GTA Universe Timeline

Every city, character, and callback from III to VI.

1. 1984Game

   GTA Vice City (set)

   Tommy Vercetti arrives in Vice City after 15 years in prison. Neon, cocaine, synthwave.

   #Vice City#Tommy
2. 1986Character

   Ricardo Diaz falls

   Tommy takes over the Vercetti Estate and the Vice City drug trade.

   #Vice City
3. 1992Game

   GTA San Andreas (set)

   CJ returns to Los Santos. Grove Street, jetpacks, and the birth of the Ballas rivalry.

   #Los Santos#CJ
4. 1998Game

   GTA Liberty City Stories (set)

   Toni Cipriani builds up the Leone family before GTA III.

   #Liberty City
5. 2001Game

   GTA III (set)

   Silent protagonist Claude rebuilds after being betrayed by Catalina.

   #Liberty City#Claude
6. 2008Game

   GTA IV (set)

   Niko Bellic chases the American Dream in a re-imagined Liberty City.

   #Liberty City#Niko
7. 2013Game

   GTA V (set)

   Michael, Franklin, and Trevor pull off the Union Depository heist in Los Santos.

   #Los Santos#Trevor
8. 2013Event

   Trevor visits North Yankton

   The prologue in Ludendorff canonically links V's timeline to the wider universe.

   #Trevor
9. 2020City

   Cayo Perico opens

   GTA Online's Cayo Perico DLC canonically ties into the modern era leading up to VI.

   #Online
10. 2025Event

    GTA VI Trailer 1

    Rockstar's first look at Leonida — Vice City reborn, Jason & Lucia introduced.

    #Leonida#Lucia#Jason
11. 2026Game

    GTA VI (releases)

    Set in modern Leonida (Vice City + broader state). Bonnie-and-Clyde duo Jason & Lucia.

    #Leonida#Lucia#Jason
12. 2026City

    Leonida map

    Vice City, the Everglades, Port Gellhorn, and the Keys — biggest map in franchise history.

    #Leonida
13. 2026Character

    Lucia Caminos

    First female lead protagonist in the mainline series. Ex-prison inmate. Loyal, ruthless.

    #Lucia

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