It has been more than 17 years since the launch of GTAIVa more adult and darker game that made history in the Rockstar Games saga, and now we know why the fourth installment was like this.
The shame is that, for now, the 2008 masterpiece still doesn’t receive the remaster that fans want, but seeing this incredible mod, it may no longer be necessary.
A modder known as xoxor4d launched GTA IV RTX Remixa new unofficial PC version that improves graphics to match this gem to today’s AAA games. And best of all, you can download it for free.
GTA IV RTX Remix offers a new vision of Liberty City with real-time ray tracing, dynamic lighting system, more accurate shadows and ultra-realistic reflections For all playing surfaces.
And not only that, as this mod makes the game more accessible for creating new assets, adapting the RAGE Engine to current standards. In other words, modders can now roam freely, at least with the PC version.
This mod is compatible with GTA IV and its expansionsThe Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, available for PC on Steam and the Rockstar store as GTA IV the complete edition.
GTA 4 remaster is no longer necessary: this is the RTX mod that changes everything
If GTA IV is already amazing on today’s computers (and it’s a game from 2008), wait until you see what it’s capable of with xoxor4d’s RTX Remix mod.
Both the base game and both DLCs now support ray tracing, so Lighting and shadows in Liberty City are more realistic than ever. This includes reflections on all surfaces (cars, buildings and puddles of water) and better functioning of the lighting engine.
Basically, it’s a mod that supports real-time ray tracingand which you can download for free from this link.
After downloading GTA IV RTX Remix, you must install the mod and follow the steps indicated on the GitHub page. After, Press Alt + X to activate the mod of the game and F4 to adjust any parameter.
Of course, to be able to run it you need a PC with a latest generation GPU and it is advisable to activate a scaling technology as NVIDIA DLSS any Intel XeSS if you have an AMD graphics card (it currently does not support FSR).
You can take a look at the images above to see that GTA IV RTX Remix is the remaster of the 2008 game you’ve always dreamed of.
For now, it’s the best option to relive Niko Bellic’s story in GTA IV and its two expansions. On consoles, You can play on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S through backwards compatibility with the Xbox 360 version.