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We’re a year away from the May 2026 launch of Grand Theft Auto VI. It’ll be a lot, even though we should be able to expect more insights and announcements over the coming months to help us learn more about what to expect. That does mean that we might need one or two open-world games to welcome into our lives while we wait, but fortunately there are plenty of options to scratch the GTA VI itch.

Best Grand Theft Auto game to play while waiting for GTA VI: GTA: Vice City  4o426j

I know a lot of people are going to perhaps take issue with my suggesting Grand Theft Auto: Vice City instead of GTA V as the best entry in the series to play ahead of GTA VI. Hear me out. First, this is also an absolutely exceptional open-world game. It’s among the best installments Rockstar made, right up there with GTA V and GTA: San Andreas. We also get to hear the fantastic Ray Liotta as our antihero Tommy Vercetti as deals with the mob. But even more critical is that this is an opportunity to visit Vice City again before returning to it as the new location with Lucia and Jason.

GTA: Vice City is available on the PS2, Xbox, PC, and also showed up on mobile devices.

Best open-world game with a medieval setting to play while waiting for GTA VI: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 16l5c

This is another suggestion that could be controversial, but I have my reasons for it. Yes, I believe Skyrim is the superior game. However, it’s one of the most popular open-world games in the world and available on every possible platform. Odds are, you’ve played it. The original Oblivion came out in 2006, which means folks maybe missed it, and the new remaster is a fantastic update with tons of quality of life adjustments and visual enhancements based on Skyrim. It’s well worth a look if you need a game to play while waiting for GTA VI. 

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. 

Best open-world game with a more modern setting to play while waiting for GTA VI: Yakuza 0 6v315e

I can’t recommend Yakuza 0 highly enough. It’s a wonderful entry point for the series, due to introducing Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. We’re seeing them as young, up-and-coming yakuza, which sometimes fits in with the characters climbing the ranks in Grand Theft Auto games. There are tons of side activities to engage in around the city, again just like in GTA. Plus, the execution makes the city and its residents feel like a priority, which is great.

Yakuza 0 is available on the PS3, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and the Director’s Cut will come to the Switch 2 on June 5, 2025. 

Best open-world game with a futuristic setting to play while waiting for GTA VI: Cyberpunk 2077 136n6k

CD Projekt Red open-world games are known for the same sorts of details and optional side activities and quests as Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto games, and Cyberpunk 2077 is a good pick to play while waiting for GTA VI. It features an incredibly futuristic story with unusual modifications you can pursue. It’s far enough from its original release that it’s in fantastic shape at the moment, complete with a Phantom Liberty add-on you might have missed if you only played at launch. 

Cyberpunk 2077 is available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the Switch 2 version launches on June 5, 2025. 

Best open-world sci-fi game to play while waiting for GTA VI: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition 56h2o

Listen, I will take any opportunity to hype up Xenoblade Chronicles, and Xenoblade Chronicles X is a fantastic installment. There’s character customization. There’s a city to explore. A world to survey. Skells to pilot. Tons of mission to undertake. Allies to find. It’s a huge game with an intricate story, and the new Definitive Edition helps wrap up some loose ends.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is available on the Wii U, and Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is on the Switch.

Grand Theft Auto VI will come to the PS5 and Xbox Series X on May 26, 2025. 

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The new Grand Theft Auto game takes us back to Leonida, and Rockstar Games released a fresh GTA VI trailer that confirms protagonists Lucia and Jason hail from Vice City. While the first video that revealed the game focused on her, this time Rockstar used the second one to focus on Jason and how a day in his life goes before showing the duo together.

Things begin with Jason working on the roof of a somewhat run-down house’s roof to fix the leaks. His boss Brian comes by and tells him to go pick up checks from his properties. We see him stop by one and beat someone up to get that money. He then works out on the beach and picks up some beer from a shop. Things 

Vice City first debuted in GTA: Vice City, which we could initially play on the PS2, Xbox, and PC ahead of mobile releases. It later appeared in the spin-off GTA: Vice City Stories, but we haven’t seen it as a location in-game since. At about the one minute mark, we see him visiting a jail to pick up Lucia, who is getting out. The guard notes that Jason’s come by before. The two then reunite.

After that, we see that Lucia and Jason get back to what might be their old routine. The two go on a heist, they drink on a pier, they do some work for Brian, and talk about this being a fresh start for the two of them. This latter half of the video also highlights Vice City itself, showing how it’s changed for GTA VI, and confirms Phil’s Ammu-Nation returns.

Here’s the full Grand Theft Auto VI trailer:

In case you missed it, here's the first GTA VI trailer.

Grand Theft Auto VI is in development for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and the new release date is May 26, 2025. 

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Rockstar Games shared an update on Grand Theft Auto VI after months of silence, and it involved a 2026 release date. While the team originally expected to release it in 2025, it turns out it is about a year away still. However, we now have an exact date for it. GTA VI debuts on May 26, 2026. 

The official announcement on Rockstar Newswire got into the exact reason behind the delay out of 2025. The team’s goal is to provide the highest quality product possible, essentially, and so the company will take the extra time to continue to focus on its development. 

Here’s the full statement regarding the Grand Theft Auto VI release date:

“Grand Theft Auto VI is now set to release on May 26, 2026. We are very sorry that this is later than you expected. The interest and excitement surrounding a new Grand Theft Auto has been truly humbling for our entire team. We want to thank you for your and your patience as we work to finish the game. With every game we have released, the goal has always been to try and exceed your expectations, and Grand Theft Auto VI is no exception. We hope you understand that we need this extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve. We look forward to sharing more information with you soon.”

We’ve heard nothing about the new entry since December 2024. That was when the first GTA VI trailer appeared. However, that didn’t roll out exactly as planned. Following a leak of the video, Rockstar Games ended up sharing it earlier than expected. It introduced a heroine named Lucia, who lives in Leonida. 

In case you missed that, here’s how it looked:

The Grand Theft Auto VI release date is May 26, 2026, and we will see it on consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X. 

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