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Grand Theft Auto VI: release date and what is known
Grand Theft Auto VI is an upcoming action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It is due to be the eighth main Grand Theft Auto game, following Grand Theft Auto V (2013), and the sixteenth entry overall. Set within the fictional US state of Leonida, based on Florida, the story follows the romantic criminal duo of Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos. Players will be able to freely roam Leonida's open world, which features the Miami-inspired Vice City.
The record
| Release date | 19 November 2026 · worldwide, same date in all regions |
|---|---|
| Developer | Rockstar Games |
| Publisher | Rockstar Games |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Open World |
| Price | Not set yet |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |
| PC version | Not confirmed. No PC version or PC release date has been announced; the confirmed platforms are listed above. |
| More | Wikipedia article |
Setting, story and characters
Grand Theft Auto VI is set within the fictional US state of Leonida, based on Florida . The map includes Vice City , Grassrivers, and the Leonida Keys (inspired by Miami , the Everglades , and the Florida Keys , respectively), as well as Ambrosia, Mount Kalaga National Park, and Port Gellhorn; the map is also reported to be three times larger than the playable area of Red Dead Redemption 2 . The game world parodies 2020s American culture , with satirical depictions of social…
Summarised from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 7 September 2026. Follow the link for the full, up-to-date section.
Gameplay
Grand Theft Auto VI is a single-player , action-adventure game set within an open world that can be played from a third-person view as Jason Duval or Lucia Caminos. Players can choose to fight non-player characters (NPCs), steal vehicles, rob establishments or get into high-speed chases with police officers. In free roam, players have several options for activities, such as skydiving , wrestling, basketball, exercising, and scuba diving .
Summarised from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 7 September 2026. Follow the link for the full, up-to-date section.
Development
Rockstar Games began preliminary work on Grand Theft Auto VI in 2014 after Grand Theft Auto V ' s release, with early development starting in late 2018 following Red Dead Redemption 2 . Principal production began in 2020, code-named Project Americas . Rockstar's worldwide development teams more than doubled since Red Dead Redemption 2 ' s release.
Summarised from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 7 September 2026. Follow the link for the full, up-to-date section.
Release and marketing
Details about Grand Theft Auto VI emerged from insider reports several years before its announcement, and the lack of official acknowledgement received media attention. Rockstar confirmed development was "well underway" on 4 February 2022. The game became highly anticipated, for which it won awards at the Game Awards and Golden Joystick Awards in both 2024 and 2025; scammers used the anticipation to promote malware and fraud through false promises of early access .
Summarised from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 7 September 2026. Follow the link for the full, up-to-date section.
Earlier games in the series
11 in our catalogueNew to the series, or filling in the back catalogue? Every earlier entry we track, each with its own review, specs and where to buy.
How much people want it
Steam has not surfaced Grand Theft Auto VI in its popular-upcoming ordering, so we have no demand reading for it at all. That is a gap in our data rather than a statement that nobody wants it.
Why there is no review score here
Every quality ranking on this site is computed from how a game was received: player sentiment adjusted for sample size, the critic aggregate, and how many people the game reached. None of those exist for a game nobody has played. The anticipation figure above is popularity, and popularity before release is a measure of marketing and expectation, not of the game.
When Grand Theft Auto VI releases it enters the catalogue and is scored on exactly the same formula as everything else, with no adjustment for having been on this page.
Where this sits
Common questions
When does Grand Theft Auto VI come out?
19 November 2026, as its Steam listing showed when we read it on 7 September 2026. Release dates on unreleased games move often, so check the store before making plans around it.
Who is making Grand Theft Auto VI?
Rockstar Games. Taken from the store listing, not from an announcement.
How much will Grand Theft Auto VI cost?
No price is set on the Steam listing yet, which is normal well ahead of release.
Have you reviewed Grand Theft Auto VI?
No. It has not been released, so nobody has played it, including us. There is no score on this page for that reason. When it comes out it enters the catalogue and is scored on the same formula as everything else.