Rockstar co-founder announces Absurdaverse as fans await GTA 6 release

Fans have been waiting anxiously for the release of GTA 6, which is scheduled to come out sometime later in 2025. While Rockstar Games has been silent on the matter for quite some time, its co-founder (who later left the studio) recently revealed a project of his own. On January 31, 2025, Rockstar’s co-founder Dan Houser’s studio Absurd Ventures officially announced the Absurdaverse, a brand new IP with an upcoming game and more.

Read on to learn more about everything that has been revealed about the Absurdaverse so far.

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Absurdaverse set to include an action-comedy adventure game

As seen from the X post, Absurd Ventures officially revealed the first look of Absurdaverse, showcasing the art style and characters. Here’s how the studio described the new project:

“More information to come this year about the first animation projects and about our original story-driven action-comedy adventure game set in the Absurdaverse, now in development at Absurd Ventures.”

The statement confirms that a brand new adventure video game is currently in development, along with various animation projects related to the Absurdaverse.

The post further states:

“Stay tuned as well for more updates in 2025 about our other two storytelling universes, A BETTER PARADISE and AMERICAN CAPER.”

A Better Paradise already debuted as an audio fiction series, while the American Caper will be launched as a comic series. The newly announced Absurdaverse will be separate from these two.

Rockstar’s co-founder Dan Houser announced his involvement at Absurd Ventures in 2023. He previously worked as a head writer and vice president of creativity at Rockstar Games, before leaving the company in 2020. He has contributed to some of the popular Rockstar titles mentioned below:

• GTA: London 1969
• Some other GTA titles
• Red Dead Redemption
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Bully
• Midnight Club: Los Angeles
• Max Payne 3

While the new Absurd Venture title may take years to release, fans might not have to wait that long for GTA 6.

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When will GTA 6 be released in 2025?

A promotional image of Grand Theft Auto 6 (Image via Rockstar Games)

During a 2024 earnings call, Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive, stated that the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released in Fall 2025. Keep in mind that the game is currently scheduled to be launched only for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles.

That said, fans can expect Rockstar to release the game’s second trailer soon, along with a release date confirmation.