Key Takeaways
- Grand Theft Auto 5 modders recreate GTA 6’s Vice City to show what the final product could look like.
- GTA 6’s map is expected to be much larger than its predecessor, taking almost double the amount of time to cross.
- Fans are growing impatient as it has now been over a year since the release of Grand Theft Auto 6’s first trailer.
A group of GTA 5 modders has grown tired of waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6, so they’ve taken it upon themselves to recreate the game’s map inside of Rockstar’s eleven-year-old title. Thanks to the first Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer in 2023 and the massive leak that took place back in 2022, the community has meticulously laid out plans for what they believe will be an accurate depiction of the game’s map, which has now been used by modders to see what it could look like in-game.
There’s no denying that Grand Theft Auto 6 is one of the most highly-anticipated titles in gaming. With a Fall 2025 release having been set by developer and publisher Rockstar Games, fans are patiently waiting to see more from one of next year’s biggest titles. The community received its first glimpse back in December 2023, but Rockstar has remained tight-lipped ever since, with fans even resorting to wild moon theories for a possible date for GTA 6‘s second trailer.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 Modder Recreates GTA 6’s Leonida
As Rockstar remains quiet on any new GTA 6 news, a group of modders have taken it upon themselves to recreate some of Vice City inside of Grand Theft Auto 5. As spotted by Eurogamer, YouTuber Dark Space has been working on a recreation of the state of Leonida to give fans an idea of what GTA 6‘s map could actually look like. In their latest YouTube video, they show off Vice Beach, which is filled with real-life Miami buildings that can also be seen in the game’s first official trailer. The YouTuber notes that, despite creating multiple Leonida locations, this is only a tiny percentage of what Rockstar Games will actually be creating. Nevertheless, it’s still massively impressive.
Fans have often attempted to show how big GTA 6‘s map will be when compared to GTA 5, but Dark Space has given the community probably the best example to date. At 4 minutes and 10 seconds into the YouTuber’s latest video, they compare how long it takes to traverse from the very south of Los Santos in GTA 5 to the most northern point while in a helicopter, which takes exactly 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Dark Space also recreated the state of Leonida (without all of the buildings) by using the 2022 leaks to show how much larger the map is going to be. Using the same helicopter, it takes 6 minutes and 10 seconds to get from one side of the map to the other.
Although the map blueprint created by the community is expected to be pretty accurate, it’s important to note that the only official look fans have had at Grand Theft Auto 6‘s map was in the first trailer, so Dark Space’s recreation (as incredible as it may be) may not be entirely accurate. What Rockstar has revealed is that GTA 6 will be taking fans back to the neon-soaked streets of Vice City, which is set in the fictional state of Leonida. The epic first trailer was filled with nightlife, alligators, and some classic GTA antics that fans have grown to love.
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