Grand Theft Auto 2

The game takes place at an undisclosed time in the near future. It features a single town, divided into three districts: downtown, residential, and industrial. The player must answer phones to initiate various missions and can freely explore the city, steal vehicles, and commit crimes. To unlock new districts, the player must reach a certain score by committing crimes and finishing missions.

Because there are multiple criminal gangs in the game, the player must choose allegiances. Performing missions for one gang will decrease the player's reputation for another. The player also becomes wanted by the police after committing crimes, which will escalate from SWAT Teams to Special Agents and finally the army.

New features include the ability to save at the church when donating enough money and various side missions, such as becoming a taxi driver to earn money. There are many new cars with added weapons, like a firetruck with a flamethrower or a car with machine guns.

The PC version allows the player to adjust the time of day from noon to dusk for moody lighting, while on the PlayStation it can only be played at noon, and on the Dreamcast only at dusk.