Archive EntryPreservation Record

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

Shelf markLIB-0128

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2020Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
Release: March 24, 2020
Developer: Rockstar North · Rockstar Toronto
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platform: PC · Steam
Medium: Digital edition · Steam
Subjects: Action · Adventure · Digital Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Steam digital edition · Rockstar Games build
Condition Report: Account-bound license on the archive Steam account. No physical media is part of this accession.
Acquisition: Digital acquisition · July 2026
Filed: August 8, 2026

Acquisition Record

How this digital copy entered archival custody — provenance for the holding, not the identity of the work.

Source: Steam
Acquired through: Digital library holding
Entered: August 8, 2026
Steam App ID: 12210

Technical record

Holding reference: steam-12210
Provenance reconciled: August 8, 2026
Recorded playtime: 31 hours 57 minutes
Store listing: Steam store listing

Curator Notes

Reserved for curator writing on Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition. Steam’s structured release date reflects the Complete Edition storefront listing (2020), not the 2008 original retail launch.

Collection Documentation

Ownership is digital only. The retained object is the Steam license. Official cover artwork has been entered from Steam library art; collection photography does not apply.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Windows PC through Steam under archive custody
Original Hardware: PC · Steam digital edition
Playback Compatibility: Continued access requires the archive account, Steam’s support for the title, and Rockstar / Take-Two services where the client requires them.
Preservation Concerns: Account-bound digital holdings face platform dependency and launcher requirements. Older online components face elevated service risk. No offline installer is held.
Edition History: Steam Complete Edition listing dated March 24, 2020. Grand Theft Auto IV originally launched in 2008; this accession records the licensed Complete Edition digital edition in custody.
Access Status: Playable from the archive Steam library for as long as that license and the required services remain intact.

Connections

Series: Grand Theft Auto
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

This filing is retained as a digital edition. Physical collection photography does not apply to the holding itself.

Supplementary archival media may be entered if documentation is later filed. Nothing is forced into the record.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Aug 8, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0128.
Aug 8, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Aug 8, 2026
Connections established
Aug 8, 2026
Official artwork entered
Steam library artwork filed under the Library accession path.
Aug 8, 2026
Editorial revision
Catalog identity, authority references, and digital-holding documentation aligned for publication.
Aug 8, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Aug 8, 2026
Published to the Bloodsoaked Library
Digital accession curated from Steam custody and set to Catalogued · Permanent Record.