Games Like Far Cry 3

Hidden in the towering Himalayas lies Kyrat, a country steeped in tradition and violence. You are Ajay Ghale. Traveling to Kyrat to fulfill your mother’s dying wish, you find yourself caught up in a civil war to overthrow the oppressive regime of dictator Pagan Min.

Why similar: Open World 26.6%, FPS 16.6%, Hunting 11.6% ★, Co-op 7.6%, Stealth 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest overall match, keeping Far Cry 3’s open-world first-person combat, stealthy outpost clearing, hunting, crafting, and villain-driven campaign structure.

Discover the open world of Hope County, Montana, besieged by a fanatical doomsday cult. Dive into the action solo or two-player co-op in the story campaign, use a vast arsenal of weapons and allies, and free Hope County from Joseph Seed and his cult.

Why similar: Open World 21.4%, Hunting 17.2% ★, FPS 14.6%, Stealth 10.4%, Co-op 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same addictive loop of scouting enemy compounds, tackling objectives your way, and causing emergent chaos in a large open-world FPS sandbox.

Enter the adrenaline-filled world of a modern-day guerrilla revolution. With stunning vistas, visceral gunplay, and a huge variety of gameplay experiences, there's never been a better time to join the fight.

Why similar: Open World 26.1%, FPS 21%, Co-op 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It follows Far Cry 3’s template closely with guerrilla warfare, enemy bases, open-ended FPS combat, and a strong emphasis on improvisation and exploration.

You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...

Why similar: Open World 34.3%, FPS 28.3%, Shooter 6.7%, Stealth 6.3%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Though harsher and more systemic, it shares Far Cry 3’s feeling of being dropped into a hostile open world where every firefight can spiral unpredictably.

The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.

Why similar: Open World 32.4%, Hunting 23.5% ★, FPS 9.9%, Stealth 7.6%, Survival 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Despite the lack of guns, it preserves Far Cry 3’s territory control, hunting, crafting, and predator-filled wilderness survival loop almost one-for-one.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it means to be Na'vi.

Why similar: Open World 35.8%, Multiplayer 11.9%, FPS 7.3%, Shooter 7.3%, Online Co-Op 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is essentially Ubisoft’s modern take on the Far Cry formula with first-person exploration, wildlife, stealth assaults, and freeform outpost-style encounters in a lush world.

Dive into a transformed vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen, as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.

Why similar: Open World 30.5%, FPS 20.9%, Co-op 9.5%, Multiplayer 8%, Stealth 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the series’ signature base-clearing, scouting, stealth, and open-world firefights while adding a faster progression-heavy spin.

Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.

Why similar: FPS 38.5%, Open World 31.5%, Stealth 9.3%, Shooter 6.9%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Under the neon parody, it is still built on Far Cry 3’s exact open-world FPS skeleton of outposts, upgrades, and stealth-versus-chaos choices.

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.

Why similar: FPS 37.3%, Open World 18.9%, Stealth 11%, Shooter 8%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is more linear and older, but the tropical setting, isolated-survival tone, and flexible first-person combat clearly foreshadow what made Far Cry 3 work so well.

Go behind enemy lines with the ultimate modern military shooter. Play as an American sniper dropped in Georgia, near Russian border. Choose your own path to accomplish your missions across an unforgiving open world.

Why similar: Open World 24.6%, FPS 21.7%, Stealth 16.8%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its biggest draw is the same kind of open-ended infiltration gameplay where you recon enemy positions, pick off targets, and clear bases from a first-person perspective.

Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.

Why similar: Open World 32.6%, Stealth 14.2%, FPS 10.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Co-op 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Even in third person, its huge hostile map, camp assaults, stealth approaches, co-op play, and player-driven mission planning hit a lot of the same notes.

Homefront®: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement in guerrilla warfare against a superior military force.

Why similar: Open World 25%, FPS 22.6%, Stealth 8.8%, Shooter 7.6%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It channels Far Cry-style open-zone FPS action with guerrilla tactics, enemy strongholds, and a scrappy resistance vibe.

Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!

Why similar: Open World 31.7%, Stealth 14.7%, Co-op 11.9%, Multiplayer 10%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar rhythm of scouting compounds, sneaking through hostile territory, and choosing between stealth and all-out assault in an open world.

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Open World 31.5%, Co-op 14.5%, FPS 14.4%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Survival 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps guns for heavier survival-horror flavor, but the tropical setting, co-op, exploration, and isolated-island combat make it a natural adjacent pick.

Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!

Why similar: FPS 39.1%, Open World 24.5%, Shooter 8.6%, Action 6%, Co-op 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its mix of wasteland exploration, first-person shooting, and bandit-base assaults scratches a similar sandbox-combat itch even if it is less open than Far Cry 3.

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

Why similar: Open World 27.2%, FPS 21.3%, Stealth 15.8%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Online Co-Op 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a great pick if you want another first-person open-world action game with exploration, crafting, progression, and constant danger while moving through hostile territory.

Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles.

Why similar: Open World 54.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Action 8.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Sandbox 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more explosive and less stealthy, but the island setting, enemy base assaults, and open-ended sandbox destruction make it a strong tonal cousin.

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: Open World 27.3%, FPS 25.8%, Stealth 11.3%, Shooter 7.3%, First-Person 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is more survival-focused, but its immersive first-person exploration, stealth, scavenging, and dangerous open regions line up well with Far Cry 3’s tension and freedom.

Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

Why similar: Open World 36.8%, Stealth 32.8%, Action 6.1%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Shooter 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Far Cry 3 was systematically dismantling enemy outposts with gadgets, stealth, and improvisation, this is one of the best alternatives.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: FPS 34%, Co-op 30.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Crafting 8.4%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same vacation-gone-wrong energy with first-person combat, exploration, crafting, and a strong emphasis on surviving in a hostile playground.

RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.

Why similar: Open World 35.8%, FPS 34%, Shooter 8.8%, Action 7.6%, Multiplayer 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same rush of roaming a hostile open world, raiding enemy camps, upgrading your toolkit, and turning every encounter into a spectacle.

The year is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established their own lawless Republic where corruption, greediness and cruelty are commonplace.Among these outlaws is a brash young captain named Edward Kenway.

Why similar: Open World 48.2%, Stealth 21.6%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is third-person and naval-focused, yet the tropical open world, hunting, hostile outposts, and sense of dangerous adventure overlap nicely with Far Cry 3.

In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.

Why similar: Stealth 45.7%, Co-op 14.1%, Action 8.6%, Multiplayer 7.2%, FPS 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is more mission-based than open-world, but its stealth gadgets, takedowns, and flexible approach to enemy compounds match Far Cry 3’s quieter playstyle well.

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Open World 26.1%, FPS 21.6%, Co-op 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the feeling of exploring a dangerous open world, scavenging resources, and getting into tense first-person fights that can escalate unexpectedly.

SGW Contracts 2 is a modern warfare shooter set in the Middle East. Play as Raven, Contract Sniper Assassin, as you take out a series of targets across a dramatic single-player campaign. With extreme-range shots exceeding 1000m, gear up for the most challenging entry to the series yet.

Why similar: FPS 35.5%, Stealth 24.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Multiplayer 12.9%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its large mission spaces and emphasis on recon, stealth, and choosing your angle of attack will appeal to players who loved Far Cry 3’s methodical side.

With over 1000 km² of complete freedom from sky to seabed, Rico Rodriguez returns to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways imaginable.

Why similar: Open World 52.2%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Action 7.8%, Sandbox 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It leans far more into spectacle than stealth, but liberating enemy positions across an open map still delivers some of the same sandbox satisfaction.

From one of gaming's most iconic sagas, Halo is bigger than ever. Featuring an expansive open-world campaign and a dynamic free to play multiplayer experience.

Why similar: FPS 27.2%, Open World 23%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Co-op 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign adopts a Far Cry-like structure with an open map, enemy strongholds, freeform vehicle-and-gun combat, and a steady liberation loop.

Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

Why similar: Open World 57.9%, Action 9.1%, Survival 7.2%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Shooter 5%

Why You'll Like It: While it is third-person and vehicle-heavy, its camp-clearing loop, scavenging, upgrades, and hostile-world atmosphere echo Far Cry 3’s survivalist progression.

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 62.1%, Action 8.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Shooter 5.6%, Story Rich 4%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world structure and aggressive mix of stealth, action, and environmental takedowns make it a good fit if you liked Far Cry 3’s momentum and mobility.

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Open World 32.4%, Co-op 16.8%, Multiplayer 13.7%, FPS 9.5%, Survival 6.4%

The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

Why similar: Open World 29.9%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Survival 11.9%, FPS 11.5%, Crafting 6.7%

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Open World 37.4%, Co-op 15.9%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Survival 10.5%, First-Person 5.2%

As Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads, you'll have to fight your way up the organization without blowing your cover.

Why similar: Open World 67.7%, Action 10.8%, Sandbox 6%, Adventure 4.8%, Story Rich 3%

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

Why similar: Open World 53.3%, Co-op 13.7%, Action 8.5%, Sandbox 5.9%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.

Why similar: Open World 58.2%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Co-op 7%, Adventure 6.6%, Action 6.5%

Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.

Why similar: Open World 25.8%, Hunting 23.9% ★, FPS 18.3%, Survival 6.2%, Sandbox 5.5%

Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.

Why similar: Open World 36.1%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Survival 12.9%, Co-op 8.1%, Crafting 7.2%

Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

Why similar: Open World 29%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Survival 11.5%, Co-op 8.9%, Online Co-Op 8.6%

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: Action 21.4%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Shooter 20%, Open World 10.4%, Story Rich 8.4%

How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.

Why similar: Open World 21.9%, FPS 18.7%, Co-op 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Survival 7.9%

Awaking on an island with no memory, you have just one memento of the life you led before… A child's photograph. Who is this? You must search the island for useful tools that will aid in your escape. As time passes and hopes of survival hang by a thread, you realise that this island is not as it seems.

Why similar: Open World 36.4%, Survival 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Co-op 8.4%, Crafting 6.7%

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.

Why similar: Open World 44.3%, Survival 13.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 9.7%, Stealth 9.5%

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 45.9%, FPS 13.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Open World 8.1%, Action 7.4%

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 45.5%, Multiplayer 12%, FPS 9.2%, Shooter 8.2%, Action 5.4%

Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clutches of enemies, both earthly and not-so-earthly.

Why similar: FPS 39.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Multiplayer 11%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 10.2%

Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Why similar: FPS 42.2%, Stealth 14.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.

Why similar: Hunting 28.1% ★, Open World 19.6%, FPS 12.2%, Stealth 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Eden Island is a beautiful survival game. As a survivor, you will explore and survive on a realistic tropical island, craft weapons against beasts, farm and hunt, build your own home.

Why similar: Hunting 37.2% ★, Open World 30.1%, Sandbox 8.1%, Survival 7.9%, Crafting 6.6%

Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.

Why similar: Open World 51.8%, FPS 16.5%, Shooter 6.1%, First-Person 6%, Action 4.2%

The town of Redfall is under siege by a legion of vampires who have cut the island off from the outside world. Trapped with a handful of survivors, slay alone or squad up in open-world FPS action.

Why similar: Open World 24.8%, FPS 21.6%, Stealth 12.2%, Co-op 11.2%, Shooter 7.9%

In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.

Why similar: Stealth 24.8%, Co-op 14.2%, FPS 14%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Action 10.8%

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Open World 50.8%, Survival 16.9%, Crafting 8%, First-Person 6.7%, Adventure 5.5%

You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

Why similar: Open World 21.8%, FPS 19.2%, Co-op 10%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Shooter 8.1%

“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?

Why similar: Co-op 18.8%, Open World 18.7%, Survival 18.2%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Crafting 10.1%

JC2-MP is a project to bring multiplayer to Just Cause 2 in all of its magnificent glory. Imagine the chaos of normal Just Cause 2, then extending it out to dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of players.

Why similar: Open World 85.7%, Multiplayer 4.8%, Action 2.3%, Shooter 1.9%, Sandbox 1.9%