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GTA 6 FAQ: the map and Leonida
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50 questions about the map and Leonida in Grand Theft Auto VI, each answered in a sentence or two and linked to the story it comes from. Every answer says what Rockstar has confirmed and what is still unknown.
Does GTA 6 have hunting?
Rockstar lists hunting, fishing and off-roading as what people do at Mount Kalaga National Park. How hunting plays has not been shown.
From: 7 days to GTA 6: boxed copies arrive, and Mount Kalaga is where you go huntingWhen does GTA 6 pre-load start?
Tuesday, November 10, for digital pre-orders on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-load is not early access; the game unlocks on November 19.
From: 7 days to GTA 6: boxed copies arrive, and Mount Kalaga is where you go huntingWhat is Grassrivers in GTA 6?
Sawgrass wetlands to the west of Vice City, modelled on the Everglades, with alligators and airboats. It appears in both main trailers.
From: 11 days to GTA 6: Grassrivers is the Everglades, and the airboat is how you cross itAre there alligators in GTA 6?
Yes. Rockstar has shown them in the trailers and screenshots, including one in a backyard pool and one wandering into a store.
From: 11 days to GTA 6: Grassrivers is the Everglades, and the airboat is how you cross itHow many pins are on the SixStarsWanted GTA 6 map?
77, up from 66. Eleven are new from Rockstar's November 5 launch gallery, and every one of the 39 gallery screenshots is now on the map page.
From: The GTA 6 map now has 77 pins, a lighter look and every launch-gallery screenshotHas Rockstar released a GTA 6 map?
Not yet. Rockstar says a printable map of Leonida will be free on its official site on November 19. Until then our map is built from trailers, screenshots and Rockstar's descriptions, so positions are approximate.
From: The GTA 6 map now has 77 pins, a lighter look and every launch-gallery screenshotWhat do the dashed and dotted pin rings mean on the map?
A solid ring means Rockstar has shown or stated it. A dashed ring is a community label. A dotted ring is our guess.
From: The GTA 6 map now has 77 pins, a lighter look and every launch-gallery screenshotIs GTA 6's Vice City the same as the 2002 one?
No. It shares the name, the Miami inspiration and the beachfront, but it is a present-day city in the HD Universe, rebuilt from scratch. The 1986 map, story and characters do not carry over.
From: Vice City 2002 vs 2026: what GTA 6 kept from Tommy Vercetti's city, and what it rebuiltIs Tommy Vercetti in GTA 6?
Rockstar has not announced him. The 2002 game and GTA 6 sit in separate universes, so his story is not part of the new game. GTA 6's leads are Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos.
From: Vice City 2002 vs 2026: what GTA 6 kept from Tommy Vercetti's city, and what it rebuiltIs GTA 6's Vice City bigger than the 2002 one?
Rockstar has not published a size. The 2002 city was the whole map, about 4.25 square kilometres. GTA 6's Vice City is one city in the state of Leonida, and Rockstar calls it the most detailed street-level city it has built.
From: Vice City 2002 vs 2026: what GTA 6 kept from Tommy Vercetti's city, and what it rebuiltDoes Flash FM come back in GTA 6?
Yes. Flash FM was one of the six stations Rockstar previewed on October 8, 2026, playing pop in the present day. It was one of the 2002 game's nine stations.
From: Vice City 2002 vs 2026: what GTA 6 kept from Tommy Vercetti's city, and what it rebuiltWhich Vice City districts are in both games?
Ocean Beach is the one name Rockstar has confirmed in both. GTA 6 also has Little Cuba, modelled on Little Havana, where the 2002 game had Little Havana itself.
From: Vice City 2002 vs 2026: what GTA 6 kept from Tommy Vercetti's city, and what it rebuiltHow many animals are in GTA 6?
More than 170 species, according to Game Informer's September 2026 cover story, written with Rockstar's cooperation. GTA V had about 28.
From: Opinion: Vox is a city man, and GTA 6 wants him in a swamp with 170 species of animalAre there monkeys in GTA 6?
Rhesus macaques are named as one of Leonida's invasive species, with cane toads and feral cats. They have not appeared in a trailer or an official screenshot.
From: Opinion: Vox is a city man, and GTA 6 wants him in a swamp with 170 species of animalCan you hunt in GTA 6?
Rockstar lists hunting and fishing among Mount Kalaga National Park's activities, and a preview describes rare, discoverable and legendary animals you can track. How it plays has not been shown.
From: Opinion: Vox is a city man, and GTA 6 wants him in a swamp with 170 species of animalIs the GTA 6 map open from the start?
Edge reports that Leonida opens up relatively early, so you can head north without following the story. Rockstar has not said exactly when.
From: Opinion: Vox is a city man, and GTA 6 wants him in a swamp with 170 species of animalWhere does the GTA 6 story start?
In Port Gellhorn, according to Rockstar: a once-popular Gulf Coast beach town gone to seed. Vice City comes later.
From: 13 days to GTA 6: the story begins in Port Gellhorn, a faded Gulf Coast beach townIs Port Gellhorn based on a real place?
Rockstar has not named a real town. It describes a faded Gulf Coast beach resort with cheap motels and shuttered attractions.
From: 13 days to GTA 6: the story begins in Port Gellhorn, a faded Gulf Coast beach townHow big is the GTA 6 map?
Rockstar has not published a size. Its own comparison, given around the Extended Look in August 2026, is about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2's map.
From: 18 days to GTA 6: Rockstar says the map is about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2'sHow many regions does GTA 6 have?
Six are confirmed from official material: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga.
From: 18 days to GTA 6: Rockstar says the map is about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2'sIs GTA 6's Vice City based on Miami?
Yes. Rockstar describes Vice City as a modern Miami, in Vice-Dale County, with pastel art-deco hotels, a cruise port and an international airport modelled on Miami's.
From: Miami to Vice City: a travel guide to the real places behind GTA 6's Leonida, and what Rockstar changedWhat is Little Cuba in GTA 6?
A district Rockstar has named, with Cuban-American detail and panaderías in its official description. Its real-world model is Miami's Little Havana.
From: Miami to Vice City: a travel guide to the real places behind GTA 6's Leonida, and what Rockstar changedWhat is Ocean Beach in GTA 6?
Rockstar's name for the beachfront of pastel art-deco hotels and white sand. It corresponds to South Beach and Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.
From: Miami to Vice City: a travel guide to the real places behind GTA 6's Leonida, and what Rockstar changedWhat are the Leonida Keys and Grassrivers based on?
The Florida Keys and the Everglades. Rockstar describes the Keys as a bridge-linked island chain and Grassrivers as sawgrass wetlands crossed by airboat.
From: Miami to Vice City: a travel guide to the real places behind GTA 6's Leonida, and what Rockstar changedWhat is Mount Kalaga based on?
Rockstar has not said. Florida has no mountains; fans have suggested the forests of north Florida. Treat any real-world match as a guess.
From: Miami to Vice City: a travel guide to the real places behind GTA 6's Leonida, and what Rockstar changedWhat are the regions of Leonida in GTA 6?
Six confirmed by Rockstar: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga National Park.
From: Leonida, south to north: a road trip through all six regions, using only what Rockstar has shownWhere does GTA 6 start?
Rockstar's description of Port Gellhorn says the story begins there. Jason lives in the Leonida Keys and the early apartment he shares with Lucia is there too.
From: Leonida, south to north: a road trip through all six regions, using only what Rockstar has shownWhat is in Mount Kalaga National Park?
Forested highlands at Leonida's northern edge. Rockstar lists hunting, fishing and off-roading; the screenshots show dirt bikes, kayaks, deer and a panther-like big cat.
From: Leonida, south to north: a road trip through all six regions, using only what Rockstar has shownCan you ride an airboat in GTA 6?
Yes. The airboat has appeared since Trailer 1 and is the vehicle of the Grassrivers, Rockstar's sawgrass wetlands.
From: Leonida, south to north: a road trip through all six regions, using only what Rockstar has shownCan you explore the whole GTA 6 map early?
Edge reports Leonida opens up relatively early, so you can head north without following the story. Rockstar has not said exactly when, or whether any area stays closed.
From: Edge says GTA 6's map opens early. Bama's story-or-explore plan, updatedDo days last longer in GTA 6?
Yes. Rob Nelson told Edge the day and night cycle is slower than GTA V's, with longer sunsets and more time after dark.
From: Edge says GTA 6's map opens early. Bama's story-or-explore plan, updatedDoes weather affect boats and planes in GTA 6?
Edge reports wind is sheltered near islands and buildings, so boats handle differently from place to place, and flying through a storm too long damages aircraft.
From: Edge says GTA 6's map opens early. Bama's story-or-explore plan, updatedCan you take a bus or train in GTA 6?
Yes. Edge reports buses and trains run across Leonida and you can ride them. Rockstar's Phil Hooker says he takes the bus to watch the world go by.
From: Getting around Leonida in GTA 6: cars, fuel, Scooter Bros, buses, trains, boats and planes, explainedHow do you get your car back in GTA 6?
Through the Scooter Bros phone app. For a fee, a courier delivers your car within seconds and leaves on a scooter. It is slower than calling a car in GTA V.
From: Getting around Leonida in GTA 6: cars, fuel, Scooter Bros, buses, trains, boats and planes, explainedDo you have to refuel in GTA 6?
Yes, eventually. Every car has a fuel gauge and engine health, Edge reports. Tanks last a long time and refuelling is a quick stop, but range matters on long trips.
From: Getting around Leonida in GTA 6: cars, fuel, Scooter Bros, buses, trains, boats and planes, explainedIs the whole GTA 6 map open from the start?
Edge reports the map opens up relatively early, so you can head north without following the story. Rockstar has not said exactly when.
From: Getting around Leonida in GTA 6: cars, fuel, Scooter Bros, buses, trains, boats and planes, explainedDoes the GTA 6 story cover the whole map?
No. Rockstar's senior vice president of narrative, Rupert Humphries, told Game Informer the story cannot take you everywhere. It is meant to give you a feel for most of Leonida's places, and the rest is left to discover.
From: Story first or explore first in GTA 6? What Rockstar has said about the map, what its old games did, and Bama's planIs the GTA 6 map locked at the start?
Rockstar has not said. Some earlier Rockstar games locked parts of the map until the story opened them, such as Vice City, San Andreas and GTA IV, while GTA V opened almost everything from the start.
From: Story first or explore first in GTA 6? What Rockstar has said about the map, what its old games did, and Bama's planHow long is GTA 6?
Rockstar North's Rob Nelson told The New York Times it took him about 80 hours to finish, playing the story and optional goals with story consequences. That is one developer's playthrough, not an official length.
From: Story first or explore first in GTA 6? What Rockstar has said about the map, what its old games did, and Bama's planShould I play the story or explore first in GTA 6?
Our opinion: follow the story until it opens a new area, explore that area properly, then move on, and save the far corners for after the ending. Nothing about how GTA 6 unlocks its map is confirmed yet.
From: Story first or explore first in GTA 6? What Rockstar has said about the map, what its old games did, and Bama's planIs there an interactive GTA 6 map?
Yes. SixStarsWanted's map page has an interactive map of Leonida and Vice City with 66 pins, search, layers and every official screenshot placed by location. Rockstar has not released an official map, so positions are approximate.
From: The GTA 6 map has been rebuilt: drag it, zoom it, search it, and see every official screenshot where it was takenHas Rockstar released an official GTA 6 map?
No. Every GTA 6 map available before launch, including ours, is built from trailers, screenshots and Rockstar's descriptions. Expect the real map with the game on November 19, 2026.
From: The GTA 6 map has been rebuilt: drag it, zoom it, search it, and see every official screenshot where it was takenCan you fish in GTA 6?
Rockstar names fishing, with hunting, as a Mount Kalaga National Park activity, and the species count includes fish. Kayaks, airboats, docks and scuba diving are all confirmed, but Rockstar has not shown a rod in use, so how fishing plays is still a guess.
From: Can you hunt and fish in GTA 6? Leonida's 170 animals, where they live, and how hunting and fishing could workWhich animals have been shown in GTA 6?
Alligators, white-tailed deer, a big cat resembling a Florida panther, green iguanas, dolphins, a sea turtle, pelicans, gulls, roseate spoonbills, cranes, wood storks and dogs, with manatees and flamingos named by Rockstar. Cane toads, feral cats and rhesus macaques are named as invasive species.
From: Can you hunt and fish in GTA 6? Leonida's 170 animals, where they live, and how hunting and fishing could workWhere is the wildlife in GTA 6?
The forests of Mount Kalaga National Park in the north, the Grassrivers sawgrass swamps, the reefs and islands of the Leonida Keys, and the water around Vice City. Alligators and iguanas also wander into town.
From: Can you hunt and fish in GTA 6? Leonida's 170 animals, where they live, and how hunting and fishing could workWhere does GTA 6 take place?
In the state of Leonida, a fictional Florida, centred on a modern Vice City. It is part of the same HD Universe as GTA IV and GTA V, so the 2002 Vice City's layout and timeline do not apply.
From: Where is GTA 6 set? Leonida, Vice City and the six confirmed regions explainedWhat regions are confirmed in GTA 6?
Six, all shown in official trailers or screenshots: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga.
From: Where is GTA 6 set? Leonida, Vice City and the six confirmed regions explainedWhat is Ambrosia in GTA 6?
A gritty industrial town in central Leonida built around the Allied Crystal sugar refinery, which Rockstar describes as the heart of Leonida. A biker gang reportedly controls most of what the refinery does not.
From: Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga: GTA 6's sugar-refinery town and the hills Rockstar calls Red Dead countryWhat is Mount Kalaga?
Forested highlands and a national park at Leonida's northern edge: dirt trails, hunting camps and off-grid living, the closest GTA 6 comes to Red Dead Redemption terrain.
From: Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga: GTA 6's sugar-refinery town and the hills Rockstar calls Red Dead countryWhich Vice City districts has Rockstar named?
Ocean Beach, Little Cuba and the Tisha-Wocka Flea Market, plus the port and the airport. Names like South Beach, Downtown and La Perle are community labels.
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