Kai Cenat Announces 5-Game GTA Marathon Beginning November 5 At 3 PM EST Ahead Of GTA 6 Release

Vice City holds a special place in Kai Cenat's childhood gaming memories.© NDTV Library

Kai Cenat starts his Grand Theft Auto marathon on November 5, 2026, at 3 PM EST, and he's got just two weeks to get through five major GTA titles before GTA 6 arrives. The Twitch streamer laid out the plan during a November 2 livestream, confirming the playthrough will cover GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, GTA 4, and GTA 5. Cenat wants to go through the games with his viewers in one long run. It also takes him back to Vice City, the first GTA game he played as a kid in Brooklyn.

PLAYING GTA 3, VICE CITY, SAN ADREAS, 4 & 5 ALL ON STREAM NOVEMBER 5TH 3PM EST https://t.co/eB3be9yqmr

— Kai Cenat (@KaiCenat) November 3, 2026

Kai Cenat's GTA marathon begins November 5 at 3 PM EST ahead of GTA 6's launch

The marathon kicks off on Thursday, November 5, at 3 PM EST. Cenat announced the schedule on his November 2 livestream, where he talked about playing through the mainline Grand Theft Auto games before the next instalment lands on November 19.

So that's 14 days between the start date and GTA 6's scheduled launch. Five major titles in that window is a pretty big ask, especially with GTA 4 and GTA 5 on the list.

Cenat has talked before about wanting to revisit the franchise with his audience. On an earlier broadcast he read out his planned lineup and asked viewers, “Are y'all listening?”He also said he wanted to keep playing until he finished the games.

But it's not only about getting familiar with the series again. One entry carries some childhood memories for him, and he talked about it on the November 2 broadcast.

GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas, GTA 4, and GTA 5 make up Kai Cenat's complete games list

Here are the five games Cenat plans to play during the marathon:

1. Grand Theft Auto 3
2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
4. Grand Theft Auto 4
5. Grand Theft Auto 5

Vice City has a special place in Cenat's gaming history. Around the nine-minute mark of his November 2 stream, he said his stepfather introduced him to the franchise while they were in Brooklyn.

Cenat remembered getting a PlayStation controller and starting Vice City on a motorbike, with Michael Jackson's Billie Jean playing in background.

“I know I said this a bunch of times, but I'mma say it one more time,”Cenat told his viewers before sharing the memory. Later he described the experience by saying,“my life changed from there.”

He's also spoken about San Andreas, admitting he explored its open world but never properly completed the storyline. This marathon gives him a shot at finally playing through it.