The latest GTA 6 leak shows Vice City from above — and the level of detail is simply staggering

It’s been a rough week for Rockstar Games.

It appears that a working build of Grand Theft Auto 6 is out in the wild, with a seemingly endless stream of gameplay footage being leaked.

Already everywhere across social media channels, the first I learned of all this was a deluge of clips showing up in my personal Instagram feed.

Leaks of this magnitude are the last thing any developer would want — let alone the team behind one of the most anticipated games of all time.

We’re just a week or so away from the official extended look reveal video launching too, and I can’t help but feel that the leakers have stolen Rockstar’s thunder.

So what exactly can we learn from all of this new footage? Well, GTA 6 certainly looks like a GTA game.

Key mechanics like the wanted level system return (albeit with an extra star level and the ability for the police to remember your outfit or vehicle), along with various open-world activities ranging from racing challenges to tossing basketballs into hoops.

Beating heart (Image credit: Rockstar Games) I’ve also seen speculation that some systems similar to those in Red Dead Redemption 2 will be featured.

Namely, the idea that there’s a karma meter to measure the morality of your actions, as well as icons suggesting that the dual protagonists Lucia Caminos and Jason Duval’s abilities will level up as you play.

It all looks about what I would have expected from a new GTA in 2026.

If you’d asked me to speculate on what GTA 6 would be like this time last year, I’d have said that it would look like an upgraded version of GTA 5 that incorporates some Red Dead Redemption 2 elements: in short, a classic sequel that builds on the previous release while also bringing in what worked from the developer’s other recent games.

I wasn’t truly blown away until I saw the latest clip. (Image credit: Rockstar Games ) The minute or so of footage shows the leaker flying a small plane into a city, presumably Vice City, though it is a little hard to tell.

All of the other videos I’ve seen take place on the ground, which makes it hard to really tell the scale of the map.

Here, it’s plain to see, and let me tell you, GTA 6 looks immense.