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Leonida Keys

● Officially confirmed

Rockstar presents the Leonida Keys as a relaxed tropical peninsula with busy bars and surrounding waters described as both beautiful and dangerous.

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What we know

Background

Nelson identifies the Leonida Keys as the story’s starting region, including Jason’s first house seen in a trailer. The interview does not provide verified coordinates for that house.
◇ Reported ↗

Places and setting

GamesRadar describes Leonida Keys through its tourism-oriented islands.
◇ Reported ↗
Rockstar presents the Leonida Keys as a relaxed tropical peninsula with busy bars and surrounding waters described as both beautiful and dangerous. ↗
Leonida Keys is among the officially introduced destinations. ↗
Official pictures show a road bridge between islands, a seaplane, a busy beach bar and boat parties. An underwater image depicts divers among corals, fish, an eel and a water turtle. An iguana also appears. These images do not establish exact locations, vehicle models or diving mechanics. ↗

All details

Detail	Value	Platform / game version	Status
characteristics	tourism-oriented islands	ALL · pre-release	◇ Reported
description	relaxed tropical peninsula and dangerous waters	ALL · pre-release	● Officially confirmed
name	Leonida Keys	ALL · pre-release	● Officially confirmed
official destination	true	ALL · pre-release	● Officially confirmed
official visuals	Island bridge, seaplane, bar and underwater life	ALL · pre-release	● Officially confirmed
story start	Story begins in the Leonida Keys	ALL · pre-release	◇ Reported

Official images

Leonida Keys Postcard · © Rockstar Games

Sources & evidence (3)

Rockstar Games

Only in Leonida ↗

Leonida Keys

Locator: Only in Leonida > Leonida Keys > official picture descriptions · Only in Leonida > region dialog > Leonida Keys · heading:Leonida Keys · text-offset:4925 · text-offset:5025
Method: grounded-mention-parser
Accessed: 10/2/2026

GamesRadar+

GamesRadar: GTA 6 overview ↗

touristy Leonida Keys

Locator: text-offset:22203
Method: reviewed-anchor-recipe
Accessed: 10/2/2026

Famitsu

GTA VI: gameplay demonstration and interview with Rob Nelson ↗

Reviewed reporting: leonida-keys / story_start. Paraphrase, not a quotation or direct gameplay verification.

Locator: https://www.famitsu.com/article/202608/85753#header-2
Method: public-page-editorial-review
Accessed: 10/3/2026

Change history

10/1/2026 · pre-release · ALL

official visuals: Island bridge, seaplane, bar and underwater life

Source extraction

● Officially confirmed

10/1/2026 · pre-release · ALL

description: relaxed tropical peninsula and dangerous waters

Source extraction

● Officially confirmed

10/1/2026 · pre-release · ALL

characteristics: tourism-oriented islands

Public source: grounded recipe 1

◇ Reported

9/30/2026 · pre-release · ALL

name: Leonida Keys

Official profile heading

● Officially confirmed

8/28/2026 · pre-release · ALL

story start: Story begins in the Leonida Keys

Reviewed public reporting; overlapping preview sources are not independent gameplay tests

◇ Reported

5/6/2025 · pre-release · ALL

official destination: true

Public source: grounded recipe 1

● Officially confirmed

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