Games Like Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

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Why similar: Open World 24.8%, Crime 18.7%, Automobile Sim 13.6%, Multiplayer 7%, Moddable 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the closest overall GTA follow-up with a huge modern city, mission-based criminal storytelling, driving, heists, and third-person combat.

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: Crime 27.2%, Open World 24.5%, Automobile Sim 13.7%, Third-Person Shooter 7.2%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its grounded mob story, period-city driving, and weighty gunfights make it one of the best non-GTA matches for IV’s tone.

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 38.7%, Crime 24.8%, Third Person 7.3%, Action 6%, Multiplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is an excellent urban crime sandbox with car chases, shootouts, side activities, and a serious undercover-triad storyline.

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: Crime 30.1%, Open World 28.2%, Third-Person Shooter 8.6%, Classic 6.5% ★, Multiplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes cinematic crime storytelling, realistic driving, and grounded third-person action in a richly realized city.

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

Why similar: Open World 53.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Third-Person Shooter 9.9%, Third Person 9.5%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its moody modern-city atmosphere, driving, chases, gunplay, and lone antihero vibe line up very well with GTA IV’s feel.

Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.

Why similar: Open World 43.7%, Classic 10.6% ★, Third Person 10.6%, Action 6.9%, Satire 5.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: It trades organized crime for schoolyard trouble but keeps Rockstar’s open-world mission structure, satire, and lived-in world design.

After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

Why similar: Crime 34.2%, Open World 28.3%, Third-Person Shooter 7.2%, Third Person 6.8%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines open-world driving and shootouts with a revenge-driven criminal narrative that stays darker and more serious than most GTA-likes.

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: Third-Person Shooter 31.9%, Action 15.9%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Third Person 13%, Shooter 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: While linear, it captures Rockstar’s gritty crime writing and delivers some of the strongest third-person gunplay on Steam.

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 37.4%, Crime 15.5%, Third-Person Shooter 11.1%, Sandbox 7.4%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is one of the closest GTA-style alternatives on Steam, with open-city crime missions, vehicles, customization, and lots of sandbox chaos.

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: Crime 41.5%, Open World 35.3%, Third Person 8.7%, Third-Person Shooter 4%, Adventure 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its detailed city, car travel, and crime-focused storytelling offer a similar slow-burn urban immersion from a different side of the law.

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 44.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Third-Person Shooter 10.2%, Third Person 5.9%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Even with the setting shift, it offers Rockstar’s same emphasis on world immersion, strong writing, and deliberate open-world action.

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 49.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.8%, Classic 8.2% ★, Third Person 6.9%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It carries over Rockstar’s mission flow, memorable characters, and open-world storytelling despite swapping urban crime for the frontier.

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

Why similar: Open World 39.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.2%, Crime 11.4%, Action 6.7%, Third Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It scratches the GTA itch with open-world gang warfare, driving, and third-person combat, though it leans much more ridiculous.

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: Crime 29.9%, Open World 25.6%, Classic 14.6% ★, Third-Person Shooter 6.9%, Third Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This older classic still nails the grounded mob-movie feel with period driving, structured missions, and a serious criminal narrative.

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 34.9%, Crime 20.7%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Third-Person Shooter 8.5%, Third Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is lighter in tone than IV, but the mix of city exploration, vehicles, mission-based sandbox play, and modern crime themes fits well.

This open-world action thriller takes you through the seedy streets of Paris as you seek to undermine the German authority and lead a rebellion. Fight across rooftops and through dangerous alleys, and operate a wide variety of vehicles as you navigate your terrain.

Why similar: Open World 52%, Third Person 20.2%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 8.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-city driving, shootouts, wanted-style chaos, and anti-establishment attitude make it a strong sandbox alternative.

Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.

Why similar: Crime 22.2%, Open World 21.6%, Third-Person Shooter 11.6%, Sandbox 6.4%, Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This reboot still provides an open-world criminal sandbox built around driving, shootouts, and gang-building missions.

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 40.7%, Third-Person Shooter 10.5%, Third Person 8.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Sandbox 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is far more explosive and arcade-like, but the open-world vehicle play and mission-driven mayhem can still scratch part of the GTA itch.

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: Crime 57.8%, Third Person 20.9%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a grounded modern-city crime atmosphere with free-roam exploration, side cases, and a tightly written underworld story.

Face off against the most powerful yakuza in the Kansai region of Japan in an explosive conflict between rival clans, loaded with brutal brawling action, immersive exploration, and unforgettable experiences.

Why similar: Crime 35.9%, Open World 34.3%, Action 15%, Adventure 7.9%, Funny 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its urban crime melodrama, free-roam neighborhoods, and abundance of side activities make it a good fit if you want another gritty city game.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

Why similar: Open World 78.5%, Action 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Singleplayer 4%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It replaces Liberty City with a futuristic metropolis but still offers a story-rich city sandbox full of crime, driving, and moral grime.

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

Why similar: Open World 33.4%, Third-Person Shooter 15.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Third Person 11.7%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its near-future London sandbox offers vehicles, infiltration, city exploration, and mission-based anti-establishment action with a strong urban focus.

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 56.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Action 8.5%, Shooter 7%, Sandbox 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a looser match, yet its open-world mission structure, criminal chaos, and strong sense of place appeal to many GTA players.

When a police officer discloses the murder of the student teacher who bullied his son to suicide, the twisted secrets of a Yokohama, high school bleed out. Nothing, in this case, is black and white.

Why similar: Crime 57.8%, Third Person 21%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same dense city-crime appeal as Judgment while adding more polished exploration and combat in a contemporary urban setting.

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong.

Why similar: Crime 38.9%, Third-Person Shooter 20%, Action 13.3%, Third Person 8.1%, Shooter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its ugly, desperate criminal tone and hard-edged third-person action echo the meaner side of GTA IV’s atmosphere.

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 31%, Crime 28.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.2%, Third Person 7.1%, Action 5.9%

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 31.5%, Crime 25.3%, Third-Person Shooter 18.6%, Third Person 10%, Action 7%

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 31.5%, Crime 24.9%, Third-Person Shooter 17.9%, Third Person 9%, Action 6.6%

FREE UPDATE; STATE OF EMERGENCY, OUT NOW! Framed for your father’s murder, you’ll need to do whatever it takes to unveil the real culprit. Tackle thrilling missions for the criminal underworld - just don’t let the cops track you down!

Why similar: Open World 40.4%, Crime 31.2%, Sandbox 11.1%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Despite the top-down view, it is fundamentally a GTA-style crime sandbox with stolen cars, cops, and open-world missions.

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: Crime 29.5%, Open World 27.1%, Third-Person Shooter 9.3%, Action 8.7%, Third Person 6.8%

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 24%, Moddable 18.2% ★, Dark Humor 8.6%, Sandbox 8.5%, Third Person 8.3%

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 40.8%, Crime 21.5%, Third Person 9.1%, Automobile Sim 7.3%, Action 7%

171 is an open world action adventure game with a Brazilian inspired ambience.

Why similar: Crime 26.7%, Open World 24.9%, Third-Person Shooter 9.2%, Action 8.7%, Third Person 6.6%

The Full Package, Remastered – With enhanced graphics, improved lighting, reworked environments, and visual effects, Steelport and The Third Street Saints have never looked so good.

Why similar: Open World 30%, Third-Person Shooter 16%, Sandbox 10.2%, Third Person 9.3%, Dark Humor 7.2%

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 46%, Third-Person Shooter 13.7%, Action 7.9%, Sandbox 7.5%, Third Person 6.9%

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 42%, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Action 7.6%, Shooter 6.1%

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.

Why similar: Open World 28.5%, Automobile Sim 24.6%, Crime 12.8%, Action 5.6%, Third Person 5.6%

Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person action-adventure.

Why similar: Crime 33.9%, Third-Person Shooter 19.2%, Open World 16.8%, Third Person 11.1%, Shooter 7.4%

Vivat Slovakia is an open-world action game set in '90s Slovakia, where corruption runs deep and law enforcement is weak. Uncover a gripping story based on true events as you explore and shoot your way through a city at the crossroads of Eastern Europe’s turbulent history.

Why similar: Crime 30.7%, Open World 28.5%, Third-Person Shooter 15%, Third Person 8.2%, Shooter 5.7%

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 38.2%, Third-Person Shooter 13%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Third Person 6.9%, Sandbox 6.8%

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 43.1%, Third-Person Shooter 9.7%, Action 9.7%, Third Person 9%, Classic 7.1% ★

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 31.3%, Third Person 11.8%, Sandbox 11.3%, Gore 10.8%, Dark Humor 10.5%

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 35.1%, Third-Person Shooter 11.4%, Third Person 9.7%, Action 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.9%

My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 49%, Open World 33.7%, Sandbox 6.2%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Funny 2.6%

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 26.2% ★, Third-Person Shooter 25.3%, Crime 15%, Action 11.9%, Third Person 9.7%

Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)

Why similar: Crime 34.4%, Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Action 11.8%, Third Person 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.6%

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 59.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Action 8.6%, Shooter 8.2%, Sandbox 6.3%

Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.

Why similar: Open World 24.8%, Third-Person Shooter 17.6%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Gore 10%, Action 9.5%

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 80.8%, Multiplayer 4.6%, Third-Person Shooter 4.3%, Sandbox 2.5%, Action 2.4%

The mayor of Rockhaven threw you down a hole into the Undercity. Why? Net worth too low. In this open-world simulation, you and up to 3 pals will steal, fight, and scheme to reclaim the city. Customise your rides, buy businesses, and take on the Mayor’s forces. Rockhaven is yours for the taking!

Why similar: Crime 24%, Open World 21.5%, Automobile Sim 20.8%, Third Person 7.2%, Multiplayer 6.9%

The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.

Why similar: Open World 36.3%, Automobile Sim 29%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Third Person 6.1%, Action 5.4%

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

Why similar: Automobile Sim 29.6%, Open World 22%, Moddable 15.9% ★, Sandbox 8.4%, Physics 7.5%