GTA's Chain Game: from save-passing exercise to international community

The GTA Chain Game is a non-real-time multiplayer relay: players take turns advancing a single save file until each title reaches 100% completion. What began as a simple save-passing exercise has run for years across multiple Grand Theft Auto classics, turning a handful of rounds into an international community that hosts events and shares conversations around the games.

That community is organised by a small team — including long-serving commander-in-chief GTAKid and helpers TubewayArmy and Stahli — who keep rounds running and welcome new players. More modern entries like GTA 4 and Episodes From Liberty City have expanded the format, offering feature-packed playthroughs where no two rounds feel the same.

Players are drawn by a mix of nostalgia, challenge and the low-commitment relay format: you can jump in for a mission or take a longer turn depending on the game.

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