GTA 6 takes place in Leonida, Rockstar's fictional stand-in for Florida, built around the returning city of Vice City (a modern take on Miami) plus a much larger surrounding state of swamps, small towns, and coastline. Rockstar has described it as "the biggest, most immersive evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series yet."
Community maps
Since Rockstar hasn't published an official map, the GTA fan community has spent years piecing one together from trailer footage, screenshots, and leak analysis. The maps below are fan cartography, not official Rockstar artwork — each is credited to its creator underneath, with a link back to the original project or post.
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What Rockstar has officially confirmed
Rockstar's own marketing (the trailers and the rockstargames.com/VI site) has named these regions as part of Leonida:
- Vice City — the neon-lit main city, Rockstar's version of Miami, and the heart of the map.
- Leonida Keys — a chain of islands modeled on the Florida Keys.
- Grassrivers — an Everglades-style wetland/swamp region.
- Port Gellhorn — a working-class coastal town.
- Mount Kalaga (National Park) — a forested, rural area in the north of the map.
- Ambrosia — another named area seen in trailer footage, details still thin.
The official story setup: protagonists Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos get caught up in a criminal conspiracy "stretching across the state of Leonida" after an easy score goes wrong, meaning the game is explicitly built to use the whole state, not just Vice City.
The regions
AmbrosiaAn industrial sugar-refining town on the shore of Lake Leonida, ruled as much by a biker gang as by its corporate employer.
LeonidaThe Florida-inspired state where GTA 6 takes place.
Leonida KeysA tropical island chain south of Vice City, styled as Leonida's laid-back gateway to paradise.
Mount KalagaA rugged wilderness park forming Leonida's northern border, built for hunting, fishing, and off-road exploration.
Port GellhornA faded coastal resort town on Leonida's west coast, worn down by decades of decline.
Vice CityThe Miami-inspired metropolis at the heart of GTA 6's map.
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Unofficial region breakdown (fan analysis, unconfirmed)
Trailer footage and leaks have led the GTA fan community to map out likely counties within Leonida. This breakdown is fan analysis, not an official Rockstar map — treat names and borders as best guesses until Rockstar publishes an actual map:
| Area | Located | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Dale County | Southeast | Contains Vice City proper |
| Leonard County | East | Seen briefly in trailer shots |
| Ambrosia County | Northeast | Rural/small-town feel |
| Kelly County | Northwest | Includes Port Gellhorn |
| Mariana County | Southwest | Includes Grassrivers and the Leonida Keys |
How big is the GTA 6 map?
Rockstar still hasn't published an exact square-mile or square-kilometer figure, but as of August 2026 it has, for the first time, put specific scale comparisons on the record. Rob Nelson, Rockstar North's head of development and co-studio head, told content creator TGG during an in-person preview that Leonida's world is twice the size of GTA V's map and three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2's — and that Vice City alone is about twice the size of Los Santos, with Vice City and its surrounding suburbs roughly eleven times larger than Los Santos and its own suburbs (VGC). See our full report for more.
What else can be said with confidence, based on Rockstar's own statements and trailer content:
- The map is built around multiple distinct biomes (dense city, swamp, small coastal towns, rural highway, forest/national park) rather than one city and its outskirts.
- Rockstar has also indicated it plans to expand the world after launch, adding new locations over time — so even the day-one map isn't necessarily the map's final size.
Treat any more granular figure (exact km²/mi², specific county borders) as fan estimation until Rockstar publishes an actual map or dimensions.
Vice City itself
Vice City returns as one part of the larger state rather than the entire game world (unlike the original 1986-set Vice City, where the city was effectively the whole map). Trailers have shown a dense, modern downtown with high-rises, a beachfront strip, and surrounding suburbs, consistent with a Miami-inspired metro area rather than a single small download.
Bottom line
Leonida is confirmed to include Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Mount Kalaga, and Ambrosia. Rockstar's Rob Nelson has now put the world at roughly twice GTA V's size and three times Red Dead Redemption 2's, but no exact square-mile figure or official map has been released — anything more granular than Nelson's comparisons is fan estimation based on trailer analysis, and should be treated as unconfirmed until Rockstar says otherwise.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_VI
- https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/only-in-leonida
- https://www.gtabase.com/gta-6/map/
- https://map.stateofleonida.net/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/GTA6/comments/y8dvuo/made_a_concept_map_based_on_the_leaks_only_named/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/GTA6/comments/y8gh96/size_comparison_of_umyneuronsarefried_s_gta_6/
- https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/grand-theft-auto-6s-map-is-three-times-bigger-than-red-dead-redemption-2/
FAQ
What is the GTA 6 map called?
The map is the fictional state of Leonida, built around the city of Vice City, Rockstar's modern take on Miami.
What regions are confirmed in GTA 6?
Rockstar has officially confirmed Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Mount Kalaga, and Ambrosia as part of Leonida.
How big is the GTA 6 map?
Rockstar North's head of development Rob Nelson told content creator TGG in an on-record preview that Leonida is twice the size of GTA V's map and three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2's. No exact square-mile figure has been published.
Is the GTA 6 map bigger than GTA 5?
Yes. Rob Nelson said Leonida's world is roughly twice the size of GTA V's, with Vice City alone about twice the size of Los Santos and its metro area around eleven times larger than Los Santos and its suburbs.
Updated 2026-08-28