# When do GTA 6 reviews come out?

Reportedly November 18, but Rockstar has not announced a date. The leaker NateTheHate reported that the review embargo for Grand Theft Auto VI lifts on November 18, 2026, the day before launch, and Insider Gaming says it verified the report. Neither Rockstar Games nor Take-Two Interactive has confirmed the date.

- Unconfirmed — Not confirmed by Rockstar or Take-Two. The November 18 date comes from a leak reported by Insider Gaming on October 26, 2026. The game itself launches on November 19, 2026; that date is official.
- Verified: 2026-11-13
- Updated: 2026-11-13
- Topic: [Release & platforms](https://gta6confirmed.com/topics/release/)
- URL: https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-reviews-release-date/

## What has been reported

On October 26, 2026, Insider Gaming published a post by the leaker NateTheHate saying that reviews of Grand Theft Auto VI go live on November 18, 2026. Insider Gaming wrote: "It's been confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 reviews go live on November 18," and said it had verified the report independently. The article gives no time of day.

Other sites have repeated the date and added times and claims about review copies. We found no official source for any of those details, so we do not repeat them.

## What is official

- **The release date.** The game launches on November 19, 2026, at midnight local time. See [When does GTA 6 come out?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-release-date/).
- **Nothing about reviews.** Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have not announced a review date, an embargo time or how review copies are handled.

## Why the date matters if you pre-ordered

If reviews do appear on November 18, they will come out after pre-load began on November 10 and one day before the game unlocks. Store rules on cancelling or refunding a pre-order differ; see [Can I refund a GTA 6 pre-order on the US PlayStation or Xbox store?](https://gta6confirmed.com/answers/gta-6-refund/).

## When this answer will change

We will update this page on November 18–19, 2026, when reviews either appear or do not, and link to an official statement if one is published.

## Sources

1. [Grand Theft Auto 6 review embargo](https://insider-gaming.com/grand-theft-auto-6-review-embargo/) — Insider Gaming, accessed 2026-11-13
   > It's been confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 6 reviews go live on November 18.

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