GTA 6: rated PEGI 18 with sex scenes and drugs, out on 19 November

Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) has received its official age ratings. In Europe, the Rockstar Games title is rated PEGI 18, with descriptors for drugs, nudity, extreme violence and sexual content. In the United States it is rated M (Mature), and in Australia and New Zealand it carries a "Sex Scenes" descriptor, which GTA 5 did not have. GTA 6 comes out on 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

GTA 6 rated PEGI 18: the ratings in Europe, the United States and Australia

The French PlayStation Store page now shows the PEGI 18 rating for GTA 6. It comes with five descriptors: drugs, sexual content, nudity, extreme violence and in-game purchases.

In the United States, the ratings body ESRB gave the game an M (Mature) rating a few days before PEGI. Its descriptors are blood and gore, intense violence, mature humour, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, and use of drugs and alcohol.

In Australia and New Zealand, the PlayStation Store pages rate GTA 6 "Restricted 18+", with a specific descriptor: "Sex Scenes". GTA 5 only had a general descriptor there. The subject is not new to the series: in GTA 5, players could already use prostitutes in the open world, and the character Trevor is introduced to the story through a sex scene.

PEGI's description, published then removed

On Friday 2 October 2026, PEGI published a detailed description of GTA 6's content on its website, then removed it shortly afterwards. According to this text, the violence is bloody and highly realistic, and some weapons allow detailed decapitations and dismemberments.

Drug use is described as frequent and prominent: players can take drugs with other characters or directly from their inventory, including cocaine. The PEGI text also mentions nudity, scenes of sexual intercourse and occasional fetish scenes. In several nightclubs, players can pay for private dances, during which the game lets them interact with the dancers.

The story of GTA 6 follows a couple, Jason and Lucia. When things go wrong, they find themselves at the centre of a criminal conspiracy that spreads across the whole state of Leonida, and they have to rely on each other to get out alive. The game is single-player only.

Ahead of release, the game is already listed in two versions, on PS5 and on Xbox Series.

GTA 6 on 19 November 2026: the PS5 and Xbox Series editions

GTA 6 comes out on 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game world, with its weather and more than 170 animal species, is covered in our article on GTA 6's weather and wildlife, and the collector's box sold without the game in our article on the Vice City Collection.

Offers from partner shops for these two versions are gathered below.