Grand Theft Auto III

Drive, explore and take on Liberty City missions in WASM Arcade’s community browser build of GTA III.

Desktop

Play in your browserOpens the community project in a new tab.

Before you jump in

GTA III combines city exploration, driving and story missions. You play Claude in Liberty City, switching between travelling on foot and using vehicles. This entry opens WASM Arcade’s re3-based browser project for the 2001 game. A desktop keyboard and mouse are the starting point for this guide. Pressing Play GTA III also opens a sponsor page in another tab; return to the game tab to continue loading.

Project page & credits

Game files: No game files to provide
Controls: WASD or arrow keys, mouse; F or Enter to enter vehicles
First launch: Allow time for resources to load

Start here

How to play Grand Theft Auto III in your browser

Open WASM Arcade’s GTA III page in a current desktop browser with WebGL 2, then press Play GTA III.
If a sponsor tab opens, return to the GTA III tab. Keep it open while the resource download progresses.
Click inside the game to give it keyboard focus. Choose Start game, then Start new game to begin the opening sequence.
Use WASD or the arrow keys to move and steer, and F or Enter to enter or leave a vehicle. Start by getting used to movement and driving before taking on missions.
Save at an in-game safehouse when available. Use the page’s Saves toolbar to keep an exported backup before changing browsers or clearing site data.

Project information reviewed 2026-10-16. The game runs on the linked project’s website.