re3
Reverse-engineered source for GTA III (and the reVC branch for Vice City). The GitHub repository has been blocked since a 2021 DMCA takedown and now returns HTTP 451.
Decompilation Human-led archivedFacts
- Original
- Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City (2001)
- Platform
- Multi
- Method
- Decompilation
- Provenance
- Human-led · Built 2019-2021 by the GTAmodding team, predating AI coding agents what this means
- Status
- archived
- Licence
- unknown
- Team
- GTAmodding
- Runs on
- Windows, Linux, macOS
- Needs the original
- Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy
How to get it legally
This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was decompiled by GTAmodding. Facts last checked 2026-10-13.
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