The Leonida Files
GTA 6 Gameplay
How GTA 6 plays, from the six-star wanted level to switching between Lucia and Jason. Most details come from Rockstar's 2026 previews, so they stay marked as reported until launch.
All Gameplay
24 entries
- Two Protagonists & SwitchingStoryYou play as both Jason and Lucia and can switch between them in free roam, much like GTA V, except when the story locks you to one of them.Reported
- Partner SystemStoryCall or text your partner to join you, swap seats so one drives while the other shoots, and keep an eye on their texts: the idle lead lives their own life.Reported
- Optional RomanceStoryJason and Lucia start with mutual interest. Time spent together outside missions can grow it into romance, or it can stay platonic.Reported
- Chapter-Based StoryStoryThe story is told in chapters, with choices big and small whose consequences can land later, designed with replays in mind.Reported
- Six-Star Wanted LevelCrime & policeThe wanted meter goes back up to six stars, one more than GTA V. One star is easy to shake; six means an all-out manhunt.Reported
- Witnesses & Police DescriptionsCrime & policeCrimes need a witness or an alarm. Icons under the stars show what police know about your face, outfit and car, and changing them is how you shake the heat.Reported
- Robberies & HeistsCrime & policeRob stores, businesses and banks solo or as a pair. Money gates some story progress, and every job asks you to trade speed against loot.Reported
- FencesCrime & policeSell stolen jewellery and cars through fences. Car fences also pass on tips, such as police impound codes.Reported
- Car Theft & the WAINK AppCrime & policeStealing cars is reworked around security tiers. Scan a car with the WAINK phone app, then pick the right tool: a slim jim for older cars, a key cloner for newer ones.Reported
- Criminal ProfileSystemsA reputation system, Rockstar's take on Red Dead Redemption 2's Honor, that tracks gratuitous violence and chaos, and even good-citizen acts like binning trash.Reported
- CombatSystemsNon-lethal takedowns, shooting weapons out of hands, a slow-motion aim ability for Jason, context-sensitive melee for Lucia and a cinematic kill-cam.Reported
- Phone, Snapmatic & Ryde MeSystemsThe phone is a physical object in the world, not a HUD overlay. Snapmatic returns for browsing, and the Ryde Me app handles fast travel.Reported
- SafehousesSystemsJason and Lucia can share a home. Safehouses feel closer to Red Dead Redemption 2's camps, with people coming and going, and car trunks double as storage.Reported
- Body Stats & the GymSystemsGym sessions build muscle and strength and overeating adds weight: the first stats of this kind since GTA San Andreas.Reported
- Focus ModeSystemsA focus view that highlights points of interest and helps you avoid the police.Reported
- Map SizeWorldRockstar North's Rob Nelson told press Leonida is about twice the size of GTA V's map and three times Red Dead Redemption 2's. There's no official square-mile figure.Reported
- Living NPCsWorldOver 600,000 NPC animations, individually art-directed body types and the RDR2-style interaction system: greet, taunt, defuse or provoke.Reported
- Weather & WildlifeWorldGame Informer's cover story promises advanced weather systems and a huge amount of wildlife on land, in the air and at sea. Full details arrive September 29, 2026.Reported
- Radio & TVWorldPreviews report more radio and TV ads than any previous GTA, and Rockstar calls its new radio the next evolution of in-game radio. No station names are confirmed.Reported
- Activities & Side ContentActivitiesFrom pool, mini-golf and basketball to scuba diving, skydiving, fishing, hunting and car meets, previews list a huge range of things to do in Leonida.Reported
- Classic Car CollectionActivitiesAn Ultimate Edition commission from collector and fixer Wyman: track down abandoned and project cars, then restore them.Official
- Single-Player ExperiencePlatformRockstar sells GTA VI as a single-player experience. No GTA VI online mode has been announced, while the existing GTA Online keeps getting support.Official
- Platforms & PerformancePlatformPlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S only, with a PS5 Pro Enhanced label. Previews report 30 fps at launch; PC hasn't been announced.Official
- No Microtransactions at LaunchPlatformRockstar told press there are no microtransactions and no generative AI in GTA VI at launch. The Ultimate Edition is a paid upgrade.Reported