Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser quit after GTA and Red Dead drained him: ‘They were beyond any imagining’

Updated on 01 Dec 2025 | Category: Technology

Dan Houser, co-founder and former creative lead at Rockstar Games, explains he left the studio after the immense workload of GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 left him exhausted. His comments emerge as Rockstar delays GTA 6 to 19 November 2026, spotlighting the pressure behind major game productions.

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has spoken openly about the reasons behind his 2020 departure, explaining that the sheer size and intensity of the studio’s recent projects left him drained. In a conversation with BBC Radio 4, reported by GamesRa...