Here are the best GTA: Vice City mods

The fourth game in the main story, GTA: Vice City is famous for its story and the Miami reminiscent location in the game. The two islands, the biker gangs, and the friction between the Cubans and Haitians all led to players comparing the game with Miami.

Regardless of Rockstar Games’ intentions, players fell in love with the recreation of the sunny beaches that Vice City had to offer. When the news broke that players were heading back to Vice City in GTA 6, most players were overjoyed.

Since GTA 6 is still a ways off, many fans have been replaying older titles in the series while waiting for the latest to release. Vice City is one of the games that will most definitely be on all the players’ lists to play again. However, the game isn’t like modern games, and the top GTA: Vice City mods may help players play the classic.

Top 9 GTA: Vice City mods

Similar to other games in the franchise like GTA: San Andreas, Vice City also has many mods that the community has made. However, trying all of them is a tedious task, and not all players have the time to experiment by themselves.

So here are the top 9 GTA: Vice City mods players can try to enhance their gameplay.

New Vice City 2011

The New Vice City 2011 mod makes the game really close to real life. Once the mod is enabled Tommy needs food to survive, he can drink when he goes clubbing, and police officers will attack him if he tries to break out of the jail when arrested.

In addition, Tommy will need to remember to refuel his vehicles or risk running out of gas. If that happens then he has the option to take a bus or hail a cab. Players who want to add more realism to the game will love the mod.

Nitrous Oxide

One of the dreams of every kid that played GTA: Vice City when the game first game came out was to have nitrous similar to Need for Speed games. The nitrous could come in handy during the racing side missions and when the player needed to make a quick getaway.

Well, the Nitrous Oxide mod does just that. Once enabled, players can drive into the NOS garage to equip their cars with the nitrous oxide modification. The nitrous gets deactivated if the car gets destroyed. Furthermore, ironically, players can use the cheat “NEEDFORSPEED” to enable or disable nitrous.

GTA: Long Night

Players who love GTA and also like horror games will love the GTA: Long Night mod. Once enabled, the mod turns Vice City into a zombie horror game where the player needs to do everything to survive.

The mod adds 25 new weapons, 20 new missions, and 6 characters who will try to survive the undead. The mod isn’t going to be for everyone but since zombie survival games are trending now, it might be worth a try.

Atlantis City – Vice City

A hurricane submerged 80% of Vice City in the water and Tommy needs to be more careful to survive in the new lawless and crime-ridden world. The Atlantis City – Vice City mod adds a new theme to the game.

Tommy needs to conserve bullets and his health as weapons and medkits are both short. The game becomes more difficult and the missions are more challenging compared to the vanilla Vice City.

GTA: Police Stories

The GTA: Police Stories mod changes the story of GTA: Vice City completely. The mod turns Tommy from a gangster into a police officer who is attempting to control the mafia. The missions of the game change and the entire map is open as soon as the game begins.

This mod can be extremely good for players who have played Vice City too many times and need the game to become completely different. Now instead of building their crime empire, they can take down the mafia.

MixSets

MixSets mod is a package of 74 configurations that are bundled into this one mod set that players can use to customize many different aspects of Vice City. Players can modify the FPS of the game and also enable the option for cars to not blow up when they are overturned.

Gamers will have the option to individually check all the mods available and enable or disable them according to preference. However, this mod is a must-try for all players as it contains multiple useful mods that can come in handy.

GTA Vice City (Stories Style Swimming)

Something that annoyed almost every single gamer about GTA: Vice City was the inability of Tommy to swim. Any time the main character fell in the water, he’d drown. The GTA Vice City (Stories Style Swimming) mod changes that.

Once enabled, it adds the swimming animation and code from GTA: Vice City Stories and allows Tommy to finally swim. This mod is one of the most useful and every player should enable it as it can come in handy in unexpected situations.

Ultimate Vice City

One of the shortcomings of GTA: Vice City is the shortage of cars in the game. Players can especially see this when they play the game in 2024. That can change if they use the Ultimate Vice City mod.

The mod adds 40 new cars to the game and also makes some visual changes. Players will see a new bridge, more billboards, and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The visual changes alone completely warrant trying this mod.

HD Effects

The HD Effects mod takes the graphics of GTA: Vice City to another level. The blood splashes become more realistic, the muzzle flashes when shooting, and tire marks are visible on the asphalt.

This mod is worth trying for people who love the masterpiece but can’t get past the fact that the game hasn’t aged well. With so many good games coming out with much better graphics, it’s only natural that some players may want to experience the game with better graphics. Fortunately, that’s where this mod comes into play.