GTA 6 gangs and factions: only the names Rockstar printed
Rockstar has named a few GTA 6 gangs and crews, such as the Keys drug runners and Only Raw Records Official. There is no official gang list Not confirmed. New here? Start here.
| Group | What Rockstar says | Label |
|---|---|---|
| PTT YOUNGIN$ | A Southside Vice City gang with a compound you can raid for special items: the “PTT YOUNGIN$ Illegal Goods Store.” Ultimate Edition content. No members or leader named. | Official |
| Ambrosia’s biker gang | “The local biker gang provides almost everything else” in Ambrosia. No club name, colours or leader. | Official |
| Leonida Keys drug runners | Jason works for local drug runners in the Keys. Unnamed. | Official |
| Only Raw Records | Vice City label run by Boobie Ike and Dre’Quan Priest, funded by “the club money” and “the drug money”; signed the Real Dimez. A crew and a business more than a gang. | Official |
| Allied Crystal | The sugar refinery that “provides the jobs” in Ambrosia. A company, not a gang. | Official |
| Mount Kalaga backwoods | “Hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals” live in the backwoods. Not a named group. | Official |
| POACH | A wildlife-enforcement unit seen on screen in Trailer 1; the name is read from footage. | Reported |
| Police | Police chases, store stand-offs and a six-star wanted system are shown or described; Rockstar has not published police agency names in its copy. | Reported |
Quick answers
Can you join a gang in GTA 6?
Not confirmed Rockstar has not announced gang membership or territory systems. Official The Ultimate Edition’s PTT YOUNGIN$ compound is something you raid, not join.
What we leave out
Gang and cartel names that come only from the 2022 leak or later dumps are not the shipped game, so we do not list them. If Rockstar names more groups before 19 November, they go here first.
More on the record
- Reported Game Informer’s cover story calls Ambrosia’s biker gang influential; Rockstar has still not named it.
- Official Rockstar’s Port Gellhorn copy describes an economy “fueled by malt liquor, painkillers, and truck stop energy drinks.” No gang is named there.
- Reported Police can surround a store you rob (Rob Nelson to IGN, 7 Oct). See Criminal Profile.
What we don’t know yet
- Not confirmed A cartel or crime family named by Rockstar.
- Not confirmed Gang territories or turf wars.
- Not confirmed Gang names for Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn or the Keys.
More quick answers
Is there a cartel in GTA 6?
Not confirmed Rockstar has not named one.
Can you fight gangs for territory?
Not confirmed Not announced.
Related: Ambrosia · Port Gellhorn · Regions · Jail
Gang compounds, as reported
- Reported Nelson to IGN: “There are gangs that will attack you, things that will happen to you. The world will act upon you.”
- Reported Nelson listed “gang compounds to hit” among open-world action (IGN).
- Reported The full map can show details for discovered compounds, including valuables there.
- Official One compound, PTT YOUNGIN$, is Ultimate Edition content.
What we don’t know yet
- Not confirmed How many compounds exist.
- Not confirmed Whether gangs take territory back.
- Not confirmed Any gang names beyond PTT YOUNGIN$.
More quick answers
Can you raid gang hideouts in GTA 6?
Reported Yes. Nelson mentioned “gang compounds to hit.”
Will gangs attack you?
Reported Yes, per Nelson.
Is a compound locked to Ultimate?
Official The PTT YOUNGIN$ compound is Ultimate content.
Related: Robberies · Ambrosia · Ultimate Edition · Criminal Profile
Sources: rockstargames.com/VI · Ultimate Edition store copy.
Characters · Boobie Ike · Real Dimez · Regions · Criminal Profile
Change log: desk notes, 14 October 2026
- Desk stamp: 14 October 2026.
- Who runs Leonida’s underworld?
- Rockstar has named very few groups.
- This page lists only names Rockstar printed, labels anything from trailers or press, and leaves out leak-only names on purpose.
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