Comparing all the newly confirmed GTA VI cities to the real Florida locations they’re based on

Rockstar giveth and Rockstar taketh away. After breaking the hearts of the world with the announcement we all knew was coming but dreaded anyway – that GTA VI would be pushed back to May 2026. Whilst we all reeled from that after barely being shown a single official detail from the game since the first trailer, we also got given to us a whopping near three minute long trailer that showed off so much more of the game – and specifically how big Leonida actually is. Leonida is the GTA VI equivalent of Florida, and this is a breakdown of the confirmed cities and towns versus their real life Florida counterpart locations that inspired them.

We’ve already seen a bit of Leonida before in Vice City back in the 2000s, but this is going to be gamechanging in scale in comparison.

Vice-Dale County – Miami-Dade County

The famous Vice City is back, with Rockstar saying “We’re a long way from the ’80s, but Vice City is still the sun and fun capital of America.

“The glamour, hustle, and greed of America captured in a single city. Each neighborhood has something to offer, from the pastel art deco hotels and bright white sands of Ocean Beach, to the bustling panaderías of Little Cuba and the bootleg brands of the Tisha-Wocka flea market, out to the VC Port, the cruise ship capital of the world.”

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Need to cruise round Vice City with Camila Cabello and City Girls’ Dade County Dreaming BLASTING.

Ambrosia 

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Of all the new locations, Ambrosia is one of the hardest to exactly pin on a real life Florida counterpart. People theorised at first it was going to be Orlando inspired, but now it’s not the case. People on Reddit are theorising it could be based on either St. Augustine or Clewiston – real life Florida cities.

Rockstar describes Ambrosia as “In the heart of Leonida, American industry and old school values still reign supreme – whatever the cost. The Allied Crystal sugar refinery provides the jobs, while the local biker gang provides almost everything else.”

Leonida Keys – Florida Keys

Leonida Keys in Grand Theft Auto VI. pic.twitter.com/zuKH67LZcM

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Leonida Keys is an obvious one: It’s based on the Florida Keys. The description reads “The dress code is casual, the bars are loaded. Life in this tropical archipelago isn’t flashy but it’s easy. Get your buzz on and pull up a deck chair but look out — you are right on the doorstep of some of the most beautiful and dangerous waters in all of America.”

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Grassrivers – Florida Everglades

Lana Del Rey and her husband absolutely would thrive in Grassrivers, which is based on the real life Florida Everglades. Pure swampy alligator infested goodness – and it looks crazy.

The description reads “The untamable jewel of Leonida’s crown. You never know what lies beneath the surface of this primordial expanse. The gators may be the most famous attraction, but there are far deadlier predators and weirder discoveries among the mangroves.”

Port Gellhorn – Key West

Port Gellhorn is a rundown area of Leonida that GTA VI may be basing on Florida locations such as Key West – with some theorising it might be based on Fort Myers. The description says “This is Leonida’s forgotten coast. Cheap motels, shut-down attractions, and empty strip malls won’t bring the tourists back, but there’s a new economy in this once-popular vacation spot. It’s fueled by malt liquor, painkillers, and truck stop energy drinks. Jump on a dirt bike and hold onto your wallet.”

Mount Kalaga – border with Georgia

Obviously, GTA VI is making a fictional world with the state of Leonida that is only based on Florida – and Florida has no mountainous region like Mount Malaga. However, Georgia does – and people think Mount Kalaga is based on just past the border.

This adds up with the Rockstar description, which says “Room to breathe on the state’s northern fringes. A national landmark up against the state’s northern border, Mount Kalaga offers prime hunting, fishing, and off-road trails. In the lush surrounding backwoods, hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals live far from the prying eyes of the government.”

I need this game in my life IMMEDIATELY.

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