How to Make a GTA Clone

In this video tutorial, we use ZTRONICA to start building a GTA-inspired open-world game. The open-world action genre that Grand Theft Auto defined also includes games like Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs, Cyberpunk 2077, Watch Dogs, Mafia, and Just Cause. We cover how to set up a third-person character controller with running and rolling, a driveable vehicle with physics-based handling, an open environment with roads and buildings you can explore freely, a basic NPC crowd system, and a simple mission trigger structure. Open-world games are among the most complex projects in game development, and this tutorial does not promise a finished AAA title. What it does give you is a real working foundation you can build on, using ZTRONICA's AI to handle the difficult systems so you can focus on designing the world and the experience you want to create.