Setting
Where is GTA 6 set?
Confirmed GTA 6 is set in Vice City, the anchor of Leonida, a fictional US state modeled on modern-day Florida. Rockstar has named six regions on the official site, from the Leonida Keys to Mount Kalaga National Park, so the world is confirmed in unusual detail for a Rockstar game this far from launch.
Vice City returns for the first time since 2002, and it returns changed. The original game froze the city in 1986, all pastel suits and cassette decks; GTA 6 rebuilds it as a present-day metropolis of influencers, beach clubs and police helicopters. It is also no longer the whole map: Vice City is one region of Leonida, Rockstar’s take on the entire state of Florida.
Rockstar has named six regions on the official GTA 6 site. Vice City is the Miami stand-in. The Leonida Keys hang off the southern tip, a tropical island chain that Rockstar describes as easy living beside dangerous waters, and where Jason starts the story running product for a drug smuggler. Grassrivers is the wetland region, its name a straight nod to the Everglades, the real river of grass. Port Gellhorn is a faded coastal town of strip malls and abandoned attractions, Ambrosia is sugar-refinery country run by a biker gang, and Mount Kalaga National Park walls off the northern border with wilderness.
The tone is modern Miami and modern Florida at large: neon nightlife, social-media culture and swamp chaos, the last of these shown in Trailer 1 through in-world viral clips of alligators in backyards and arrests on front porches. You play as Lucia and Jason, the series’ first dual-protagonist couple, with Lucia as its first female co-lead in the modern 3D and HD era.
Our interactive map breaks down each region and the real Florida geography behind it, and the trailers are still the best raw look at the world.
Vice City then vs now
The 2002 game and GTA 6 share a city name and not much else. One was a compact period piece, the other is a modern city inside a full state.
| What changed | GTA Vice City (2002) | GTA 6 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Era depicted | 1986 | Modern day |
| Inspired by | 1980s Miami | Modern Miami plus the wider state of Florida |
| Scope | The city alone | Vice City plus five more named regions of Leonida |
| Detail | PS2 era | Current-gen, built for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S |
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Frequently asked questions
Where is GTA 6 set?
GTA 6 is set in Vice City, in the fictional state of Leonida, Rockstar’s version of modern-day Florida. Five more regions surround the city: the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga National Park.
Is GTA 6 in Vice City?
Yes. GTA 6 returns to a heavily expanded, present-day Vice City, this time as one region inside the state of Leonida.
Is GTA 6 set in the 80s?
No. GTA 6 is set in the modern day. The 1986 Vice City was the 2002 game; this is the same city two decades on.
Is Leonida based on Florida?
Yes. Leonida is Rockstar’s fictionalized Florida: Vice City stands in for Miami, the Leonida Keys for the Florida Keys, and Grassrivers for the Everglades.
What city is GTA 6 based on?
Vice City, GTA 6’s main city, is based on Miami, Florida. The wider state of Leonida is Rockstar’s take on Florida as a whole, from the Miami-style beaches and nightlife of Vice City to Everglades wetlands and Keys-style islands.
What year is GTA 6 set in?
GTA 6 is set in the present day, the 2020s, not the 1980s of the original Vice City. Rockstar has not given an exact in-game year, but the trailers show modern smartphones, social media and current-day culture.
Update log
- 2026-07-15Added Rockstar’s official GTA VI page as the primary source and corrected Lucia’s series-first description.
- 2026-07-05Added all six officially named Leonida regions and a Vice City then-vs-now comparison table.