In this paper, we study the following generalized quasilinear Schrödinger equation
−
div
(
ε
2
g
2
(
u
)
∇
u
)
+
ε
2
g
(
u
)
g
′
(
u
)
|
∇
u
|
2
+
V
(
x
)
u
=
K
(
x
)
|
u
|
p
−
2
u
+
|
u
|
22
∗
−
2
u
,
x
∈
R
N
,
where
N
⩾
3
,
ε
>
0
,
4
<
p
<
22
∗
,
g
∈
C
1
(
R
,
R
+
)
,
V
∈
C
(
R
N
)
∩
L
∞
(
R
N
)
has a positive global minimum, and
K
∈
C
(
R
N
)
∩
L
∞
(
R
N
)
has a positive global maximum. By using a change of variable, we obtain the existence and concentration behavior of ground state solutions for this problem with critical growth, and establish a phenomenon of exponential decay. Moreover, by Ljusternik–Schnirelmann theory, we also prove the existence of multiple solutions.