What Can You Do in GTA 6? Every Activity Confirmed So Far
Quick answer
Official Rockstar footage shows robberies and heists, cover-based shootouts, police chases with a six-star wanted level, switching between Lucia and Jason, street racing, boats, helicopters and dirt bikes. Side activities seen in the Netflix Extended Look include basketball, fishing, scuba diving, jet skiing, kayaking, base jumping, club dancing and working out. There's no online mode at launch.
"What do you actually do in GTA 6?" Fair question when all you've seen is trailers. Here's everything shown in official Rockstar footage (Trailers 1 and 2, the Netflix Extended Look and the Launch Trailer), with clear labels for anything that's not confirmed.
Story and crime: what you'll do most
- ✅ Robberies and heists: Trailer 1 shows Lucia and Jason, masked, raiding shops; the Launch Trailer shows heist footage.
- ✅ Shootouts with cover: the Extended Look showed cover-based gunfights and a slow-mo kill cam.
- ✅ Character switching: swap between Jason and Lucia, even mid-mission and during car chases.
- ✅ Disguises: the duo posed as tourists in one Extended Look scene.
- ✅ Solo jobs: some missions are for one character only, per PC Gamer.
Police and wanted level
- ✅ Six-star wanted level returns.
- ✅ Police identify you by clothes, face/hair and car, so changing outfits or ditching (even burning) a car matters.
- ✅ Criminal Profile: tracks how you play across the whole game, like unnecessary violence, and doesn't reset like wanted stars.
- ✅ Carrying weapons in public can get bystanders to call the cops, per GameSpot.
Driving, boats and aircraft
| Vehicle type | Where it was shown |
|---|---|
| Sports cars, muscle cars, street racing | Trailer 1, Extended Look |
| Speedboats, airboats | Trailer 1 |
| Jet skis, kayaks | Extended Look |
| Dirt bikes, ATVs | Trailer 1, Extended Look |
| Helicopters | Trailer 1 |
Also: cars have gas meters, and newer cars need a key cloner to steal, according to GameSpot and PC Gamer.
Side activities shown so far
These come from the Extended Look, as reported by PC Gamer, GameSpot and Red Bull:
- 🏀 Basketball (shooting hoops)
- 🎣 Fishing
- 🤿 Scuba diving
- 🚤 Jet skiing and kayaking
- 🪂 Base jumping
- 🏁 Street and dirt bike races
- 💃 Club dancing and nightlife
- 🐊 Alligator hunting, per Red Bull
- 🐕 Pet (or scold) dogs
- 📱 Browsing social media in-game, per Red Bull
- 📻 Radio stations: Rockstar published an article on the in-game radio on October 8, 2026
Adult content like a strip club also appears. GTA 6 is rated M for Mature: see the parents guide.
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Fitness, body and lifestyle
- ✅ Trailer 2 showed Jason working out at an outdoor gym.
- ✅ Reports from the Extended Look: exercise builds muscle, fast food and heavy drinking add weight, and skipping rest hurts health.
- ✅ Trailer 2 shows Lucia in a fight that looks like an underground bout; the Extended Look showed Jason wrestling in a makeshift ring.
Not confirmed (yet)
Some lists online go further. Dexerto's list of things "spotted in pre-release material" includes tennis, mini golf, pool, an amusement park and watching TV. We haven't verified those against Rockstar footage ourselves, so treat them as ⚠️ not confirmed.
Also not confirmed by Rockstar:
- ⚠️ Buying houses or businesses (Trailer 2 shows a home being renovated, nothing more)
- ⚠️ Stock market
- ⚠️ Online or co-op at launch: not happening. See GTA 6 online
- ⚠️ Cheat codes: see GTA 6 cheats
How big is it?
Rockstar North's Rob Nelson said his run through the main story plus narrative side content took about 80 hours (New York Times interview, reported by TechRadar). Your mileage will vary, especially if you spend a week fishing.
Key takeaways
- ✅ Core loop: heists, shootouts, chases, switching between Lucia and Jason.
- ✅ Six-star wanted level + a Criminal Profile that remembers how you play.
- ✅ Side activities: basketball, fishing, scuba, jet ski, kayak, base jumping, racing, dancing, gym.
- ⚠️ Property buying, tennis, golf, stock market: not confirmed.
- ❌ No online mode at launch.
More: everything we know about GTA 6 · Netflix Extended Look · Trailer 3 / Launch Trailer
Sources
- Rockstar Games – Grand Theft Auto VI official site
- PC Gamer – Netflix Extended Look coverage (Aug 2026)
- GameSpot – GTA 6's Netflix Extended Look: all the things we learned (Aug 28, 2026)
- Red Bull – GTA 6 Extended Look: everything revealed
- PC Gamer via Yahoo – GTA 6 reveal trailer scene-by-scene breakdown (Dec 5, 2023)
- Insider Gaming – Everything revealed in GTA 6 Trailer 2 (May 6, 2025)
- Gfinity – GTA 6 launch trailer showcases romance, heists and chase scenes
- Dexerto – All activities in GTA 6 (May 13, 2026)
- TechRadar – GTA 6 can take up to 80 hours to beat (Aug 28, 2026)
FAQ
+What can you do in GTA 6?
Official footage shows heists, shootouts, police chases, racing, boats and helicopters, plus side activities like basketball, fishing, scuba diving, jet skiing, kayaking, base jumping, dancing and working out.
+Can you switch characters in GTA 6?
Yes. The Extended Look showed switching between Jason and Lucia, even mid-mission and during car chases.
+Can you go to the gym in GTA 6?
Yes. Trailer 2 showed Jason working out, and reports from the Extended Look say workouts build muscle while junk food adds weight.
+Can you buy houses or businesses in GTA 6?
Not confirmed. Trailer 2 shows Jason and Lucia's home going from renovation to furnished, but Rockstar hasn't detailed buying property or businesses.
+Can you play GTA 6 online with friends?
Not at launch. GTA 6 launches as a single-player game. No online mode has been announced yet.
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