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YouTuber installs fake GTA 6 scams onto his computer and unlocks bizarre game in the process

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Published 12:44 11 Apr 2025 GMT+1

YouTuber installs fake GTA 6 scams onto his computer and unlocks bizarre game in the process

The wait for GTA 6 has become too much for some

Harry Boulton

Harry Boulton

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Understandably the wait for Grand Theft Auto 6 to release has become unbearable for many, yet one YouTuber has taken things a step further by testing out fake 'scams' mimicking the Rockstar game with shocking results.

GTA 6 is undeniably the most anticipated game still yet to release right now, and has remained that way for years - even before its official announcement.

Although rumors surrounding the potential of a price increase have dampened the excitement of some parts of the fan base, others have expressed their willingness to pay or do pretty much anything to get their hands on Rockstar's next big game.

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However, one YouTuber has done what many might be justifiably too afraid to do and tested out all of the different games posing as GTA 6 on the internet right now to see what really happens when you download and start the 'game' up.

You don't have to be a cybersecurity genius to understand that downloading and booting up unknown files is essentially asking for your device to be hacked, yet one particular game yielded surprising results.

Scam expert Tranium scoured the internet for a GTA 6 Android Package Kits, otherwise known as 'APKs', which allow you to play mobile games through programs like Bluestacks on your PC.

The first one he found was simple enough - it looked vaguely like what you'd expect a Grand Theft Auto game on mobile to look like, and it was called GTA VI so who are we to say it's a scam?

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Despite multiple warnings from his PC telling him that what he's downloading might be a scam, Tranium forged onwards and booted up this dodgy game to see what would await him.

The first screen showed that the game was made using the Unity Engine, which is not only not Rockstar's in-house game engine but also what many independent game developers use for their projects.

Furthermore, a screen following the Unity logo showed a 'Disclaimer!' stating: "This is a remake of GTA-VI for Android. This is a fanmade game and is no way connected to Rockstar Games."

Well there goes that dream - looks like what we're about to see isn't an early copy of the biggest game of the last decade. Surprisingly though, what Tranium downloaded was an actual playable experience - although the quality of the game does certainly stretch the definition of that description.

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This wasn't the GTA 6 that we were all hoping for (YouTube/Tranium)
This wasn't the GTA 6 that we were all hoping for (YouTube/Tranium)

Poor graphics, unresponsive controls, and what looked like a single-digit framerate was what greeted the YouTuber once everything had loaded up, and there wasn't much in the way of actual gameplay to be had either.

If this is what people have been waiting 12 years for then it would be a disappointment to say the least. To put the icing on the cake, it was only a couple of minutes later that the game just fully crashed, but at least Tranium can rest easy knowing he didn't install a virus onto his PC this time.

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