With GTA 6 set for November 19, 2026, there's a long runway. This is an editorial pick-list — opinion, not a Rockstar fact — of games that scratch the same itch.

The shortlist

  • Grand Theft Auto V / GTA Online — the obvious warm-up; revisit the story or chase the online economy one more time.
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 — Rockstar's most detailed world; the closest preview of GTA 6's density and systems.
  • GTA: Vice City (and The Trilogy) — the original Vice City, for context before the modern reimagining.
  • Modern open-world crime sandboxes — anything systemic and reactive will feel like good practice for Leonida.

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