The GTA 6 map is Leonida, a fictional take on a US coastline, and its main city is Vice City. Rockstar sells the setting as "the darkest side of the sunniest place in America" and names six places to explore: Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga. There is no official map yet and no official size. Below you get each region in Rockstar's own words, the size claims with the name of whoever made them, and the parts that are still guesswork. Our GTA 6 countdown shows the time left in your own time zone.
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Short answer
- Setting: Leonida, "Vice City, USA". Rockstar never says "Florida", but every detail points there.
- Six official regions: Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia, Mount Kalaga.
- No official map has been published as of October 11, 2026. Treat any "official map" image with suspicion.
- Size: Rockstar has given no number. "Twice GTA 5" is a relayed comment, not an announcement.
- The world is busy: over 170 animal species, tropical storms and seasonal hurricanes, per Game Informer.
Which city is GTA 6 based on?
Vice City, the series' Miami. Rockstar itself never uses the words "Florida" or "Miami": the official site calls Leonida "home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and beyond", and its tour section offers "a few of the must-see destinations" across Leonida.
The Florida reading is ours and the community's, and it is not a stretch. Rockstar describes "the pastel art deco hotels and bright white sands of Ocean Beach", a district called Little Cuba with its panaderías, a flea market and "the VC Port, the cruise ship capital of the world". Add an island chain called the Keys and a swamp full of alligators, and the map draws itself.
Two place names sit outside the six regions. Leonida Penitentiary is the prison where Lucia served time. Liberty City, the series' New York, is where Lucia's family came from, so it exists in this universe but is not listed as a place you visit.
The six regions Rockstar has named
Each region has an "Explore" section on the Only in Leonida page. The descriptions below are quoted from that page as it stood on October 11, 2026; the last column shows where else Rockstar mentions the place.
| Region | What Rockstar says about it | Also mentioned |
|---|---|---|
| Vice City | "still the sun and fun capital of America" | Flash FM, "The Vice City institution" |
| Leonida Keys | A "tropical archipelago" where life "isn't flashy but it's easy" | Jason works for drug runners in the Keys |
| Grassrivers | A "primordial expanse" of mangroves with "far deadlier predators" than gators | Mud Dog Mike reports from his airboat |
| Port Gellhorn | A "once-popular vacation spot" of cheap motels and empty strip malls | Reached by Back Country Radio |
| Ambrosia | "the heart of Leonida", home of the Allied Crystal sugar refinery | Ambrosia's local biker gang |
| Mount Kalaga | A national landmark up on Leonida's northern border | Off-road buggy in the Ultimate Edition |
A few details from the same page are worth knowing. The Keys sit "right on the doorstep of some of the most beautiful and dangerous waters in all of America". Port Gellhorn now runs on what Rockstar calls "malt liquor, painkillers, and truck stop energy drinks". Mount Kalaga offers "prime hunting, fishing, and off-road trails", and its backwoods hide "hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals".
The Ultimate Edition item descriptions on the same site add more names: Shore Drive, Gambit Bay, Washington Beach, the Stockyard district, Watson Bay, Lake Leonida and Southside Vice City. We list them without placing them, because Rockstar has not said where they are.
If you want to argue about which region looks best, drop the six into our tier list maker and rank them. Can't decide where to start on launch day? Our spin the wheel picks a region for you.
Vice City now vs the 1980s Vice City
The old Vice City was a period piece. Its Steam page still opens with "Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s" and describes a city "ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto". Everything sat inside one urban map.
GTA 6 moves the clock forward. Rockstar's line is blunt: "We're a long way from the '80s, but Vice City is still the sun and fun capital of America." The swamps have become their own region, Grassrivers, and the city now shares Leonida with a smuggling archipelago, a refinery town and a national park.
Rockstar keeps nodding to the old game. The pre-order bonus, the Vintage Vice City Pack, is pitched as items that "flash back to when the neon burned brightest". And one Ultimate Edition revolver comes "sourced from the Vercetti Estate", a direct reference to Tommy Vercetti from the 1980s game.
Is there an official GTA 6 map?
No. Rockstar has not published a map of Leonida on its site, in a trailer description or in a Newswire post as of October 11, 2026.
The closest thing is physical. Rockstar's Vice City Collection collector's box, announced on September 24, 2026, includes a double-sided poster with a map of Leonida. It ships from November 19, and the game is sold separately. Until someone scans that poster, nobody outside Rockstar has seen it.
What circulates online comes from two places. The first is fan mapping: volunteers piece the world together from trailer frames and official screenshots, and their work is careful but still a reconstruction. The second is leaked footage from an unfinished build, which Rockstar has not confirmed. We use neither, and a map image without a link to rockstargames.com should be read as one of the two.
How big is the GTA 6 map?
Rockstar has not said. No figure in square miles or kilometres appears on the official site or in Rockstar's interviews with Game Informer. What exists is a short list of claims, each with a different origin:
| Claim | Who and when | Status |
|---|---|---|
| "Twice the overall size of GTA 5's map" | Rockstar staff to YouTuber TCG, relayed by Game Rant, Aug 29, 2026 | Second-hand, not published by Rockstar |
| About 2.5 times GTA 5 | "Community mapping efforts", per CBR, Apr 2, 2026 | Fan estimate |
| 62 to 87 square miles | Game Rant's own maths from GTA 5 at about 31 sq mi | Estimate built on estimates |
The same relayed comment also said Vice City alone is twice the size of Los Santos. We break the numbers down further, with the GTA 5 side of each figure, in our GTA 6 vs GTA 5 comparison.
Wildlife and weather in Leonida
Rockstar gave the details to Game Informer for its September 29, 2026 issue. Leonida has more than 170 animal species on land, in the air and in the water. Native ones include flamingos, manatees, pelicans and alligators; invasive ones include green iguanas, cane toads, feral cats and rhesus macaques. Animals are split into Rare, Discoverable and Legendary.
Weather is local rather than map-wide. Clouds move, rain can fall in the distance while you stay dry, surfaces stay wet after a shower and rainbows appear. Leonida also gets tropical storms and seasonal hurricanes. Rockstar has not said how often a hurricane hits or what it does to missions.
For everything else Rockstar has confirmed about how the game plays, see GTA 6 gameplay: what is confirmed.
What usually goes wrong
A fan map shared as "official". Fan reconstructions get reposted without credit and pick up an "official" label on the way. Check the source: if the image does not come from rockstargames.com, it is not Rockstar's.
"Twice the size of GTA 5" quoted as fact. It is a comment Rockstar staff reportedly made to a YouTuber, relayed by the press. The same relay compares GTA 6 with Red Dead Redemption 2 in a way that gives a different area, so the numbers are rough.
Leaked footage used as evidence. Videos from an unfinished build have been circulating. Rockstar has not confirmed anything in them, and parts of an unfinished game can change before release. Our GTA 6 confirmed vs rumors page keeps the two apart.
Real Miami streets expected one to one. Ocean Beach and Little Cuba sound like real places, and that is the point, but Leonida is Rockstar's invention. Use the official names when you plan routes or search for spots after launch; a real street map will not match.
Liberty City counted as a region. It appears in Lucia's backstory only. The six regions on the official page are the full official list so far.
Rockstar will likely show more of Leonida before November 19, 2026, and the collector's poster will put a real map in people's hands on launch day; we will update this page when either happens. Until then, meet the people who live here in our GTA 6 characters guide, check the GTA 6 release date and platforms, hear the stations covering the Grassrivers in GTA 6 radio and music, or browse every page on the GTA 6 hub and the full guides list.
See also
- GTA 6 Trailer: Launch Trailer and All Four Official Videos
- GTA trivia quiz
- GTA 6 countdown by time zone
FAQ
What city is GTA 6 based on?
GTA 6 is set in Vice City, inside Leonida, a fictional version of a US southern coast. Rockstar never names a real place, but the setting reads as Florida, and Vice City as the series' take on Miami: art deco hotels on Ocean Beach, a Little Cuba district, the Keys and the swamps.
What is Leonida in GTA 6?
Leonida is the fictional part of the US where the whole game takes place, a sunny stretch of coast, islands, swamps and backwoods. Vice City is its biggest city.
Is GTA 6 set in Vice City?
Yes, and beyond it. Rockstar's synopsis says the story stretches across all of Leonida, and the official site lists five more regions outside the city: Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga.
Has Rockstar released the GTA 6 map?
No. As of October 11, 2026 there is no official map on rockstargames.com. Maps you see online are fan reconstructions or come from leaks.
How big is the GTA 6 map compared to GTA 5?
Rockstar has not published a size. The most quoted figure, 'twice GTA 5', was relayed by a YouTuber after a studio visit; fan mapping puts it near 2.5 times. Both are estimates.
What are the regions in GTA 6?
Rockstar names six: Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga. Each has its own section on the Only in Leonida page.
Are there hurricanes in GTA 6?
Yes. Rockstar told Game Informer that Leonida has tropical storms and seasonal hurricanes. How often they hit and what they do to gameplay has not been revealed.
Sources
- Rockstar Games: Only in Leonida, regions and characters (checked Oct 11, 2026)
- Rockstar Newswire: Vice City Collection box with a Leonida map poster (Sep 24, 2026)
- Rockstar Newswire: The Music of GTA VI, radio stations (Oct 8, 2026)
- Game Informer: GTA VI includes over 170 animal species (Sep 29, 2026)
- Game Informer: GTA VI features tropical storms and hurricanes (Sep 29, 2026)
- Steam: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, store description (checked Oct 11, 2026)
- Game Rant: GTA 6 map compared to GTA 5 and RDR2 (Aug 29, 2026)
- CBR: GTA 6 map size from community mapping (Apr 2, 2026)