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Leonida Keys

A tropical archipelago in the south of Leonida where the game begins. Jason lives and works here, in a house Brian Heder lets him use rent-free.

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What we know

Rockstar describes the Keys as a tropical archipelago where life isn’t flashy but it’s easy. There is time to pull up a deck chair, but the islands sit on the doorstep of some of the most beautiful and most dangerous waters in America.

The game starts here: Rob Nelson told Famitsu that the Keys are the starting area, where Jason’s first house is. Jason works for local drug runners, and Brian Heder, a smuggler from the golden age of the Keys, still moves product through his boat yard with his wife Lori.

Official screenshots show The Rusty Anchor bar, a seaplane over the islands, a party on boats and divers over a wreck.

All regions are in our article on the GTA 6 map.

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Sources

  1. People and places of the state of LeonidaRockstar Games · Rockstar’s description
  2. Official GTA VI screenshotsRockstar Games · Screenshots of the region
  3. Rob Nelson interview (in Japanese)Famitsu · August 28, 2026 · The starting area

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