Gta 3 Liberty City - Real Life Scale [PREMIUM · SOLUTION]

The developers at Rockstar North used several techniques to make the small map feel substantial:

Roughly 16.14 km² , nearly double the size of the original. GTA 3 Liberty City - Real Life Scale

In the original release, heavy fog obscured distant islands, making the world feel like it extended much further than it did. The developers at Rockstar North used several techniques

The actual New York City land area is about 783 km² , making it roughly 178 times larger than the landmass of GTA 3's Liberty City. heavy fog obscured distant islands

As of 2026, Liberty City remains one of the smallest major open worlds in the franchise: Slightly larger at 9.11 km² .