What GTA Clones Did Better Than Grand Theft Auto Itself
While games inspired by Grand Theft Auto’s formula are often dismissed as inferior imitations, many have developed distinctive strengths and innovations of their own. Rather than being simple copies, these titles frequently address shortcomings in Rockstar’s series and offer alternative approaches to open-world game design. GameSpot explores how even one of gaming’s greatest franchises has imperfections that competing developers have managed to improve upon. As GTA 6 approaches, the article examines what lessons the industry has learned from attempting to replicate or refine the open-world crime sandbox formula that GTA popularized.