AGrand Theft Autofan shared an image that compiles all the logos from across the franchise since 1997.GTAhas evolved many times over the years from its top-down perspective beginnings, and some logo changes may surprise some fans.
The firstGTAwas released in 1997, and many installments have come out since then.GTA 3was the series' first foray into the 3D space, and it was immediately popular. Since then, each new entry in the franchise has garnered millions of players, except for portable titles exclusive to Nintendo handhelds. Between the release ofGTA 3andGTA 4, there were a few popular spin-off games that introduced the locations of Vice City and San Andreas. WithGrand Theft Auto 6preparing to return to the former, one fan has compiled all the logos to highlight the evolution between the original and latest titles.
Reddit user X_7A recently shared an image that brings all theGTAlogos from the past together. WithGTA 6revealed on December 4with its logo, the compilation includes the upcoming game as well. The first game featured a uniqueGrand Theft Autofont, but it has mostly been unchanged since the release ofGTA 3. TheGTA 2logo is minimal compared to the others, while unnumbered entries likeLiberty City StoriesandSan Andreasfeature exclusive lettering. Although it has the sameGrand Theft Autotext as most of the others,GTA 5’s logo is highlighted by the detail in its Roman numeral.GTA 6maintains this central lettering and detail but moves the Roman numerals behind it.
Beyond themainlineGrand Theft Autogames, this compilation also includes the expansions.GTA 4’s Lost and Damned and Ballad of Gay Tony, and the first game’s London 1969 are all present. ThoughGTA Onlineis reflected by its logo, the numerous big updates that it received are not. Perhaps the biggest departure from the standardGTAlogo is the aforementioned London 1969 expansion, which shows the three letters inside a circular symbol that hasn’t been used since.Vice CityandVice City Storiesshare font and color, whileGTA Advancealso hasItalic letters.Liberty City StoriesandGTA Onlinehave similar red letters, but the latter is missing the red lines containing the text.
BecauseGrand Theft Autois such a successful series, it will likely see more games released in the future. While the series hasn’t done spinoffs since the mobileChinatown Wars, Rockstar may return to the concept in the future. X_7A’s image could give players an idea of what future logos could look like.
