Guide · Setting and map
Where is GTA 6 set? Leonida, Vice City, and the map size
The state, the six places Rockstar names, and what is actually known about size.
Last updated · Unofficial · Sources at the end
In short
GTA 6 is set in Leonida, a fictional state centered on modern-day Vice City. Rockstar names six places: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia, and Mount Kalaga. There is no official square-mile figure; Rockstar compares the map to three times Red Dead Redemption 2’s playable area.
Leonida in one line
Rockstar’s story summary places Jason and Lucia on “the darkest side of the sunniest place in America,” in a conspiracy that spans the state of Leonida. The BBC describes Leonida as a fictional U.S. state based on Florida, with a modern take on the Miami-inspired Vice City.
The six places Rockstar names
Vice City
The city at the center of it all. Rockstar’s tagline: “Vice City, USA.” The BBC calls it Miami-inspired.
Leonida Keys
Named on Rockstar’s official places list.
Grassrivers
Named on Rockstar’s official places list.
Port Gellhorn
Named on Rockstar’s official places list.
Ambrosia
Named on Rockstar’s official places list.
Mount Kalaga
The Ultimate Edition’s off-road buggy is pitched at “the backwoods of Mount Kalaga.”
We keep descriptions short on purpose. Rockstar’s own place pages are the source of record, and we don’t copy them.
How big is the map?
There is no official square-mile number. What Rockstar has given are comparisons, as reported by Polygon and Video Games Chronicle:
- The overall map is about three times the playable area of Red Dead Redemption 2.
- It is roughly twice the size of GTA V’s map.
- Vice City alone is about twice the size of Los Santos.
Any precise square-mile figure you see is a fan estimate. IGN reports Rockstar will add a free, printable Leonida map and cover poster to its site on November 19. When it’s up, we’ll link to it here.
Sources
Checked November 15, 2026 (Pacific time). Official means Rockstar, Take-Two, PlayStation, or Xbox. Press means a named outlet’s reporting. When a later official page disagrees with an earlier one, we follow the later page.
- Official Grand Theft Auto VI official site (trailers, people, places) — Rockstar Games
- Official Grand Theft Auto VI — PlayStation game page and store listing — PlayStation
- Press GTA 6 release delayed to November 2026 — BBC News, 2025-11-06
- Press GTA 6 map officially triple the size of Red Dead Redemption 2’s — Polygon
- Press Grand Theft Auto 6’s map is three times bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2 — Video Games Chronicle
- Press GTA 6 preload, global release times and install size confirmed — IGN Nordic