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State
Leonida
The fictional state containing Vice City — Rockstar’s Florida analogue, and the reason the game is not a single-city map.
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Leonida is the fictional state that contains Vice City. Its existence is what makes Grand Theft Auto VI a state-scale game rather than a city-scale one.
Rockstar’s Only in Leonida page names six regions: Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga. The names are official; what each region looks like, and how large it is, is not something that page establishes.
Why the distinction matters for everything else
A state setting is the load-bearing assumption under most of the map-size speculation. Rockstar has now said the map is its biggest, about twice GTA V’s; it has still not given an area, so the square-mile figures in circulation remain estimates.
| Status | Confirmed setting beyond the city limits Official. Status: Official. Directly confirmed by an official source. |
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| Story reach | Rockstar describes a conspiracy “stretching across the state” Official. Status: Official. Directly confirmed by an official source. |
| Regions | Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga Official. Status: Official. Directly confirmed by an official source. |
| Playable area | Rockstar’s biggest map “by some degree”, about twice GTA V’s, per Aaron Garbut in Game Informer; no area figure published Reported. Status: Reported. Covered by a named publication, but not directly confirmed by an official source. |
Leonida, in Rockstar’s screenshots
22 official screenshots · © Rockstar GamesSources
- Rockstar Games — official Grand Theft Auto VI siteOfficialAccessed Oct 2, 2026
rockstargames.com/VI (opens in a new tab)
Primary source. Treated as authoritative for date, platforms and editions.
- Rockstar Games — “Only in Leonida” (official Grand Theft Auto VI site)OfficialAccessed Oct 2, 2026
rockstargames.com/VI/only-in-leonida/lucia (opens in a new tab)
Primary source. Authoritative for names, backstories and region names; it does not describe mechanics such as switching between characters.
- Rockstar Games Newswire — “Grand Theft Auto VI — Watch Trailer 2 Now”OfficialAccessed Sep 11, 2026
rockstargames.com/newswire/article/3928aaa9… (opens in a new tab)
Primary source. Published by the developer and publisher of the game.
- Game Informer — “Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Provides Lengthy First Look At Gameplay”PublicationAccessed Sep 11, 2026
gameinformer.com/2026/08/27/grand-theft-aut… (opens in a new tab)
Established games publication with a named editorial staff.
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