GTA 6 Leaks Have Given One Indie Game A New Marketing Tactic

An Indie Game Is Using GTA 6 Leaks To Market Its Game Published Aug 24, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT Joshua Robertson is an editor for TheGamer, having working in news, guides, features, and reviews since 2022. They have written thousands of news stories, ranging from industry-breaking events, to smaller, more personal community pieces, and have covered several high-profile showcases such as The Game Awards and Nintendo Directs. Joshua is considered an expert in soulslikes, horror, JRPGs and everything Final Fantasy, having written extensive coverage for massively popular online titles like Final Fantasy 14. Sign in to your TheGamer account Earlier this year, an interesting little indie game called Leafborn was announced. It's described by developer Green Cat Games as a "fast-paced action game", and you play as a sentient pile of leaves that has taken humanoid form. Using various skills and abilities, you hop between a bunch of floating islands getting into scrap and discovering more abilities. It sounds pretty nifty, but you may be wondering why we're covering such an indie game months away from its official announcement? Well, that's because Leafborn is the first game to actually use the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks to its own advantage. Leafborn Is Capitalizing On The GTA 6 Leaks Over the past few days, almost a dozen GTA 6 leaks have hit social media, the latest being an absolutely wild amount of footage of a nudist party featuring several people hanging dong. All of these leaks have been plastered with watermarks and text from the official leaker, who goes by the name CyberLeeks, in a rather distinctive style, usually alongside a QR code for their website. Yesterday, Leafborn decided to mimic that style, using an image of the game's main character alongside the text "wishlist Leafborn on Steam" along with a QR code that takes you to the game's official website. It also says that Leafborn has Twitter obviously mimicking CyberLeek's own disclaimer that they don't have it. It's all pretty genius, and an almost surefire way to get more eyes on your game than were previously going to. You might as well take advantage of one of the biggest gaming leaks in the history of the industry while you can, even if certain people at Rockstar are getting frustrated by them. You never know, Leafborn may even pick up some more purchases now. Systems Released November 19, 2026 ESRB Rating Pending - Likely Mature 17+ Developer(s) Rockstar Games Publisher(s) Rockstar Games Engine Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) Genre(s) Action, Adventure