GTA 6 side activities and mini-games: Everything confirmed so far

Published: 15:36, 30 August 2026
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GTA 6 side activities and mini-games: Everything confirmed so far
Side activities include classic mini-games (pool, basketball, mini-golf) and new options like backyard wrestling, cage fighting, kayaking, scuba diving, fishing, hunting, and airboating

Key Points from the Article

  • Water and outdoor activities feature kayaking through swamps, jet skiing along the coast, scuba diving for underwater exploration, and wilderness hunting and fishing
  • Social and entertainment features allow players to visit bars, nightclubs, strip clubs, and beaches, plus use an in-game phone to browse social media feeds
  • The game emphasizes characters living daily lives beyond missions, with activities designed to make the environment feel interactive rather than just scenery
Side activities include classic mini-games (pool, basketball, mini-golf) and new options like backyard wrestling, cage fighting, kayaking, scuba diving, fishing, hunting, and airboating

GTA 6 features a wide range of confirmed mini-games and side activities, including basketball, pool, fishing, hunting, scuba diving, racing, nightlife and more.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is being designed as so much more than another story mission playground. While there’s sure to be plenty to do on Rockstar Games’ grand scale when you’re out wreaking havoc across Vice City, there are also dozens of activities players can get up to outside of the main narrative.

Side hustles spotted in the game so far include some classics like pool and basketball. However, there’s also kayaking, scuba diving, fishing, hunting and airboating, multiple racings, going to the gym, parachuting, and more combat activities as well.

GTA 6 also seemingly focuses more on characters living their daily lives. Players can visit clubs, bars, beaches, and lots more in-between.

Sports and Pub Games 

A handful of old mini-games are coming back, but GTA 6 will also feature some new recreations.

  • Basketball - Hoop it up at street courts. 
  • Pool - Grab some sticks at the local watering hole.
  • Mini-Golf - Play rounds at courses around town. 
  • Backyard Wrestling - Wrestle it out at local brawling rings.
  • Cage Fighting - Fight it out in illegal bouts.

Water and Outdoor Activities 

There will be plenty to do in both water and on land in GTA 6’s environment.

Players will reportedly be able to kayak and canoe through rivers and swamps. Jet skis can be used to travel along the coast at a faster pace.

Players will also seemingly be able to go scuba diving to explore underwater. Other outdoor activities will include: 

  • Fishing: Catch fish in lakes and by the coast.
  • Hunting: Track animals in the wilderness. 
  • Airboating: Traverse swamps. 
  • Kayaking and Canoeing: Take boats through rivers and swamps.
  • Jet Skiing: Use motorized water transports by the coast.
  • Scuba Diving: Dive underwater to explore. 

These activities should help make GTA 6’s wilderness feel a lot more than just scenery in the world between missions.

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Fitness and racing options include gym workouts, dirt bike racing on off-road tracks, supercar racing on racetracks, scooter riding, and parachuting from planes or high places
Fitness and racing options include gym workouts, dirt bike racing on off-road tracks, supercar racing on racetracks, scooter riding, and parachuting from planes or high places

Fitness and Racing 

Of course, players who want something more rigorous will have options as well.

Gym workouts will let players spend time pumping iron. Rockstar has also traditionally allowed players to do fitness-related activities if they choose.

Players will be able to go dirt bike racing on off-road tracks and drive supercars on racetracks. Scooters will be available to ride around the world, which could offer yet another traversal method through the streets of Vice City.

Other activities will include parachuting. Players will be able to parachute out of planes and do base jumps off of high places.

Entertainment and Social Life 

GTA 6 also seems to be devoting plenty of time to the characters' life outside of crime. Players will be able to use their in-game phone to check social media. You'll even be able to browse through their feeds.

At night, you'll be able to visit bars and nightclubs, where players can grab a drink, enjoy the music, and dance. Strip clubs are back in this game too. If players just want to kick back, they can always hang at the beach and relax in the sun.


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