Grand Theft Auto V is a game.
Grand Theft Auto V is an open world , action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games . Grand Theft Auto V . It received widespread critical acclaim , with praise directed at its multiple protagonist design , open world , presentation and gameplay . Open world , free roam , or ( more loosely ) sandbox are terms for video games where a player can move freely through a virtual world and is given considerable freedom in regard to how and when to approach particular objectives , as opposed to other video games that have a more linear structure to their gameplay . PlayStation 4 ( PS4 ) is a line of home video game consoles developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment .