Glossary
Every GTA 6 term worth knowing, defined in one sentence. Useful when a video assumes you already know what a Criminal Profile is.
- Busted
- The screen shown when a protagonist is taken into police custody. Returns in GTA 6, where one protagonist can be arrested while the other escapes.
- Criminal Profile
- GTA 6's replacement for Red Dead Redemption 2's Honor system. Tracks patterns of behaviour rather than sorting actions into good and evil, and influences how NPCs react to you.
- Fence
- A specialist buyer for stolen goods. Vehicle fences also supply intel on valuable cars held in police impounds.
- Focus mechanic
- A confirmed ability that reveals nearby objects and other useful details in the environment.
- Hollow stars
- Outlined stars on the wanted meter, meaning police are searching for you but do not have a confirmed description.
- Leonida
- The fictional US state GTA 6 is set in, based on Florida. Contains all six confirmed regions.
- Leonida Penitentiary
- The prison where Lucia Caminos was incarcerated before the events of the game.
- Only Raw Records
- The record label run by Boobie Ike and Dre'Quan Priest, whose signed act is the rap duo Real Dimez.
- Ryde Me
- The in-game rideshare app used for fast travel, accessed from the phone.
- Security tier
- A vehicle's theft difficulty class. Older cars open with a slim jim; modern luxury cars may need key-cloning tools.
- Snapmatic
- The returning in-game Instagram parody. Jason and Lucia can browse and follow but cannot post, because they are fugitives.
- The Extended Look
- GTA 6: An Extended Look, a 26-minute in-game gameplay presentation that premiered on Netflix on 27 August 2026, then on YouTube the same evening.
- Vice City
- Leonida's largest city and the game's primary urban setting. Rockstar's modern-day Miami, first seen in the 2002 game of the same name.
- Vintage Vice City Pack
- The pre-order bonus, shared by both editions, for orders placed before 20 November 2026.
- WAINK
- An in-game phone app that scans a vehicle and reports its estimated value, registration cost, lock status, alarm and tracking status.
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