Games Like Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

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 26%, Crime 18.8%, Automobile Sim 12.8%, Moddable 7.5% ★, Multiplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another Rockstar crime sandbox with dense city driving, third-person gunfights, wanted-level chases, and a grounded urban underworld tone.

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: Crime 25.9%, Open World 23.2%, Sexual Content 19.9%, Third-Person Shooter 9.9%, Nudity 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its huge crime-filled world, gang warfare, vehicle theft, side activities, and mission variety make it one of the closest matches to GTA V's core loop.

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 27%, Crime 25.6%, Third-Person Shooter 15.7%, Sexual Content 11%, Third Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Another Rockstar open-world crime sandbox centered on missions, stolen cars, gunfights, and building your reputation in a living city.

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 26%, Automobile Sim 17.4%, Crime 14.1%, Multiplayer 6%, Third Person 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: These two GTA IV expansions double down on street crime, nightlife, shootouts, and free-roam city mayhem in classic Rockstar fashion.

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 34.6%, Crime 26.8%, Third Person 7.1%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Racing 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers GTA-style city exploration, car theft, police heat, and criminal missions, with excellent martial-arts combat as a standout twist.

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 29.1%, Third-Person Shooter 15.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Sandbox 10.7%, Third Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the most direct non-Rockstar GTA alternatives thanks to urban free-roam, outrageous missions, driving, and nonstop sandbox chaos.

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 28.6%, Crime 27.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17%, Third Person 9.9%, Sexual Content 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational 3D GTA formula of urban crime missions, wanted-level chaos, and free-roam vehicle theft still lines up closely with GTA V.

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 37.6%, Open World 25.8%, Third-Person Shooter 6.7%, Third Person 6.7%, Shooter 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs open-world driving and shootouts with a revenge-fueled crime story and district takeover structure that will feel familiar to GTA fans.

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 30.9%, Crime 22%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 8%, Third Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its modern city playground mixes driving, gunplay, side activities, and online-enabled open-world antics, with hacking layered onto the GTA formula.

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 40.3%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Third-Person Shooter 9.2%, Shooter 9.2%, Third Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Rockstar's other giant systemic open world shares the same craftsmanship, emergent chaos, and story-driven sandbox feel despite the western setting.

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 32.6%, Crime 16.2%, Third-Person Shooter 10%, Sandbox 7%, Third Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: One of the closest GTA-style sandboxes ever made, with criminal empire building, co-op, vehicle combat, and tons of side content.

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 58.4%, Nudity 16.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Action 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It trades satire for sci-fi, but its mature open city, first-person gunplay, driving, side gigs, and criminal underworld are a strong fit.

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 28.4%, Open World 20.7%, Sexual Content 14.8%, Third-Person Shooter 7.3%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: More narrative-driven than GTA, but its mob-crime focus, city driving, and frequent shootouts scratch a very similar itch.

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 30.3%, Open World 23.4%, Sexual Content 12.3%, Third-Person Shooter 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more linear, its cinematic mob story, period driving, and grounded shootouts capture GTA's crime-drama appeal.

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

Why similar: Open World 50.9%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Third Person 9.7%, Third-Person Shooter 9.5%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This darker urban sandbox emphasizes car chases, shootouts, side missions, and a modern-city atmosphere that overlaps nicely with GTA V.

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 40.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Comedy 9%, Sandbox 7.1%, Co-op 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the GTA-style city mission structure and open-world chaos, then turns it into a more absurd superpowered sandbox.

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 24.5%, Open World 19.7%, Third-Person Shooter 10.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Sandbox 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its contemporary open world, gang warfare, driving, gunfights, and side hustles make it a clear modern GTA-like.

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 43.3%, Sexual Content 12.5%, Third-Person Shooter 12.2%, Shooter 7.8%, Third Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another Rockstar open-world outlaw story with strong mission design, wandering activities, and shootout-heavy exploration.

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 44.7%, Open World 31.7%, Third Person 8.5%, Third-Person Shooter 3.7%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Another Rockstar-published crime game set in an explorable city, with driving, shootouts, and an adult criminal-police atmosphere.

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 35.5%, Third-Person Shooter 12.4%, Multiplayer 10%, Shooter 8.5%, Third Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It's less about crime, but the mix of open-world vehicles, gunfights, stunts, and huge-scale chaos overlaps with GTA V's wild side.

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 38.4%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Third-Person Shooter 11.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Best for players who mainly want GTA Online-style progression, posse play, and free-roam multiplayer events in another Rockstar sandbox.

Discover the breathtaking landscapes of Japan in over 550 real-world cars and become a racing Legend in Forza Horizon's biggest open world driving adventure yet.

Why similar: Open World 27.4%, Automobile Sim 20.7%, Racing 19.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Sandbox 4.1%

The world’s first and premier Action MMO Third Person Shooter allows you to choose between two sides of the law. Play as Enforcer or Criminal, customize your gear for the task at hand and hit the streets and play how you want in a city filled with more action this side of a Hollywood blockbuster.

Why similar: Open World 26.5%, Crime 16.1%, Multiplayer 12%, Third-Person Shooter 9.9%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: This online cops-vs-criminals sandbox focuses on urban firefights, car chases, missions, and character customization in a GTA-like setup.

Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.

Why similar: Open World 29.5%, Racing 22.4%, Automobile Sim 19.8%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Co-op 3.8%

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

Why similar: Crime 39.6%, Co-op 16.5%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A great pick if your favorite part of GTA V is the heists and cooperative criminal shootouts rather than free-roam exploration.

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 49.4%, Third Person 13.1%, Comedy 7.9%, Action 7.6%, Sandbox 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shrinks Rockstar's sandbox formula to a school setting, but the mission structure, open hub, humor, and systemic mischief feel very familiar.

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 27.7%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 13.1%, Third Person 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Rockstar's crime shooter lacks the open world, but its mature tone, cinematic gunfights, and criminal-underworld vibe are very close.

Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.

Why similar: Open World 36.7%, Shooter 14.2%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Third-Person Shooter 11.3%, Co-op 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world cartel takedown with vehicles, firefights, co-op, and a huge map to roam makes it a solid fit for GTA-style action fans.

Welcome to Motorfest, the ultimate open-world driving experience. Explore the Hawaiian islands of O'ahu and Maui. Celebrate the best of car culture through 20+ themed campaigns (street racing, offroad, drift...) and collect hundreds of iconic vehicles. Enjoy the game free for five hours!

Why similar: Open World 35%, Racing 24.5%, Multiplayer 15%, Sandbox 9.2%, PvP 5.9%

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 28.1%, Automobile Sim 24.3%, Racing 22.2%, Multiplayer 12%, Co-op 3.3%

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

Why similar: Open World 33.6%, Crime 11.7%, Third-Person Shooter 11.6%, Comedy 7%, Co-op 6.1%

This is the ultimate Battlefield V experience. Enter mankind’s greatest conflict with the complete arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and gadgets plus the best customization content of Year 1 and 2.

Why similar: Open World 24.4%, Multiplayer 23.2%, Shooter 19.8%, Sexual Content 9.5%, PvP 8%

Conan Exiles Enhanced is an open world survival game set in the mythical lands of Hyboria, now fully upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 with stunning visuals and improved performance. SURVIVE, BUILD, and DOMINATE alone or with friends in a world brimming with adventure!

Why similar: Open World 46.1%, Multiplayer 16%, Nudity 12.4%, Sandbox 10.2%, Co-op 5%

PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.

Why similar: Crime 45.1%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Shooter 14.2%, Co-op 11.5%, Action 6.7%

Just Cause 3 Multiplayer mod is a free fan-created project bringing an explosive and highly-customizable multiplayer.

Why similar: Open World 33.5%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Third-Person Shooter 12.4%, Action 11.5%, Shooter 10.2%

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 37.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Third Person 8.4%, Sandbox 8%

Experience a visceral Campaign or assemble your team in the ultimate online playground with multiple Special Ops challenges and a mix of Multiplayer maps and modes.

Why similar: Multiplayer 30.5%, Shooter 27.7%, Action 13.2%, First-Person 11.5%, Co-op 9.4%

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

Why similar: Crime 28.3%, Open World 22%, Shooter 8.8%, Third-Person Shooter 8.1%, Sexual Content 7.5%

Burnout Paradise Remastered provides the ultimate driving playground for you and your friends to play online. This remaster includes all add-ons from the Year of Paradise, including the Big Surf Island update, meticulously recreated and ready to wreck in 4K.

Why similar: Racing 28.2%, Open World 17.7%, Automobile Sim 16.5%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Third Person 7.1%

The best wanking experience known to mankind, from the comfort of your home. Visit Gay Bay and deliver some delightful changes to the town's community.

Why similar: Open World 23.6%, Sexual Content 12.7%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Shooter 10%, Sandbox 9.1%

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

Why similar: Shooter 28%, Co-op 19.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Comedy 7.8%

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 31.8%, Open World 23.9%, Automobile Sim 10.3%, Third-Person Shooter 7.2%, Action 6.1%

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

Why similar: Automobile Sim 22%, Open World 21.3%, Moddable 15.3% ★, Racing 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%

In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.

Why similar: Open World 59.5%, Third Person 14.6%, Action 10.3%, Multiplayer 5%, Adventure 4.9%

Made for PC and VR featuring an Online Open World. A Battle Royale unlike any other with traffic, crowds, and law enforcement! Steal money, equipment, and vehicles and face the consequences. Hide among civilians to kill your opponents.

Why similar: Open World 21.5%, Crime 16.1%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Third-Person Shooter 10.4%, Shooter 9.7%

Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.

Why similar: Open World 31.3%, Racing 26.6%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Co-op 5.9%, Third Person 5.7%

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 33.7%, Third-Person Shooter 15.5%, Action 9.2%, Co-op 9.2%, Shooter 8.8%

Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.

Why similar: Open World 25%, Racing 23%, Automobile Sim 18.8%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Third Person 6.4%

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 43.4%, Shooter 11.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10%, Third Person 9.8%, Action 9.4%

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 27.3%, Racing 21.2%, Automobile Sim 17%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Third Person 5%

Get ready for a Yakuza experience of unprecedented scale! Follow five characters across five Japanese cities, each trying to achieve their dream. The connections between them bring them together, but the conflict that unfolds is nothing any of them could have predicted.

Why similar: Crime 32.8%, Open World 29%, Action 9.2%, Third Person 9.2%, Sexual Content 5.8%

Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.

Why similar: Open World 21.7%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.8%, Sandbox 13.1%, Shooter 12.6%