European age rating organization PEGI reportedly published a content rating summary for GTA 6 before taking it down shortly after. Notably, the description caught widespread attention by revealing that players can carry cocaine and snort it at any time.
The description was posted on the PEGI website on October 2 and removed on the same day, but word spread quickly as screenshots taken prior to deletion were shared among users. Searching for GTA 6 on the official site currently yields no results. PEGI has not stated the reason for the removal, and Rockstar Games has not issued a separate statement. Because neither party has confirmed the content, it remains officially unconfirmed whether the specific wording represents PEGI's final rating summary.
The PEGI description reportedly characterized drug use as frequent and prominent. Players can use illegal substances directly from their inventory, and cocaine can be carried around and snorted directly off the hand at any time. Partaking in drug use alongside other characters is also reportedly possible. However, the summary does not detail how cocaine affects gameplay systems such as player health or mission mechanics.
Violence centers on realistic gore. Certain weapons allow for detailed decapitation and dismemberment, with players able to harm civilians, criminals, and police officers, as well as animals. Depictions of injuries to animals are reportedly less detailed than those for humans.
Sexual content cited includes nudity, sex scenes, and occasional depictions of sexual fetishes. In various nightclubs, players can pay for private dances and place their hands on the dancer's body. Discriminatory language on television and radio, frequent profanity, and in-game item purchases were also listed among the rating descriptors.
Meanwhile, the US ESRB has reportedly assigned GTA 6 an M (Mature 17+) rating. Neither the ESRB nor PEGI included gambling descriptors, which were present in the Red Dead Redemption series and the PS5 version of GTA 5.
In South Korea, Inven confirmed through reporting that the Game Content Rating Board (GCRB) decided on an Adults Only rating for GTA 6. GTA 6 stands as the most high-profile title reviewed since authority over Adults Only PC and console game ratings was transferred from the Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) to the GCRB on November 1, 2025. Meanwhile, GTA 5 was released in South Korea in 2013 after receiving an Adults Only rating.
GTA 6 will release on November 19 for PS5 and XSX|S.
