Activities
22 confirmed side activities in GTA6
Sports
Basketball
ConfirmedConfirmed in the Extended Look: playable basketball at Vice City courts — part of GTA's push toward more lived-in, everyday activities.
Golf
ConfirmedReturning and significantly expanded 18-hole golf at a country club, with career mode, tournaments, and social mechanics.
Gym & Fitness
ConfirmedConfirmed in the Extended Look: gym workouts that build your character's physique — hinting at deep stat progression tied to training.
Hunting
ConfirmedLikely to feature wildlife hunting similar to Red Dead Redemption 2, set in the Grassrivers wetlands of Leonida — described as the "untamed heart of the map."
Street Racing
ConfirmedThe all-new Principe Alvino V1 sportbike debuts with a pink-purple synthwave livery hinting at a high-freedom vehicle customization system; echoes Vice City's tropical style and forms a chase dynamic with the modified Vapid police patrol car.
Water
Fishing
ConfirmedFully developed fishing system new to the GTA series, with rod types, bait selection, and fishable species, deeply integrated into the game economy.
Scuba Diving
ConfirmedConfirmed in the Extended Look: scuba diving across Vice City's waters — the gateway to exploring reefs, wrecks, and the underwater world.
Nightlife
Darts
SpeculatedThe classic GTA mini-game darts, featured in GTA4 and GTA5, expected to return in GTA6 where players can throw darts in bars.
Nightlife
ConfirmedThe iconic Vice City nightlife system returns — clubs, bars, beach parties, continuing the neon aesthetic of the series, with player interactions like DJing and dancing.
Pool
SpeculatedThe classic GTA mini-game pool, featured in Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA4, expected to return in GTA6 where players can challenge NPCs in bars.
Gambling
Blackjack
SpeculatedThe classic casino blackjack is expected to return in GTA6, building on the mature implementation from GTA Online's Diamond Casino, where players face off against the dealer at Vice City and Leonida casinos, aiming to beat the dealer without busting.
Texas Hold'em Poker
SpeculatedTexas Hold'em poker — long absent from the GTA series — is expected to return in GTA6, with cash tables and tournaments at Vice City and Leonida casinos, echoing the mature poker system from Red Dead Redemption 2.
Slot Machines
SpeculatedThe most ubiquitous random-outcome game in casino settings, expected to continue the GTA Online slot machine implementation in GTA6, where players spin reels at Vice City and Leonida casinos aiming to trigger payouts via symbol combinations.
Criminal
Gang Compound Raids
ConfirmedActivity type involving raids on gang compounds in South Side Vice City, similar to outposts/strongholds in other open-world games; escaping safely yields special items and contraband.
Heists
ConfirmedIntroduced via veteran bank robber Raul Bautista, with the "Borderless National Bank" signaling classic heist storylines; continues the GTA series heist gameplay with dual protagonists Jason and Lucia in coordinated action.
Social
Shared Exploration & Bonding
ConfirmedThe 'shared exploration' mechanic confirmed in the Extended Look: Jason and Lucia can shop, drink, and live domestic life together, and time spent bonding directly branches the story.
Pet Interactions
ConfirmedConfirmed in the Extended Look: even petting street dogs is interactive content that affects your honor — RDR2's morality system carried into a modern city.
Social Media & Livestreaming
ConfirmedConfirmed in the Extended Look: an in-game social media system — protagonists can livestream, follow NPCs' lives, and unlock side stories, wiring the whole open world together.