The game time is set to 1992. The protagonist Carl Johnson returned to his hometown in Los Santos after learning that his mother was killed, and found that his family and his gang, the Grove Street family gang, were like a mess. During the game, Carl Johnson will slowly reveal the inner story of the murder of his mother, revive the gang and open up his own business.

Like the predecessors of the "Grand Theft Auto" series, this game was commercially successful, but it was also controversial, including some hidden and exposed content, which caused the game to be re-rated, followed by many retailers.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is one of the action-adventure video games developed by Rockstar North. It is the third work in the 3D space-time "Grand Theft Auto" series. The PS2 version was first released in October 2004, June 2005. Windows and Xbox versions will be launched this month. All versions have received a lot of praise and high sales, and are also the highest-selling work in PS2 games, reaching 17.33 million sets. The supported platforms are Android, Apple iOS, and Windows Phone. The gameplay continues. Two GTA 3 and GTA VC, which have been on the mobile platform in sequence, replace the PC keyboard and the joystick of the home computer version with touch. This game is the most free 3D world game in the mobile game after Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. His last work was "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" (GTA: Vice City) released in 2002.

The game maintains the same high degree of freedom as the previous game. Players can carry out criminal activities as they wish, and can also carry out activities such as capturing prisoners, fighting fires, and first aid. The game has more open content than the previous game. For example, the protagonist can play basketball and swim to explore the underwater world, increase lung capacity, participate in competitions, and skydive. The production team has changed the textures and actions to be more realistic. Pedestrians will even lean on the side of the car, lie on the beach, walk hand in hand, chat face to face, etc., in order to show a city alive. At the same time, there are more buildings to interact with than before, such as bars, banks, convenience stores, and casinos. The game increases the protagonist’s physiological characteristics such as hunger, obesity, and muscles. It can be used in fast food restaurants through eating or performing various activities. The movement changes, the protagonist can meet his girlfriend freely.