<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Action - adventure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player, multiplayer </Td> </Tr> <P> Grand Theft Auto V is an action - adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games . It was released in September 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in November 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in April 2015 for Microsoft Windows . It is the first main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series since 2008's Grand Theft Auto IV . Set within the fictional state of San Andreas, based on Southern California, the single - player story follows three criminals and their efforts to commit heists while under pressure from a government agency . The open world design lets players freely roam San Andreas' open countryside and the fictional city of Los Santos, based on Los Angeles . </P> <P> The game is played from either a third - person or first - person perspective and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle . Players control the three lead protagonists throughout single - player and switch between them both during and outside missions . The story is centred on the heist sequences, and many missions involve shooting and driving gameplay . A "wanted" system governs the aggression of law enforcement response to players who commit crimes . Grand Theft Auto Online, the game's online multiplayer mode, lets up to 30 players engage in a variety of different cooperative and competitive game modes . </P>

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