How Big Is the GTA 6 Map? Leonida vs GTA 5, RDR2 & More

Leonida is the largest map Rockstar has built. The studio's own comparisons: about twice the size of GTA 5, about three times Red Dead Redemption 2, with a landmass approaching GTA 4, GTA 5 and RDR2's playable areas combined. Community measurements put it at roughly 60 square miles.

GTA map sizes compared

Sizes are fan measurements of land area and vary with how water is counted.

How the series grew

• GTA 3 (2001) — three islands, opened one at a time with loading screens between them. The bridge out of Portland is blown up at the start.
• GTA 4 (2008) — Liberty City rebuilt from scratch at twice the size, no loading screens, but bridges locked behind a "terror alert" early on. Dense city, no countryside.
• GTA 5 (2013) — city plus desert, mountains, ocean floor and small towns, open from the start. The common complaint: the north felt empty.
• GTA 6 (2026) — twice GTA 5, and much of it explorable early.

It's not just bigger — it's denser

Rockstar has said depth and detail mattered more than raw size this time:

• Narrower roads. GTA 5's roads were deliberately oversized to make driving easier. GTA 6 uses believable widths, which freed up space for more buildings, alleys and props.
• Many more interiors. Rockstar calls it an order of magnitude more than previous games — "hundreds" of enterable interiors. Not every building is open (some use parallax window tricks), but the community map already flags hundreds of confirmed enterable buildings.
• Population. Some 600,000 pedestrian animations and region-specific populations.
• Wildlife. 170+ species.
• Multiple towns per county. Leonard County alone may hold three towns.

Vice City vs Los Santos

Vice City on its own is roughly twice the size of Los Santos. Add the Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia, Mount Kalaga and Capri, and you have a state rather than a city with a backyard.

What it means when you play

• Expect to travel more — and to enjoy it more, thanks to longer days, radio and podcasts on foot, public transport and partner driving.
• Get a good personal vehicle early. Your weapons live in its trunk, and Scooter Bros can deliver it anywhere.
• Use the free printable map. Rockstar's downloadable map of Leonida goes live on November 19 — useful for planning, especially if the in-game map starts under fog.