When do GTA 6 reviews come out?
Rockstar hasn’t announced when GTA 6 reviews will be published or an embargo time. The game launches November 19, 2026, and reviews for both GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 appeared the day before launch.
Rockstar and Take-Two haven’t published a review embargo, and we haven’t found an official statement on review copies. You may see specific dates quoted from insiders and forum posts; those aren’t from Rockstar, and we don’t use them.
The past pattern is the best guide. GTA V reviews went up on September 16, 2013, a day before launch, and Red Dead Redemption 2 reviews on October 25, 2018, a day before that game. That’s history, not a promise.
At a glance
Checked 1 November 2026
- Review embargo
- Not announced by Rockstar or Take-Two
- Not confirmed
- GTA 6 release
- November 19, 2026, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- From Rockstar
- GTA V reviews
- September 16, 2013, a day before launch
- Series history
- Red Dead Redemption 2 reviews
- October 25, 2018, a day before launch
- Series history
- Metacritic page
- Exists; critic score ‘tbd’ with zero reviews on Nov 1
- Reported
- Pre-load
- From November 10 for digital pre-orders
- From Rockstar
Has Rockstar announced a GTA 6 review embargo?
No. As of November 1, 2026, we can’t find an announcement from Rockstar or Take-Two about when reviews can go live, or about how review copies will be handled, and Rockstar’s Newswire has no post about it. The embargo is the time before which outlets agree not to publish.
Specific dates and times are circulating from insiders and forum posts. Rockstar hasn’t confirmed any of them, and we don’t build on that kind of claim. When Rockstar or Take-Two says something, we’ll update this page.
When did reviews come out for GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2?
Both Rockstar games had reviews online the day before they launched. GTA V came out on September 17, 2013, and the earliest reviews on Metacritic’s critic list, IGN’s among them, are dated September 16. Red Dead Redemption 2 launched on October 26, 2018, and Metacritic dates its earliest listed reviews, again including IGN’s, October 25.
Our view: if Rockstar repeats that pattern, reviews would land the day before November 19. That’s an extrapolation from two games, not an announcement. Check when GTA 6 unlocks in your time zone for launch day itself.
Where will GTA 6 reviews and scores appear?
Outlets publish their own reviews, and aggregators collect the scores. Metacritic already has a Grand Theft Auto VI page listing the November 19, 2026 release, but when we checked on November 1 its critic and user scores both read “tbd” with zero reviews. OpenCritic is another aggregator that tracks scores.
For history, Metacritic shows a Metascore of 97 for the PS3 version of GTA V and the PS4 version of Red Dead Redemption 2. That says nothing about GTA 6, and we won’t predict its score.
Should you wait for reviews before buying GTA 6?
That’s your call, but timing matters. Digital pre-orders can pre-load from November 10, and if reviews follow the old pattern they’d arrive after that. Under Sony’s policy, a PlayStation pre-order paid for by November 4 can be cancelled until launch if you haven’t pre-loaded, and our pre-order page explains the cancellation rules for PlayStation and Xbox.
Our suggestion: if you want to read reviews first, hold off on pre-loading, and turn off auto-download in case it starts on its own.
Related questions
Will there be reviews before GTA 6 launches?
Rockstar hasn’t said. Reviews for GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 were published the day before launch, but that doesn’t guarantee the same for GTA 6.
Has Rockstar sent out review copies of GTA 6?
Rockstar hasn’t announced anything about review copies. Claims about codes going out come from insiders, and we don’t treat them as confirmed.
Will GTA 6 reviews cover the online mode?
Rockstar hasn’t announced an online mode. With GTA V, launch reviews came out two weeks before GTA Online went live on October 1, 2013.
Where can I see the GTA 6 Metacritic score?
Metacritic has a Grand Theft Auto VI page. When we checked on November 1, 2026, it showed no critic or user reviews yet.
Sources and verification
- Grand Theft Auto VI, Metacritic (1 November 2026)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 critic reviews (PlayStation 4), Metacritic (1 November 2026)
- Grand Theft Auto V critic reviews (PlayStation 3), Metacritic (1 November 2026)
- Rockstar Games Announces Pre-Orders for Grand Theft Auto VI, Take-Two Interactive (24 June 2026)
- Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto V Now Available (GTA Online launching October 1, 2013), Take-Two Interactive (17 September 2013)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Now Available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Systems, Take-Two Interactive (26 October 2018)
- Newswire, Rockstar Games (1 November 2026)
- PlayStation Store cancellation policy (US), Sony Interactive Entertainment (23 October 2026)
- Grand Theft Auto VI Pre-Load Begins on November 10, Rockstar Newswire (3 November 2026)