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Activities

Fishing, diving, the gym, and everything that isn't a mission.

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Shown in the Extended Look2

  • Kayaking

    Both leads can paddle, together, and Rockstar's put a kayak in a paid edition. We don't think that's an accident.

    StatusShown in the Extended Look
    WhereRivers, wetland, coastline
  • Racing and motorsport

    Street and off-road racing are on Rockstar's list of activities, and the Extended Look shows three races being played, with lap and position readouts. Derbies, motocross, mud parks, ATV trails and mountain biking are on its list of places.

    StatusShown in the Extended Look, three races, and named by Rockstar
    Wherenot established

Confirmed1

  • Fishing

    Reported as being as deep as Red Dead Redemption 2's, with one odd rule: it's catch and release only. You can't keep or sell anything you land.

    StatusConfirmed, details reported
    Wherenot established

Shown in official material1

  • Scuba diving

    Underwater's a real place this time, with an oxygen meter in place of the stamina bar and reefs that are worth the swim.

    StatusShown in official material
    WhereLeonida Keys reefs

Shown1

  • The gym and diet system

    San Andreas is back. What you eat changes how Jason and Lucia look, and if you skip the gym you'll lose muscle.

    StatusShown, details reported
    Wherenot established

Shown in screenshots1

  • Hunting and wildlife

    Rifles in the pines, alligators on an airboat deck, and a studio that's already built the most detailed animal simulation anyone's put in games.

    StatusShown in screenshots, hunting itself not described
    Wherenot established

Confirmed by Rockstar to Game Informer1

  • Sports and minigames

    Golf, mini golf, billiards, base jumping, gyms and zoos, all named by Rockstar to Game Informer. Basketball's still only part of the scenery.

    StatusConfirmed by Rockstar to Game Informer, a skydive shown in the Extended Look
    Wherenot established

Reported only1

  • Underground fighting

    It's been reported among the confirmed side activities, and it's the least documented thing on this list.

    StatusReported only
    Wherenot established

Other1

  • Nightlife

    Clubs, bars, dancing and strip clubs, in a story whose money runs through a recording studio and a venue.

    Statusnot established
    Wherenot established

About this section

Side activities are what make a Rockstar game feel different from an open world with some missions dropped in, and Grand Theft Auto 6 has more of them confirmed than any entry since San Andreas.

Some are shown outright in official material: a reef with a diver working along it, Lucia lifting weights, a kayak on a river at sunrise, men with rifles in the pines. Others come from reporting on the Extended Look, and those pages say so. We keep the two apart.

The one that keeps surprising people is the San Andreas body system coming back. What you eat changes how Jason and Lucia look, and skipping the gym costs you muscle. Rockstar left that mechanic behind after San Andreas in 2004 because it's expensive to build, and now it's built it for two protagonists instead of one.