August 27, 2026
The six-star wanted level returns in GTA 6
Cut after GTA: San Andreas and absent from GTA 5, the sixth star is visible in the official Extended Look footage.
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Cut after GTA: San Andreas and absent from GTA 5, the sixth star is visible in the official Extended Look footage.
The Extended Look confirmed that GTA 6's wanted system goes to six stars — a level absent from GTA 5, which capped at five. The sixth star appears in the HUD during footage shown in the reveal. Rockstar has not detailed what the sixth tier brings, but the wanted overhaul already includes county-specific police departments across Vice-Dale, Leonard, Ambrosia, Kelly and Mariana counties, plus K9 units, drones and modernised dispatch. Source: Push Square, August 28, 2026.