Liberty City

Satirical urban sandbox

Liberty City is a fictional metropolis in the Grand Theft Auto video game series, modeled on New York City.

The name plays on the Statue of Liberty while ironically describing a place rife with crime, corruption, and moral decay.

It has appeared in multiple games since 1997, serving as the satirical backdrop for open-world criminal gameplay.

Opposites
fictional vs. real status

Liberty CityNew York City

America's largest city

Manhattan · Brooklyn · non-fiction · Miami

gta game world geography

Liberty CitySan Andreas

California fault zone

Vice City

urban character

Liberty Cityidyllic countryside

Idealized rural landscape

rural America · small town · utopia · paradise · Mayberry

Family

liberty, city, liberties, cities, liberal, liberate, liberation, liberator, liberated

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Rated PG-13