Nov 8, 2026

GTA 6 minimap will be 3D and may only work in vehicles

Updated Nov 8, 2026

Vandal says the GTA 6 minimap shows nearby buildings and rivals in races, but it has only seen it active in cars, motorbikes and boats.

The GTA 6 minimap will be 3D for the first time in the series and may only appear while you drive, so you'd navigate on foot without it. Vandal, a Spanish games outlet, reported it on November 8, and Rockstar hasn't confirmed it.

Rockstar Games has shown the map of Leonida in trailer 2 on May 6, 2025, which runs 2:47 and was captured entirely on PS5, and in "An Extended Look", a 26:48 video released on August 27, 2026. Vandal argues there's a detail in that footage many people have missed. It sits in a corner of the screen.

What will the GTA 6 minimap look like?

The GTA 6 minimap is 3D, according to Vandal.

The GTA 6 minimap is 3D, according to Vandal. The outlet says it's the first time that has happened in the series, whose last numbered game, GTA V, came out on September 17, 2013.

Vandal's team explains it in its own TikTok video, built from gameplay Rockstar has already released.

Fact file

What's new: A 3D minimap, a first for the series according to Vandal
Who says so: Vandal, a Spanish games outlet
When: November 8, 2026
What it shows: Nearby buildings and rivals during races
Where it was seen: In cars, motorbikes and boats
Status: Not confirmed by Rockstar

Buildings and rivals during races

The buildings are the visible part of the change.

The buildings are the visible part of the change. Vandal says the minimap shows the structures around you in great detail, so it works like a small scale model of the street you're on.

In races, it also marks where your rivals are. For you, that means knowing how far ahead the leader is without taking your eyes off the road. Vandal doesn't cite any explanation from Rockstar about this feature.

Will the minimap work on foot?

Vandal thinks it won't.

Vandal thinks it won't. According to the outlet, this GPS seems to work only while you're driving a vehicle, whether that's a car, a motorbike or a boat.

That conclusion comes from Vandal having seen the minimap active in those three situations. Its text mentions no on-foot scene with the minimap on screen, and the word it uses is "seems", not "is".

A minimap that rewards driving

If the reading holds, driving becomes the easiest way to find your way around Leonida.

If the reading holds, driving becomes the easiest way to find your way around Leonida. The vehicles of GTA 6 would then double as a guide as well as transport, and on foot you'd have to orient yourself some other way. Rockstar hasn't said how.

The game puts Jason and Lucia on "jobs" in Vice City, per Vandal. Chances are many of them happen behind the wheel.

Timeline

Where the game was shown and when Vandal reports it

6 May 2025Trailer 2Runs 2:47 and Rockstar says it was captured entirely on PS5
27 Aug 2026An Extended Look26:48 of gameplay captured on PS5, according to Rockstar
8 Nov 2026Vandal publishes the detailPer Vandal, the 3D minimap appears in the gameplay shown
19 Nov 2026LaunchPS5 and Xbox Series X|S

Source: Rockstar Games and Vandal

What Rockstar hasn't said

Rockstar hasn't commented on the 3D minimap or said whether it works on foot.

Rockstar hasn't commented on the 3D minimap or said whether it works on foot. It also hasn't published a description of its interface that would let anyone check Vandal's claim.

The answer arrives with the game in your hands. For perspective, An Extended Look runs 26:48 and still left this detail for a fan outlet to point out. GTA 6 launches on November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, per Rockstar, which hasn't announced a PC version. Before then you can review the release date, price and editions, and on launch day watch the first on-foot scene.