Games Like Far Cry® 5

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 20.2%, Hunting 15.7% ★, FPS 11.7%, Co-op 10.6%, Stealth 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest overall match, offering the same Far Cry formula of open-world exploration, outpost clearing, vehicles, wildlife chaos, and drop-in co-op.

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 25.2%, FPS 16.1%, Co-op 14.4%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Stealth 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: As a direct follow-up to Far Cry® 5, it reuses Hope County and delivers the same first-person open-world combat with co-op support.

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 18.8%, FPS 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Co-op 9.7%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the series' signature mix of guerrilla warfare, outpost assaults, vehicles, and large-scale open-world FPS action.

Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!

Why similar: Open World 21.5%, Hunting 17.3% ★, FPS 14.7%, Stealth 10.4%, Co-op 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the game that defined the modern Far Cry structure of freeform combat, enemy camps, crafting, and story-driven open-world progression.

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 27.8%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Shooter 8.9%, Co-op 8.3%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It feels very Ubisoft in the best way, with first-person exploration, enemy bases to dismantle, and a lush open world built for roaming and ambushes.

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 26.2%, Stealth 17.4%, Co-op 13.7%, Shooter 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its huge hostile map, cartel outposts, vehicle traversal, and excellent co-op make it one of the best non-Far Cry substitutes.

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: Hunting 29.8% ★, Open World 23.1%, Survival 13%, Stealth 8.3%, FPS 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Even without guns, it delivers the same Far Cry sandbox loop of hunting, exploration, outpost capture, and chaotic emergent encounters.

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 20.4%, FPS 17.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Stealth 11.1%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its occupied-American setting, resistance theme, and open-world first-person district liberation make it especially close in tone and structure.

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 20%, Co-op 15.7%, FPS 15.4%, Survival 12.7%, Multiplayer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar rural, open-world co-op vibe where you scavenge, explore, and fight a persistent enemy presence across the countryside.

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 23.9%, Stealth 16.9%, Co-op 16.3%, Shooter 12%, Multiplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers another large hostile map full of bases, patrols, vehicles, and co-op infiltration, just with a more tactical third-person angle.

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 27.5%, FPS 21.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Stealth 7.8%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a rougher and older take on the same idea, emphasizing systemic open-world firefights, enemy checkpoints, and survival-minded immersion.

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 19.7%, Open World 17.8%, Co-op 13.6%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Shooter 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign leans heavily into open-world FPS roaming, vehicle use, FOB liberation, and tackling enemy objectives in any order.

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 19.6%, FPS 17.3%, Stealth 12.3%, Survival 9.9%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more linear overall, its semi-open regions, first-person immersion, and story-driven exploration appeal to the same players who enjoy Far Cry's mix of shooting and travel.

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 31.7%, FPS 28%, Shooter 12.4%, First-Person 7.2%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a great fit if you want fast first-person shooting inside an open world full of enemy camps, convoys, and explosive sandbox combat.

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 22%, Stealth 19.4%, FPS 16%, Survival 13%, Multiplayer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person open-world exploration and drop-in co-op create a similarly immersive, free-roaming action experience despite the zombie focus.

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 32.9%, Open World 28.9%, Stealth 13%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Under the neon parody, it still plays like a streamlined Far Cry sandbox with open areas, outposts, and satisfying first-person combat.

The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.

Why similar: Open World 23.5%, FPS 20.7%, Co-op 19.8%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Shooter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It trades realism for loot and humor, but the co-op first-person shooting, big maps, and nonstop combat make it an easy recommendation.

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: Stealth 21.2%, Open World 20.5%, FPS 16.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-ended missions, first-person stealth-shooting, and large explorable regions give it a strong Far Cry-style infiltration feel.

A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.

Why similar: Open World 30.1%, Co-op 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Survival 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op-friendly open-world liberation loop feels mechanically similar even though it is third-person and much more loot-driven.

Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.

Why similar: Open World 43%, Survival 19.6%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The open-world structure, cult presence, and constant danger during travel make it a solid thematic alternative despite the perspective shift.

Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.

Why similar: Open World 26.6%, FPS 18.5%, Survival 14.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a more survival-heavy and atmospheric take on open-world first-person combat, but the exploration and hostile-territory tension are very comparable.

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: Co-op 33.9%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, FPS 18.4%, First-Person 12.3%, Combat 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers polished first-person co-op combat and exploration-heavy zones, though it is more hub-based and melee-focused than Far Cry® 5.

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 25.9%, Co-op 21.8%, Survival 15.9%, Multiplayer 14.5%, FPS 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person co-op, open-world questing, and freeform combat make it a good match if you mainly love Far Cry® 5 for roaming and fighting with a friend.

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 44.6%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Co-op 7.5%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It nails the fantasy of tearing through enemy-controlled territory and liberating outposts, just with a much more explosive arcade tone.

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

Why similar: Open World 22.6%, Co-op 18.3%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Survival 11%, Action-Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person movement, open-world faction conflict, side activities, and co-op in a way that scratches a similar sandbox-action itch.

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 24.5%, Survival 19%, Co-op 19%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person co-op exploration and hostile open-world survival make it a worthwhile pick if the wilderness immersion matters as much as the gunplay.

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: Survival 21.7%, Open World 19.8%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Co-op 11.3%, Realistic 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the immersive first-person wilderness feel and co-op support, though it leans much harder into survival systems than shooter action.

Rogue agent Rico Rodriguez journeys to Solis, a huge South American world home of conflict, oppression and extreme weather conditions. Strap into your wingsuit, equip your fully customizable grappling hook, and get ready to bring the thunder!

Why similar: Open World 47.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Co-op 8.8%, Action 7.7%, FPS 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Far Cry® 5, it is built around taking back a hostile open world piece by piece using vehicles, weapons, and sandbox chaos.

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: Stealth 23.6%, FPS 20.5%, Shooter 13.1%, Realistic 12.3%, Multiplayer 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its large mission sandboxes and freedom to approach objectives with stealth, sniping, or assault echo Far Cry's outpost-clearing appeal.

From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

Why similar: Open World 36%, FPS 11.3%, Shooter 10.7%, Exploration 9.4%, Survival 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: If you want another first-person open world with gunplay, exploration, companions, and lots of self-directed objectives, it fits well.

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 31.2% ★, Open World 12.4%, Stealth 9.2%, Nature 8.1%, FPS 7.1%

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 32.7%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Realistic 12.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%

Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.

Why similar: Open World 34.1%, Stealth 21.1%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Story Rich 5.9%

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 29.4%, Open World 15.9%, Stealth 14.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Multiplayer 7.1%

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 31.9%, Stealth 23%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Co-op 10.1%

Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism.

Why similar: Stealth 22.8%, Co-op 17.8%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Open World 12.6%

Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments and hunt with a premium selection of firearms. Enjoy the perfect hunt on your own or with friends in co-op.

Why similar: Hunting 27.7% ★, FPS 9.6%, Open World 8.3%, Stealth 8.2%, Nature 8.1%

The most realistic hunting experience awaits. Explore 12 reserves and hunt 45 unique species, ranging from waterfowl to big game. Over 100 weapons from state-of-the art rifles to bows. Customize your load-out with stands, blinds and dogs. Play alone or in multiplayer with up to 7 friends.

Why similar: Hunting 44.6% ★, Open World 13.6%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Co-op 6.5%, Shooter 5%

In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.

Why similar: Open World 39.2%, Action-Adventure 18%, Stealth 17%, Exploration 8.4%, Story Rich 5.6%

Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.

Why similar: Open World 32.6%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Realistic 13.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Co-op 8.3%

Hunt wild animals across vast landscapes in an action-packed hunting FPS. Track your target, line up the perfect shot, and inspect every hit on detailed animal models.

Why similar: Hunting 25.6% ★, Open World 11.7%, FPS 10.1%, Nature 9.2%, Shooter 7.1%

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.

Why similar: Open World 27.3%, Stealth 20.2%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Realistic 11.7%, Exploration 9.2%

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 16.9%, Co-op 14%, FPS 13.7%, Stealth 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.2%

Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.

Why similar: Open World 34.9%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Co-op 13.9%, Survival 7.4%

Ride a massive open world across the Alps, where the powder is always fresh and the run never ends. Defy and master the mountain alone or with friends on skis, wingsuits, snowboards and paragliders. Record and share your best stunts.

Why similar: Open World 40.6%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Co-op 9.3%, Realistic 7%, Atmospheric 6.7%

BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.

Why similar: Open World 27.6%, Multiplayer 15.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Realistic 8.6%

Build a resistance as you fight to take back a near-future London facing its downfall. Welcome to the Resistance.

Why similar: Open World 21.8%, Co-op 16.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Realistic 11.9%

Take on the American motorsports scene as you explore and dominate the land, air, and sea across the entire USA. New: play The Crew 2 offline or online with the new Hybrid mode, available now!

Why similar: Open World 48.6%, Multiplayer 24%, Co-op 14.8%, First-Person 4.9%, Action 3.7%

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

Why similar: First-Person 20.9%, Survival 19.7%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Story Rich 9%

In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.

Why similar: Open World 48%, Stealth 16.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Action 6.7%, Shooter 6.5%

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the first modern co-op Wolfenstein adventure. Team up with a friend or play solo as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters and wield a powerful arsenal of new weapons, gadgets, and abilities to liberate Paris from the Nazis.

Why similar: Co-op 31.6%, FPS 30.3%, Shooter 12.9%, First-Person 7.8%, Action 7.1%

Master ancient tech to hunt down giant beasts. WILD HEARTS™ is a twist on the hunting genre where technology gives you a fighting chance against giant nature-infused beasts. Hunt alone or with friends.

Why similar: Hunting 41.9% ★, Co-op 14.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Nature 6%

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Open World 25.2%, Story Rich 18.8%, Atmospheric 16%, First-Person 15.1%, Exploration 12.8%

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 44.7%, Survival 15.5%, Action 6.9%, Exploration 6.7%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Builder. Farmer. Hunter. Trader. Ranching certainly isn’t your average job. Think you have the skills to turn your family’s rundown homestead into the most prosperous ranch in the valley? Then it’s time to head out into the wilderness in this captivating single and multiplayer open-world simulator.

Why similar: Hunting 36.4% ★, Open World 18.7%, Co-op 15.4%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Realistic 11.5%

You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Track down urban legends from all over the world, set traps, solve disturbing puzzles, and defeat the beasts before you succumb to their otherworldly presence.

Why similar: Hunting 28.2% ★, Multiplayer 12.2%, FPS 10.3%, Open World 9.3%, Co-op 9%

Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.

Why similar: FPS 27.7%, Multiplayer 21.9%, Shooter 17.1%, Co-op 11%, First-Person 8.7%

A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.

Why similar: Open World 24.5%, FPS 15.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Survival 10%, First-Person 8.4%