Since there is no official APK, you need the original game files. GTA 1 was originally released for PC, PlayStation 1, and Game Boy Color. For the best experience on Android, the is generally recommended due to its superior controller support and performance on mobile emulators.
"Not enough memory" error in DOSBox.
: Rockstar Games offers high-quality mobile versions of other classic GTA games on the Google Play Store . These include: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (and the Definitive Edition) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (and the Definitive Edition) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (which features a top-down camera style similar to GTA 1) Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Emulation (Unofficial)
Buy this if you wore out the PC-CD ROM in 1998. Skip this if you started with GTA III or later.
: The Game Boy Color version is the least graphically intensive and can be played using emulators like My OldBoy! . Official GTA Titles on Android