GTA 6 takes place in the present-day state of Leonida, a fictional Florida, anchored by a modern Vice City — Rockstar's Miami. It's the first mainline return to Vice City since 2002's GTA: Vice City.
What's confirmed about the setting
- [Confirmed] State of Leonida; modern day (not the 1980s of the original Vice City).
- [Confirmed] Vice City = Miami analogue; surrounding regions span Everglades, Keys, and Gulf coast.
- [Confirmed] A social-media-era satire of modern America — influencers, hustle culture, cartel money — framed around Jason and Lucia.
It's not nostalgia for the '80s — it's Vice City now, rebuilt for the doomscroll era.
Why the setting matters
The modern reset lets Rockstar satirize 2020s Florida the way GTA 5 skewered 2010s LA. For how the world is laid out, see the interactive map and how big it is; for the people in it, the character files.