GTA VCS Recomp download
Every release file, with exact byte size and SHA-256, linked straight to GitHub. Drop a downloaded file into the checker to confirm it is genuine.
Windows 84.6 MB · Linux 38.1 MB · 20,710 downloads · 30 checksums
GTA VCS Recomp Wiki / Download
Every file below comes from the GitHub Releases JSON of the repositories, read on November 8, 2026. Sizes are exact byte counts and the SHA-256 values are the digests GitHub records for each upload. Nothing is hosted here: every button opens the file on github.com.
Check a file’s SHA-256
Drop the .zip or .AppImage you downloaded. Your browser calculates its SHA-256 with WebCrypto and compares it with all 30 files published in the gta-vcs-recomp and VCSNative GitHub releases. The file never leaves your computer.
Windows: certutil -hashfile FILE SHA256 · Linux: sha256sum FILE · macOS: shasum -a 256 FILE
gta-vcs-recomp v0.2.3 (PS2 version)
Published November 6, 2026, 12:34 UTC by the project’s release workflow: “GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.2.3”. Windows users take the ZIP, Linux users the AppImage; the .sha256 files hold each file’s checksum. The ZIP contains the launcher, the full source, an embeddable Python and the libraries, so the build itself downloads nothing except the compiler (about 190 MB, once).
| File | Platform | Size | Bytes | SHA-256 | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VCS-Recomp-0.2.3-windows.zip | Windows x64 | 84.6 MB | 84,556,896 | 2ef2bc56ab79a24a7ae6bba6f847ecb579c9e1651645c90b748221bde2f96ae9 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.3-windows.zip.sha256 | Checksum (Windows) | 96 bytes | 96 | 1b84db136cd396fadfcc83140e113f8f4a1119434276e405b6c7ad1052d22223 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.3-x86_64.AppImage | Linux x86_64 | 38.1 MB | 38,050,296 | 44e8379ad0ce293803e35cd95ebe40f0b2eb8698661e02b1b49df6a71c9e4125 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.3-x86_64.AppImage.sha256 | Checksum (Linux) | 99 bytes | 99 | 53d58361a43a0bb48cde5febe630a7e4b6c45a402c23217f36e0eb6a3274bd77 | Download |
Next: install on Windows or Linux.
VCSNative v1.0.0 (PSP version)
Published October 5, 2026, 11:52 UTC by OverkillLabs3: “Vice City Stories Recomp v1.0.0”. The Windows and macOS ZIPs are complete builds (no compile step). The texture pack is optional and installs from the launcher’s Quality page. This is the only release so far; the repository was last pushed October 27, 2026.
| File | Platform | Size | Bytes | SHA-256 | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VCSNative-macOS.zip | macOS (Apple Silicon) | 20.5 MB | 20,467,118 | ed6bcc967fc09c7403668f38f07d609681d2b993a75643f9ed648aa9a912a2f1 | Download |
VCSNative-Windows.zip | Windows x64 | 20.9 MB | 20,855,739 | eeaf4f01eb1458987119ecfc4bda0555865357a10bc59c4f2a3378a45eb56587 | Download |
VCSTexturePack.zip | Optional texture pack | 655.8 MB | 655,757,969 | 354e7f262b6aa288325beca24f70ac2166ba37683d4d70c7fad7a96fa69225d3 | Download |
PSPRecomp (framework)
jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp has no releases: it is source code you build with CMake and a C++20 compiler. Get it from its repository. For playing, VCSNative above is the packaged build of its Vice City Stories profile.
Spotting a fake download
- The page is not
github.com/gothamor/gta-vcs-recomporgithub.com/OverkillLabs3/vice-city-stories-recomp. - It claims to include the game, an ISO, a CSO or a “pre-built vcs.exe”. No real release does.
- It is an APK, a DMG for the PS2 version, or a “setup.exe” with a name different from the tables above.
- It asks for a survey, a payment or an “unlock code”.
- Its byte size or SHA-256 differs from the tables on this page.
Older gta-vcs-recomp releases
10 releases since October 30, 2026; the first Linux AppImage arrived with v0.2.0. Older files are listed so you can identify one you already have, not because you should install them: v0.1.1 fixed a bug that could delete save games.
v0.2.2 GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.2.2November 4, 2026, 21:10 UTC
| File | Platform | Size | Bytes | SHA-256 | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VCS-Recomp-0.2.2-windows.zip | Windows x64 | 84.5 MB | 84,512,655 | 5ae8bd6663c06d836d08300f29cec9bfe1466174d6d1bdd4ae13ae7707367c4f | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.2-windows.zip.sha256 | Checksum (Windows) | 96 bytes | 96 | 4500779ed43c83e51a690e8c53d54ca822288eb21c4a48702e5505e816cc71a4 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.2-x86_64.AppImage | Linux x86_64 | 38.0 MB | 38,009,336 | f98e83d339cf9ab0c37a96233946a63a909e55d76dcbfcd8adbfac029a21761e | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.2-x86_64.AppImage.sha256 | Checksum (Linux) | 99 bytes | 99 | dd0d663195c0d85403f56a7e8846f8060efa79608c51790f4b8ddfbde5c50d51 | Download |
v0.2.1 GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.2.1November 4, 2026, 13:16 UTC
| File | Platform | Size | Bytes | SHA-256 | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VCS-Recomp-0.2.1-windows.zip | Windows x64 | 84.5 MB | 84,506,699 | 7157a6c637e6767da2f7a061138b7f271165c3a360a102736ff54f3e7df9fc33 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.1-windows.zip.sha256 | Checksum (Windows) | 96 bytes | 96 | 0bb97ab00b29ec9201a1a7b5ba39ed0f7ac46ad5198691e62bf5c59edda0eac5 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.1-x86_64.AppImage | Linux x86_64 | 38.0 MB | 38,005,240 | 79cacb1a4e739b01d43b67a94d60cc5b179096dc7042c0cf3bf38cc5a6c6c54d | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.1-x86_64.AppImage.sha256 | Checksum (Linux) | 99 bytes | 99 | b5d8b41ced8d8278096dfc85408a5730681f63df81a475f8004608ddabdac044 | Download |
v0.2.0 GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.2.0November 2, 2026, 22:55 UTC
| File | Platform | Size | Bytes | SHA-256 | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VCS-Recomp-0.2.0-windows.zip | Windows x64 | 84.3 MB | 84,317,016 | 8ed9a24c8963bb944719f5bde7aea8beedb3aafa861c1d1d49a5a35b686fac65 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.0-windows.zip.sha256 | Checksum (Windows) | 96 bytes | 96 | 6e222f2ea2951f5a980f2e982223223bbf4dfa9a1d438ce0799118fc0db40821 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.0-x86_64.AppImage | Linux x86_64 | 38.0 MB | 37,960,184 | 0e61c64de78bdb7667320cff21c827fc5ca0e9482bb35507febdc5ba7a4190c8 | Download |
VCS-Recomp-0.2.0-x86_64.AppImage.sha256 | Checksum (Linux) | 99 bytes | 99 | 6f7d43092d16af7237b9ead80acfda3b68323e344060309c3a95198f70f305b2 | Download |
v0.1.2 GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.1.2November 2, 2026, 07:59 UTC
v0.1.1 GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.1.1November 1, 2026, 12:27 UTC
v0.1.0 GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.1.0November 1, 2026, 04:50 UTC
v0.0.3 GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.0.3October 31, 2026, 09:26 UTC
v0.0.2 GTA Vice City Stories Launcher v0.0.2October 30, 2026, 21:44 UTC
v0.0.1 GTA Vice City Stories LauncherOctober 30, 2026, 13:25 UTC
| File | Platform | Size | Bytes | SHA-256 | GitHub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VCS-Recomp-0.0.1-windows.zip | Windows x64 | 86.3 MB | 86,276,581 | 550783acc7351f175ce05320d0d2d94986f92446ef6981d527fa7aa9b0ea2679 | Download |
Frequently asked questions
Where is the real GTA VCS Recomp download?
On the project’s GitHub Releases page, github.com/gothamor/gta-vcs-recomp/releases. The current Windows file is VCS-Recomp-0.2.3-windows.zip (84,556,896 bytes) and the Linux file is VCS-Recomp-0.2.3-x86_64.AppImage (38,050,296 bytes). The buttons here link to those exact files; this site keeps no copy.
What are the .sha256 files?
Since v0.0.2 every release file has a small companion, for example VCS-Recomp-0.2.3-windows.zip.sha256, holding the file’s SHA-256. It should equal the value in the table, which is also the digest GitHub records for the upload.
Why is there no vcs.exe to download?
The game executable is never distributed: it would contain code from the game. The launcher builds vcs.exe on your PC from your own disc image. Any download that offers a ready-made vcs.exe or a “pre-built” GTA VCS PC port did not come from this project.
Why does Windows warn about VCSLauncher.exe?
The launcher is not signed with a code-signing certificate, so SmartScreen shows “Windows protected your PC”. The README says to choose More info → Run anyway. Check the SHA-256 first: if it matches, the file is the one the release workflow published.
Do I need the VCSNative texture pack?
No. VCSTexturePack.zip (655.8 MB) is an optional add-on for VCSNative, the PSP-based build. It does nothing for gta-vcs-recomp.
Is there an APK?
No. None of these projects publishes an Android, iOS or console build. See Android & Steam Deck.