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

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.