Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1993.
Game World
2D Universe
- Sunbeam bombs a Norwegian oil terminal.
3D Universe
- Mayor Roger C. Hole is involved in the 'Million dollar lunch' scandal, in which Hole, three Russian prostitutes and a senior manager from a construction company are trying to secure government contracts.
- Rapper Madd Dogg releases Forty Dogg, his fourth album.
- Jack Howitzer is sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting Billy Dexter.
HD Universe
- Niko Bellic fights in the Yugoslav wars.
- Dwayne Forge is jailed for crack distribution.
- Rudy D'Avanzo is arrested for racketeering and manslaughter.
- Lester Arnold is arrested for possession of heroin.
- Joseph Johnson is arrested for possession of heroin.
- Albert Lawson is arrested for possession of a controlled substance.
- Gavin Finkle is arrested for possession of methamphetamine.
- Johnny Klebitz is arrested for assault.
- Elizabeta Torres is arrested for possession controlled substance: Crack Cocaine.
- Luca Silvestri is arrested for hijack.
- Mori Green is arrested for racketeering.
- Sammy Bottino is arrested for racketeering.
- Mark Volpe is arrested for extortion.
- Fredo Volpe is arrested for extortion.
- Joe Corrola is arrested for grand theft auto.
- Jimmy De Santa is born in North Yankton.
- Michael De Santa met Trevor Philips while escorting cargo.
- Gray Nicholson is born.
- Saeeda Kadam and her family immigrated to the United States from Pakistan.
- Lenny Avery became a real estate broker.
- Steve Haines joins the FIB.