The Criminal Profile is a rating shown for the first time in the Extended Look. Wanted stars measure how much the police want you right now; the profile tracks the way you commit crimes, clean or needlessly brutal, and unlike the stars it does not reset. Confirmed
What it is
The closest comparison is Red Dead Redemption 2's honor meter. In the showcase, petting a dog registered as a positive, and a devil icon with a minus sign flashed during a particularly violent act. The key difference from the stars is that it persists: lose the police and the stars fade, the profile stays where you left it.
What is not known
Rockstar has shown only the rating moving. Anything you read about the profile changing endings, prices, NPC reactions or which jobs are offered is speculation unless Rockstar confirms it. Red Dead's honor touched shop prices, dialogue and the ending, but GTA 6 may use it very differently. It is also unconfirmed whether each lead keeps a separate profile. Unknown
Why it fits
The showcase's framing of crime is more deliberate than GTA V's: police need a witness or a camera before a star lights, leads are things you remove one by one, and evidence can be burned. The profile gives the game a memory of your conduct that the police system, by design, does not have. Rockstar has also said single-player has no microtransactions. Confirmed
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Questions
What is the Criminal Profile in GTA 6?
A persistent rating of how you commit crimes, in the spirit of Red Dead Redemption 2's honor system. It does not reset like a wanted level.
Does the Criminal Profile change the story?
Rockstar has not said. It has only shown the rating moving.
Sources and further reading
- The Criminal Profile explained (SixStarsWanted)
- GameSpot: GTA 6's big reveal, all the things we learned
- Push Square: 17 new things from the Extended Look
- PC Gamer: Extended Look live coverage
Last updated 2026-10-18.
