For the first time since 2002, we are going back to Vice City. The twist is that it is now one city inside a much bigger state.
Welcome to Leonida
GTA 6 is set in Leonida, Rockstar’s take on modern Florida, with Vice City at the center of it. The neon strip is still there. So is everything around it that makes Florida such easy material: swamps, beaches, retirees, airboats, and weather that turns on you in about four minutes.
What we expect to explore
Trailer footage and Rockstar’s own shots point to a map that runs well past the city limits:
- Vice City itself, all beaches, nightlife, and money.
- Island chains and causeways trailing off the coast.
- Wetlands and backcountry, the kind of place a getaway goes wrong.
- Small-town Leonida, with trailer parks, gas stations, and long empty roads.
Why the map is the real headline
In a Rockstar game the world does most of the storytelling. The footage so far shows a density of crowds, traffic, wildlife, and weather that looks like a genuine jump over GTA 5. If they pull it off, this is the most detailed open world they have ever built.
What we are still missing
An actual labeled map. Until Rockstar puts one out, every “full leaked map” going around is somebody stitching guesses together from trailer frames. When the real one drops, we will break it down region by region.
Setting details here come from official Rockstar trailers and public reporting.