Remember to always start with a clean, legitimately owned copy, and backup before making changes. Now get out there and enjoy San Andreas the way it was meant to be played.
Launch the game via Steam. You will notice the menu looks older, the text is sharper, and when you start a new game, the "flashback" desaturation effect is present. Congratulations. You have downgraded. gta sa downgrade to 1.0
The downgrade process requires you to own a legitimate copy of GTA San Andreas. Whether you bought it on Steam, the Rockstar Launcher, or have an old CD-ROM, you are legally allowed to modify your software for personal use. You are not downloading the full game from a torrent; you are downloading patches and executable files that modify the data you already own. Remember to always start with a clean, legitimately