Grand Theft Auto VI Wiki

A comprehensive guide to all confirmed weapons, combat mechanics, and fighting systems in Grand Theft Auto VI. Covers firearms, melee weapons, the limited carrying system, drive-by shooting, Phil's Ammu-Nation, and the redesigned weapon wheel.

Gameplay9/23/2026 8 min readSableQuill

A guide to wildlife in Grand Theft Auto VI, including mammals, reptiles, birds, and marine life across the state of Leonida. Rockstar says the state has over 170 animal species, including trackable Rare, Discoverable and Legendary animals; around 20 species have been identified from the trailers and official screenshots.

Gameplay10/13/2026 9 min readironfrost

VC Port is the main port district of Vice City in Grand Theft Auto VI, officially described by Rockstar Games as the cruise ship capital of the world. The area features massive cruise liners, commercial shipping operations, and industrial dockside infrastructure.

Locations9/23/2026 3 min readduskvalley

Pre-release awards, trailer viewership records, Guinness World Records, and public reception for Grand Theft Auto VI. Five award wins, 90 million YouTube views in 24 hours for Trailer 1, and 475 million cross-platform views for Trailer 2.

Meta10/13/2026 5 min readDarkKnight_X

The smartphone system in Grand Theft Auto VI: the short-form video feed, the WhatUp! messaging app, the WAINK vehicle scanner, the Ryde Me rideshare service, the Snapmatic camera and its no-uploads rule, the Health app that tracks sleep and feeds the body system, headphones and earbuds for radio and podcasts on foot, the parody domains registered by Take-Two, and Cal Hampton's Coast Guard scanner.

Gameplay10/13/2026 7 min readTheRealMaverick

The Jack of Hearts is a strip club in Grand Theft Auto VI located in the Crosstown neighborhood of Vice City, Leonida. Owned by local businessman Boobie Ike, the club's earnings pay for his recording studio and the label Only Raw Records.

Locations9/23/2026 2 min readDarkwhispers

The contextual NPC interaction menu in Grand Theft Auto VI as shown in the August 2026 Extended Look, the reported Greet, Threaten and Rob options, and how the menu ties into robberies.

Gameplay9/23/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

The Leonida Keys are a tropical archipelago modelled on the Florida Keys, described by Rockstar as home to "some of the most beautiful and dangerous waters in all of America." Key Lento hosts Brian Heder's smuggling operation and Jason's safehouse. Activities include scuba diving among coral reefs, marine wildlife, and boat-based smuggling runs.

Locations10/13/2026 8 min readMikoTanaka

Between 18 and 26 August 2026, more than a dozen unauthorised Grand Theft Auto VI clips were circulated under the CyberLeek handle. This page covers the event: the nine day timeline, Take-Two's subpoena filings in New York, Rockstar's statement of 26 August, the leaker's stated demands, and why none of the leaked material, including a circulating radio station list, is treated as confirmed content.

Grand Theft Auto VI overview: release date, platforms, setting, protagonists, awards, and key confirmed details about Rockstar's next open-world game.

Character switching in Grand Theft Auto VI lets players swap between Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, freely while roaming and on a gated basis during story missions, as shown in the August 2026 Extended Look.

Gameplay9/23/2026 3 min readwillowmist

Leonida Penitentiary is a state prison, thought to be near the town of Hamlet, where Lucia Caminos was incarcerated before the events of GTA VI. It is named directly in Rockstar's official character bio.

Locations9/28/2026 4 min readMikoTanaka

Vice City Metro is this wiki's descriptive name for the elevated rail system seen in Grand Theft Auto VI trailer footage, which resembles Miami's Metromover and Metrorail. Rockstar has not named the system or said whether players can ride it.

Locations9/28/2026 4 min readghostpetal

All confirmed supporting characters in GTA VI with official Rockstar descriptions, including the Only Raw Records crew, Phil, and more.

Characters9/23/2026 9 min readMikoTanaka

Dynamic and localized weather, tropical storms and seasonal hurricanes, water physics, underwater environments, day-night cycle, volumetric clouds, RTGI lighting, wildlife of over 170 species, and atmospheric effects in Grand Theft Auto VI's state of Leonida.

World10/13/2026 7 min readTheRealMaverick

Law enforcement agencies, police vehicles, wanted level mechanics, and the witness system in Grand Theft Auto VI.

Confirmed robberies and criminal operations in Grand Theft Auto VI: Sinfrontera National Bank heist, convenience store holdups, safe-dragging vehicle heist, car theft from a moving truck, and the criminal network of Raul Bautista and Brian Heder.

Gameplay9/23/2026 7 min readMikoTanaka

A guide to the boats, jet skis, airboats, yachts and other watercraft identified in Grand Theft Auto VI, covering vehicle types, edition bonus boats, towing, and the role of watercraft across Leonida's coastline, swamps, and keys.

Boobie Ike is a Vice City legend in Grand Theft Auto VI who transformed his street origins into a legitimate empire spanning real estate, a strip club called Jack of Hearts, and a recording studio. He co-owns Only Raw Records with Dre'Quan Priest.

Port Gellhorn is a decaying coastal city in Leonida, described by Rockstar as the state's forgotten coast. It features cheap motels, shuttered attractions, and a new underground economy. Key locations include the Starlet Motel, Uncle Jack's Liquor, Bocamar Bridge, and Gellhorn International Raceway.

Locations10/13/2026 7 min readDarkKnight_X

Gloriana is a fictional U.S. state neighboring Leonida in Grand Theft Auto VI, based on the real-world state of Georgia. It has been identified through license plates seen in Trailer 2 and official Rockstar screenshots, which carry text such as Gloriana State, State of Gloriana and Discover Gloriana depending on the plate year.

Grassrivers is the Everglades-inspired wetland region in Grand Theft Auto VI, described by Rockstar as "the untamable jewel of Leonida's crown." The area features flooded grasslands, mangroves, alligators, airboats, the POACH wildlife enforcement agency, and the Thrillbilly Mud Club off-road park.

Locations10/13/2026 9 min readDarkKnight_X

An overview of the procedural animation technology behind Grand Theft Auto VI, based on Take-Two Interactive's patented Virtual Character Locomotion system. The technology breaks character movement into small reusable motion segments that are stitched together dynamically, potentially enabling more lifelike NPC behavior with fewer resources.

Technical9/23/2026 4 min readghostpetal

Lifeinvader is Rockstar's fictional parody of Facebook. Its appearance in Grand Theft Auto VI is unconfirmed: a logo sighting has been reported from trailer footage but not confirmed in Rockstar's official material.

NINE1NINE is an ultraclub and nightclub located in Downtown Vice City in Grand Theft Auto VI. Based on the real-world E11EVEN Miami, it features massive LED screens, dense crowds, and is a major nightlife destination in the game.

Locations9/23/2026 4 min readduskvalley

Ambrosia is an agricultural company town in central Leonida, dominated by the Allied Crystal sugar refinery and the Final Chapter MC biker gang. Rockstar describes it as a place where "American industry and old school values still reign supreme, whatever the cost."

Locations9/28/2026 7 min readDarkKnight_X

The economy and property system in Grand Theft Auto VI includes safehouses, business ownership opportunities, and vehicle purchases. The Leonida Keys stilt house is confirmed as the starting safehouse, and Rockstar North's Rob Nelson has said some story missions require the player to raise money first.

Gameplay10/13/2026 4 min readSableQuill

Overview of aircraft in Grand Theft Auto VI, including the Nagasaki Buzzard helicopter, small planes, police helicopters, and the Vice City International Airport.

The Malibu Club is a Vice City nightclub widely associated with the series. It has not been confirmed to appear in Grand Theft Auto VI: Rockstar has never named or shown it, and the claims circulating that it returns trace back to the non-canonical September 2022 leak rather than to any official source.

Locations8/28/2026 2 min readj0shlore

Cal Hampton is a paranoid conspiracy theorist and tech-savvy ally of Jason Duval in Grand Theft Auto VI. He monitors Coast Guard communications from his home in the Leonida Keys and is a loyal, if eccentric, friend.

Characters9/28/2026 3 min readDarkwhispers

Overview of emergency vehicles in Grand Theft Auto VI, including confirmed police cruisers, the Leonard County Sheriff fleet, a police riot armored truck, and the nine law enforcement agencies identified in trailers.

Vehicles9/23/2026 6 min readghostpetal

Raul Bautista is a seasoned bank robber in Grand Theft Auto VI known for his confidence, charm, and cunning. He recruits talented criminals for high-stakes heists across the state of Leonida.

Characters9/23/2026 4 min readj0shlore

A guide to Downtown Vice City in Grand Theft Auto VI, the main business and financial district featuring skyscrapers, the Sahara Arena, Sinfrontera National Bank, and the Vice City Metro tram system. Based on Downtown Miami.

Locations9/28/2026 6 min readduskvalley

Water sports in Grand Theft Auto VI include kayaking, jet skiing, scuba diving and airboat rides, shown in the official trailers, Rockstar screenshots and the Extended Look.

A guide to scuba diving in Grand Theft Auto VI, shown in official Rockstar screenshots and the Extended Look, with divers exploring the coral reefs and marine life around the Leonida Keys.

Gameplay9/23/2026 3 min readj0shlore

Vice-Dale County is the county of Leonida that contains Vice City, the main urban setting of Grand Theft Auto VI. It is based on Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Locations9/28/2026 4 min readduskvalley

A guide to motorcycle clubs and biker gangs in Grand Theft Auto VI, focusing on the Final Chapter MC in Ambrosia County. Covers confirmed biker gang activity from trailers, Rockstar's official description, and the role of outlaw motorcycle clubs in the Leonida underworld.

Factions9/23/2026 3 min readwillowmist

The Ocean View Hotel is an art deco hotel on the Ocean Drive-inspired strip in Ocean Beach, Vice Beach, Vice-Dale County. It appears in Grand Theft Auto VI's first trailer at roughly the 0:33 mark, with a large pink neon sign and a ground-floor outdoor bar modelled on the real-world Clevelander Hotel.

Locations9/23/2026 3 min readghostpetal

What Rockstar Games has confirmed about mission structure in Grand Theft Auto VI, including protagonist gating, money-gated story progression, Rob Nelson's comments on more open mission design, and the mission-shaped sequences shown in the August 2026 gameplay showcase.

Gameplay10/13/2026 7 min readDarkwhispers

Swimming and diving in Grand Theft Auto VI cover surface swimming across Leonida's coasts, rivers and lakes and scuba diving around the Leonida Keys, shown in official screenshots and the Extended Look.

Gameplay9/23/2026 2 min readghostpetal