Where is GTA 6 set?
GTA 6 is set in Vice City, the anchor of Leonida, a fictional US state inspired by modern-day Florida. Rockstar has named six regions on the official site, from the Leonida Keys to Mount Kalaga National Park.
Vice City returns more than two decades after the 2002 game, 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 and beach clubs. 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 draws on Miami. The Leonida Keys sit off the coast, a tropical island chain that Rockstar describes as easy living beside dangerous waters, and where Jason’s bio puts him working for local drug runners. Grassrivers is the wetland region, which resembles the Everglades, though Rockstar has not named a real-world match. Port Gellhorn is a faded coastal town of strip malls and abandoned attractions, Ambrosia is sugar-refinery country where, in Rockstar’s words, the refinery "provides the jobs, while the local biker gang provides almost everything else", and Mount Kalaga National Park is the wilderness along the northern border.
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.
Leonida is also big and changeable. Rockstar’s Aaron Garbut told Game Informer, in its September 2026 cover story, that it is the biggest map Rockstar has built by some degree, which outlets report as about twice the size of GTA 5’s. The YouTuber TGG, after visiting Rockstar North, said Rob Nelson told him it is three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2, a figure Rockstar has not published. The same Game Informer story reports localized weather, so a storm can pour down in the distance while you stand in sun, with puddles that linger, rainbows after a shower and tropical storms rolling in like they do over Florida.
For each region’s facts see the six regions on the map page and the real Florida places behind them; our real-world Florida map plots reference points for context. The longest look at the world is An Extended Look (August 27, 2026), 26 minutes 48 seconds captured in-game on PS5, which shows Vice City plus areas outside it, such as wetlands with fan boats. The newest official video is the Launch Trailer (October 15, 2026).
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.
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| 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 |
More on GTA 6 world and map
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 named regions sit alongside it: the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga National Park.
Is GTA 6 in Vice City?
Yes. GTA 6 returns to a 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 draws on Miami, and the Leonida Keys and Grassrivers resemble the Florida Keys and the Everglades, though Rockstar has not named real-world matches.
What city is GTA 6 based on?
Vice City, GTA 6’s main city, draws 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-style wetlands and Keys-style islands.
What year is GTA 6 set in?
GTA 6 is set in the present day, not the 1980s of the original Vice City. Rockstar has not given an exact in-game year, but An Extended Look shows text messages between the leads and an influencer livestream with on-screen chat.