Games Like Bully: Scholarship Edition

Grab a backpack, boxing tape, and focus on what high school is all about: Beating the ever loving crap out of one another! Troublemaker blends favorite action-adventure-beat-'em-up elements from the strongest traditions in the genre.

Why similar: Third Person 25.5%, Adventure 16.8%, Sandbox 16.5%, Funny 15.6%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This school-set action adventure most directly echoes Bully with classroom life, local rivalries, side activities, and brawling through a teenage social hierarchy.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

Why similar: Open World 46.7%, Classic 17% ★, Third Person 12.4%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Bully's Rockstar sandbox structure of story missions, stat growth, minigames, collectibles, vehicles, and freedom to cause trouble between objectives.

In this action-adventure thriller, detective Takayuki Yagami goes undercover to unravel a string of twisted crimes at a high school in Yokohama, Japan. Crack the case and some skulls with brutal combat featuring three unique fighting styles and an arsenal of private eye tricks.

Why similar: Third Person 43.7%, Action 22.4%, Adventure 20.8%, Beat 'em up 11%, RPG 2%

Why You'll Like It: Its excellent street brawling is paired with an extensive school-club storyline full of delinquent rivalries, student cases, activities, and social drama.

Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.

Why similar: Open World 49.4%, Third Person 13.1%, Comedy 7.9%, Action 7.6%, Sandbox 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Another Rockstar open-world sandbox with varied missions, hobbies, side activities, third-person action, and a similarly satirical sense of humor.

A highschool gang leader Ringo Ishikawa trying to live through his last autumn before graduation. With his best friends.

Why similar: Open World 43.1%, Action 11.3%, Sandbox 9.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This melancholy delinquent-school-life game lets you attend class, roam town, build friendships, and fight rival youths in a much more intimate 2D format.

Lead the Phantom Thieves of Hearts in this award winning, stylish turn-based RPG filled with dungeon crawling, party customization, strategic combat, and Persona fusion. Explore Tokyo, build relationships, battle Shadows, and infiltrate the minds of the corrupt to make them change their ways!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 61.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Singleplayer 6.6%, RPG 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the student routine, friendship-building, rebellious attitude, and navigating social cliques, though its combat is turn-based rather than real-time.

Play as Trane, a "toy" graffiti artist with the street smarts, athletic prowess and vision to become an "All City King" - the most reputable of all graffiti artists. Along your quest, uncover the mayor's deep, dark secret and use your fighting talents and high-wire graffiti to expose the city's leader as a corrupt...

Why similar: Classic 33.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Third Person 12.6%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its rebellious youth protagonist, graffiti-driven city exploration, parkour, street fights, and standout soundtrack strongly fit Bully's anti-authoritarian spirit.

The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.

Why similar: Open World 53.2%, Third Person 12.6%, Action 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Story Rich 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a lively urban sandbox, excellent hand-to-hand combat, driving, minigames, and side activities, albeit with a more serious crime story.

A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 70.9%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 5.4%, RPG 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its school calendar, after-class social activities, small-town exploration, and strong focus on adolescent friendships make it a great thematic alternative.

Saints Row 2 brings true freedom to open-world gaming. Players can play as who they want, how they want, and with whomever they want in this sequel to the much acclaimed and tremendously successful Saints Row.

Why similar: Open World 48%, Comedy 11.2%, Third Person 8.5%, Sandbox 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its highly interactive open world, gang turf conflicts, customization, bizarre side activities, and gleefully chaotic tone make it a natural Rockstar-style follow-up.

From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.

Why similar: Comedy 31%, Dark Humor 16.4%, Funny 12.2%, Satire 11.6% ★, Open World 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: The schoolyard-style factions, juvenile jokes, exploration, and comic misbehavior make this a strong choice for Bully fans who enjoy its humor most.

Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.

Why similar: Open World 57%, Third Person 17.1%, Action 8.7%, Multiplayer 4.9%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A lighter, more playful open-world crime game where a young crew uses hacking and environmental tricks to pull elaborate pranks and disrupt authority.

Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.

Why similar: Open World 40.2%, Comedy 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Funny 9%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The energetic traversal, colorful city, punky humor, and nonstop side activities recreate Bully's playful, rebellious feel in a more exaggerated action game.

Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez all have one thing in common - they live in the worst city in America. Liberty City worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.

Why similar: Open World 43.5%, Classic 11.2% ★, Third Person 10.5%, Action 7%, Satire 5.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its Rockstar mission design, open-city freedom, minigames, and incidental chaos will feel familiar, even if its narrative is substantially more serious.

Join the Chase! In LEGO® CITY Undercover, play as Chase McCain, a police officer who's been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury and putting an end to his city-wide crime wave.

Why similar: Open World 48.2%, Comedy 15.2%, Funny 9.1%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This cheerful open-world comedy emphasizes goofy missions, disguises, collectibles, vehicles, and a juvenile sense of mischief without Bully's darker edge.

From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes South Park: The Fractured But Whole, a sequel to 2014's award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth.

Why similar: Dark Humor 20.5%, Comedy 20%, Open World 17.3%, Satire 12.1% ★, Funny 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It turns childhood social politics and neighborhood exploration into a crude, funny adventure about kids taking their imaginary games extremely seriously.

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Open World 22.9%, Classic 13.8% ★, Dark Humor 13.6%, Comedy 11.6%, Third Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its darkly comic open-ended town structure and freedom to turn ordinary errands into chaos resemble Bully's mischievous sandbox impulses, but in a far cruder style.

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

Why similar: Classic 24.9% ★, Comedy 23.7%, Third Person 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Funny 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its oddball comedy, mischievous young hero, memorable school-like camp setting, and imaginative character-focused adventures fit Bully's cartoonish side.

SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.

Why similar: Classic 30.6% ★, Open World 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Story Rich 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: These slow-paced coming-of-age adventures emphasize daily routines, martial arts, arcade minigames, neighborhood exploration, and getting drawn into local conflicts.

The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!

Why similar: Open World 32%, Comedy 23.4%, Action 14%, Adventure 12.9%, Beat 'em up 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This school-centered beat-'em-up features delinquent rivalries, roaming neighborhoods, shops, quests, and a deliberately silly teenage attitude.

Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!

Why similar: Open World 40.8%, Comedy 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Third Person 8.1%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world activities and absurd humor are more over-the-top than Bully, but it delivers a similarly carefree sandbox for escalating mischief.

Fight for the truth and uncover the twisted crime running deep beneath the surface of Tokyo. In this legal thriller , the balance between justice and mercy teeters on the edge.

Why similar: Third Person 44.9%, Action 22.8%, Adventure 21.1%, Beat 'em up 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Though more mature and detective-focused, it combines a richly detailed city hub, rewarding melee combat, quirky activities, and many humorous side cases.

The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.

Why similar: Open World 25.2%, Classic 13.9% ★, Action 10.9%, Comedy 10.6%, Third Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: A compact open-world comedy built around causing ridiculous public chaos, using bizarre tools, and completing irreverent missions outside the usual heroic mold.

There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.2%, Action 21.8%, Beat 'em up 13%, Funny 8%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its punchy brawling and colorful high-school delinquent premise deliver a compact, funny version of fighting through local student social circles.

Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.

Why similar: Open World 43%, Comedy 17.5%, Sandbox 14.8%, Exploration 5.8%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: For players who chiefly enjoy aimless chaos and messing with NPCs, its open-world prank sandbox offers an intentionally ridiculous outlet.

Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

Why similar: Comedy 38.8%, Funny 22.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 12.2%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: You play a teenager traveling through 1990s America, pulling scams, meeting odd characters, and making playful trouble in a lighthearted coming-of-age adventure.

It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.

Why similar: Comedy 28.2%, Funny 23.2%, Third Person 14.9%, Sandbox 10.2%, Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It distills Bully's prankster fantasy into a compact stealth-comedy game about disrupting routines, annoying authority figures, and causing harmless mayhem.

Tokyo Xanadu eX+; a massive action RPG from the masters of the genre, Nihon Falcom! When high school student Kou Tokisaka encounters the nightmare realm known as the Eclipse, his world is forever changed.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 57.4%, Third Person 13%, Story Rich 9.5%, Action 9.5%, Singleplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It balances high-school friendships, after-class exploration, local errands, and real-time action in a supernatural but recognizably adolescent setting.

Mobius. An idyllic world that lets people forget about the pain and problems of reality. Created by a sentient vocaloid program, μ (Mu), reality and fantasy have become blurred, allowing people to relive their high school years in bliss -- but just how real is a virtual happiness?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 76.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, RPG 5.9%, Singleplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal school RPG focuses on student relationships, social pressures, cliques, and rebellion against a distorted idealized campus life.

Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.

Why similar: Open World 48.7%, Third Person 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 4.9%

Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

Why similar: Open World 42.5%, Classic 14.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Third Person 7.8%, Story Rich 6.8%

Relive your High School days in the town of Agefield. It’s the early 2000s, and graduation is on the horizon. REBEL with your friends, win over your dream girl and ROCK the school! A coming-of-age adventure about friendship, love, and rebellion inspired by the raunchy teen comedies of the era.

Why similar: Open World 25.3%, Third Person 11.4%, Satire 11.4% ★, Comedy 10.8%, Dark Humor 10.4%

Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.

Why similar: Open World 43.5%, Third Person 15.5%, Classic 12.1% ★, Action 8.8%, Adventure 6.6%

In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

Why similar: Open World 52.8%, Third Person 16.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 7.8%, Action 5.4%

It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

Why similar: Classic 31.8% ★, Open World 26.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Third Person 8.7%, Action 6%

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 44.9%, Classic 15.7% ★, Third Person 11.7%, Action 10%, Sandbox 6.4%

It all starts in Liberty City. With revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you have enough guts to take it.

Why similar: Open World 49.1%, Third Person 19.1%, Classic 11.8% ★, Action 10.3%, Adventure 7.7%

Relive your school days in 3D, where old school graphics bring back timeless fun! Create your own star student and attend a schedule full of classes in time to gather the knowledge you need to thrive, while an equally important popularity contest challenges you survive...

Why similar: Open World 52.2%, Dark Humor 23.6%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 7.6%, Multiplayer 3.3%

You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.

Why similar: Classic 40.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Third Person 15.2%, Action 13.4%, Atmospheric 5%

Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

Why similar: Open World 46.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Third Person 7.8%, Story Rich 7%, Adventure 6.2%

No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Third Person 20.4%, Action 19.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Open World 8.9%

Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.

Why similar: Open World 35%, Comedy 19.6%, Funny 14%, Sandbox 10.5%, Third Person 5.7%

An open world school game, you can bully your classmates, collect protection fees, go to the supermarket to make zero-dollar purchases, or even blow up the school. Of course, you can also study hard and exchange ideas with your classmates.

Why similar: Open World 45%, Dark Humor 15.7%, Funny 11.8%, Sandbox 11.1%, Story Rich 7%

You play a fat kid in school who everyone picks on. Get even with the bullies by beating them up! But be careful not to become one yourself! This story-based comic book style Beat-Em-Up Brawler features Progressive Skill Mastering, 4 Difficulty Settings and tons of stuff to smash!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35%, Comedy 22.5%, Action 15.7%, Funny 12.5%, Story Rich 7.9%

Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.

Why similar: Open World 28.4%, Great Soundtrack 23.4%, Comedy 17.4%, Third Person 9.2%, Action 8%

Experience the insane antics of Saints Row IV. The Saints have gone from the Penthouse to the White House - but Earth has been invaded and it’s up to you to save it with an arsenal of superpowers and strange weapons, in the wildest open world game ever.

Why similar: Open World 40.7%, Comedy 16.6%, Third Person 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Action 6.9%

Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…

Why similar: Classic 51.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Third Person 11.4%, Action 11%, Story Rich 5.9%

FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE.Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players alike! The all new Heroic difficulty setting will test the mettle of even the most hardcore Fable fan.

Why similar: Open World 29.7%, Classic 28.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Third Person 7.7%, Comedy 6.1%

Each person you aid, each flower you crush, and each creature you slay will change this world forever. Fable: Who will you be?

Why similar: Classic 25.1% ★, Open World 18.5%, Third Person 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Adventure 8.2%

POSTAL 4: No Regerts is a satirical and outrageous comedic open world first person shooter and the long-awaited true sequel to what’s been fondly dubbed as "The Worst Game Ever™", POSTAL 2!

Why similar: Open World 26.7%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Comedy 13.3%, Third Person 12.6%, Sandbox 8.5%

Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...

Why similar: Open World 35.9%, Classic 15.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 13%, Third Person 9.6%, Action 9.3%

An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.

Why similar: Open World 38.7%, Classic 19% ★, Third Person 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Action 7.1%

War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.

Why similar: Open World 34.8%, Classic 11.8% ★, Third Person 11.1%, Action 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%

A game in which you have to go from an insignificant person to the king of the world

Why similar: Open World 34%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Comedy 15.9%, Funny 10.9%, Adventure 5.2%

Join Johnny Gat & Kinzie Kensington as you tear apart Hell in a quest to save the Boss’ soul. Historical icons, old friends, older enemies, a talking gun, a full length musical number & a whole lot more shenanigans await!

Why similar: Open World 36.1%, Comedy 14.7%, Third Person 12.5%, Action 8.1%, Funny 7.6%