GTA 6 map: Vice City, new locations revealed and mapping project explained
Step aside Florida Man, Leonida Man is here.
With the reveal of GTA 6 Trailer 2, we've got an even better idea of the lands that await us, and as such, we'll go over Vice City, the newly revealed locations and how the Grand Theft Auto 6 mapping project is shaping up.
If you missed Trailer 2 (or simply want to watch it for the 32nd time), you can check it out at the top of this article.
It wasn't just locations we got to see either, with a familiar old face appearing to make a return to Vice City and earphones pointing to a long-requested feature.
There's been much speculation too over the voice actors behind Jason and Lucia, not to mention all the other revealed characters.
There's a glimmer of hope for PC gamers, as well, as clips featured on the GTA 6 website are rendered out at 60 FPS, something widely believed to not be feasible on consoles.
Still, we have plenty of morsels of new info to digest while we wait for GTA 6 to release, seeing as it has received another delay.
GTA 6 map explained: What is the GTA 6 map based on?
The GTA 6 map features Vice City as the main city and the wider state of Leonida.
This was confirmed in Trailer 1, which you can check out just above (if you haven't watched it countless times already, that is), and in a press release where Rockstar states: "Grand Theft Auto VI heads to the state of Leonida, home to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City."
Leonida is Rockstar Games' take on Florida, where the real-life Miami is situated. For the uninitiated, many memes purport Florida to be a little more "unhinged", with denizens' strange antics garnering many of their residents the title of 'Florida Man'.
As can be seen in the screengrab from the trailer below, a social media account shows that Rockstar is leaning heavily toward this stereotype, as an account of the in-game equivalent of social media is called "PlanetLeonidaMan" – and has shared a man in just his underwear being chased by the police.
Another such "Leonida Man" is depicted watering his garden wearing nought but a rather revealing little pair of pants – no doubt perfect for the tropical and humid subtropical climates of the muggy state.
According to the GTA Fandom page about Leonida, the name comes from Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish conquistador who was in charge of the first European ships to Florida.
GTA 6 map size: How big is it?
The GTA 6 map is going to be very large.
That's all we can really glean in an official capacity, as the trailers demonstrate that there's a huge variety of different locations, such as Ambrosia, Port Gellhorn, Leonida Keys, Mount Kalaga National Park, Grassrivers and potentially more that we haven't seen yet!
Vice City looks extremely densely packed, and is leaps and bounds ahead of how it looked in GTA: Vice City - but it still retains its core identity, such as the multiple islands connected by bridges and the main promenade, as well as a very large and packed beach.
There are many different types of neighbourhoods depicted, too, and an even greater variety is found across the different towns.
There's plenty of countryside, as well, such as swamps, forests and everglades that are reminiscent of a souped-up Red Dead Redemption 2.
But rather than horses quaintly trotting along, there are rednecks with powerful airboats and monster trucks.
There are plenty of interior locations, too, such as clubs, convenience stores and homes, but these were all featured in prior entries.
What's shown here is in far higher fidelity than we've ever seen from the developers, and there are bound to be many more.
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GTA 6 locations
Alongside the release of Trailer 2, Rockstar also dumped a huge amount of information and screenshots on the official GTA 6 page, including details about newly revealed locales and what we can expect to find in them.
Below are all the included screenshots for each location, which feature some of the denizens, ne’er-do-wells and activities we can expect to get up to, as well as a short description provided by Rockstar. Be sure to flick through the galleries as there are a lot of screenshots for each!
Vice City
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"The glamour, hustle, and greed of America captured in a single city. Each neighborhood has something to offer, from the pastel art deco hotels and bright white sands of Ocean Beach, to the bustling panaderías of Little Cuba and the bootleg brands of the Tisha-Wocka flea market, out to the VC Port, the cruise ship capital of the world."
Leonida Keys
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"The dress code is casual, the bars are loaded. Life in this tropical archipelago isn’t flashy but it’s easy. Get your buzz on and pull up a deck chair but look out — you are right on the doorstep of some of the most beautiful and dangerous waters in all of America."
Grass Rivers
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"Welcome to the Wetlands. The untamable jewel of Leonida’s crown. You never know what lies beneath the surface of this primordial expanse. The gators may be the most famous attraction, but there are far deadlier predators and weirder discoveries among the mangroves."
Port Gellhorn
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"Live Hard. This is Leonida’s forgotten coast. Cheap motels, shut-down attractions, and empty strip malls won’t bring the tourists back, but there’s a new economy in this once-popular vacation spot. It’s fueled by malt liquor, painkillers, and truck stop energy drinks. Jump on a dirt bike and hold onto your wallet."
Ambrosia
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"Keeping Leonida Sweet. The battle for the health and wealth of Leonida begins here. In the heart of Leonida, American industry and old school values still reign supreme — whatever the cost. The Allied Crystal sugar refinery provides the jobs, while the local biker gang provides almost everything else."
Mount Kalaga
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"Wild, Wild Country. Room to breathe on the state's northern fringes. A national landmark up against the state’s northern border, Mount Kalaga offers prime hunting, fishing, and off-road trails. In the lush surrounding backwoods, hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals live far from the prying eyes of the government."
What is the GTA 6 mapping project?
The GTA 6 mapping project is an initiative created by VIMAP aiming to piece together all the confirmed and rumoured information to build what could be the GTA 6 map.
While fans wait for official information, VIMAP and other passionate players have joined forces to compile all of the known information to create a replica of where GTA 6 will be set. With the release of Trailer 2, lots of blanks have been filled in.
The project began in September 2022, following the initial wave of leaks, and has since become a place where fans can build Vice City and the surrounding area.
So far, the map contains a detailed overview of Vice City alongside other locations such as those revealed by Rockstar alongside Trailer 2.
Of course, the fan-made map is based on leaks and speculation, so there's always a possibility the real GTA 6 map looks significantly different to the mapping project.
If you fancy taking a look at the progress made so far and what the map could look like, visit the VIMAP site.
GTA 6 map leaks: What are the rumours saying?
A recent rumour about the map comes from an in-depth analysis of every location involved in the game's massive leaks. This analysis on Reddit details how the map could feature sections of locations outside of Florida/Leonida.
GTA's version of Georgia, Gloriana, could be involved somewhat, and we know Mount Kalaga borders the next state up north.
Another more recent rumoured leak suggests the map will feature advanced dynamic weather, with thunderstorms and even in-game temperature affecting NPC behaviour, similar to the temperature system in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Jon Nicholson is a Freelance Gaming Writer, specialising in the Call of Duty franchise. He previously worked for Gfinity, GGRecon and Red Bull writing a variety of gaming news and guides. Alongside his previous work, he's a Freelance News Writer for Esports Insider.
Cole Luke is a freelance journalist and video producer who contributes to RadioTimes.com's Gaming section. He also has bylines for Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, Network N and more.
