- #1 Just Cause™ 3
97% matchVery Positive84% of 128,079 reviews2015
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 31.7%, Destruction 13.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Sandbox 8.2%, Multiplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The closest follow-up to Just Cause 2, expanding its grappling, parachuting, wingsuit traversal, vehicles, and spectacular explosive destruction.
- #2 Just Cause 4 Reloaded
96% matchMixed62% of 32,303 reviews2018
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 34.7%, Destruction 16.2%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Sandbox 10.9%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Builds on the series' huge sandbox formula with extreme weather, customizable grappling-hook gadgets, and more vehicle-driven chaos.
- #3 Just Cause 2: Multiplayer Mod
96% matchVery Positive92% of 14,728 reviews2013
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 67.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 79%, Third-Person Shooter 4.9%, Multiplayer 4.1%, Sandbox 3.5%, Action 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Lets you revisit Panau's enormous map with other players, turning the original game's stunts and destruction into shared sandbox mayhem.
- #4 Just Cause™ 3: Multiplayer Mod
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,715 reviews2017
Dev: nanos GbR
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Just Cause 3 Multiplayer mod is a free fan-created project bringing an explosive and highly-customizable multiplayer.
Why similar: Open World 34.4%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Action 13.1%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Adds massive player-driven online chaos to Just Cause 3's highly destructible Mediterranean open world.
- #5 Saints Row: The Third
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 69,728 reviews2011
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!
Why similar: Open World 41.7%, Third-Person Shooter 16.5%, Sandbox 9.3%, Action 7.7%, Third Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its ridiculous missions, over-the-top weapons, vehicle stunts, and consequence-free open-world havoc closely match Just Cause 2's playful tone.
- #6 Just Cause
94% matchMixed66% of 5,341 reviews2007
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Your world...Your rules!
Why similar: Open World 43.2%, Third-Person Shooter 11.4%, Action 10.4%, Sandbox 10.1%, Third Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The series' original tropical liberation sandbox has the same core of stunt driving, armed takeovers, and free-roaming action.
- #7 Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
93% matchVery Positive88% of 77,610 reviews2013
Dev: Deep Silver VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 43.7%, Third-Person Shooter 15.3%, Sandbox 10.4%, Action 8%, Third Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Superpowered movement and absurd sandbox weapons make this a particularly strong fit for players who enjoy unrestricted aerial chaos.
- #8 Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,455 reviews2018
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Red Faction: Guerrilla re-defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.
Why similar: Open World 27.9%, Destruction 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 16.5%, Sandbox 8%, Third Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It replaces grappling-hook stunts with unmatched structural destruction, making nearly every enemy outpost a physics-driven demolition project.
- #9 Sunset Overdrive
91% matchVery Positive90% of 14,516 reviews2018
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 41.6%, Third-Person Shooter 22.7%, Action 9.1%, Third Person 6.3%, Sandbox 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Fast traversal, acrobatic combat, colorful explosions, and a lively city playground capture the energetic freedom of Just Cause 2.
- #10 Prototype 2
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 15,883 reviews2012
Dev: Radical EntertainmentPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!
Why similar: Open World 56.7%, Third Person 13.2%, Action 12.9%, Sandbox 7.6%, Adventure 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A destructive open-world power fantasy centered on rapid movement, military targets, explosive combat, and causing large-scale havoc.
- #11 Far Cry 3
90% matchVery Positive88% of 134,277 reviews2012
Dev: Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft ShanghaiPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stranded on the Rook Islands as Jason Brody, fight your way through a lawless tropical open world using a powerful arsenal to save your friends and escape the madness of this acclaimed visceral FPS.
Why similar: Open World 54%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Action 8.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Sandbox 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its tropical island setting, outpost takeovers, improvised combat, and vehicle exploration make it a strong first-person counterpart.
- #12 Mad Max
89% matchVery Positive92% of 90,649 reviews2015
Dev: Avalanche StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 49.9%, Third Person 10.1%, Action 9.2%, Third-Person Shooter 7.8%, Sandbox 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its hostile open world rewards vehicle combat, clearing enemy strongholds, scavenging, and explosive road encounters.
- #13 Saints Row 2
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,839 reviews2009
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 42.1%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Sandbox 12.1%, Action 7%, Third Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly customizable crime sandbox with extensive activities, wild vehicles, co-op support, and plenty of opportunities for urban destruction.
- #14 Far Cry® 4
88% matchVery Positive85% of 74,309 reviews2014
Dev: Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Shanghai, Toronto, KievPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 39.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight to liberate a war-torn Himalayan region in this open world FPS. Wield a deadly arsenal, dominate land and sky with gyrocopters and war elephants, and take on enemy territory solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Open World 51.8%, Multiplayer 11%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 8.6%, Sandbox 5%
Why You'll Like It: A mountainous open world full of enemy outposts, explosives, vehicles, wingsuits, and player-driven approaches scratches the liberation-sandbox itch.
- #15 Saints Row
86% matchMixed56% of 8,901 reviews2023
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Open World 28.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17.9%, Sandbox 12.3%, Multiplayer 8%, Third Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This reboot delivers a modern co-op-friendly city sandbox built around criminal ventures, gadgets, vehicles, and exaggerated action.
- #16 RAGE 2
87% matchMixed63% of 17,068 reviews2019
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 53.2%, Action 13.1%, Shooter 11.4%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Sandbox 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a vehicle-enabled wasteland sandbox with explosive guns, aggressive abilities, and a gleefully chaotic action-game feel.
- #17 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
86% matchVery Positive83% of 204,881 reviews2020
Dev: Rockstar NorthPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 41.1%, Third-Person Shooter 10.6%, Third Person 8.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Sandbox 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed city sandbox packed with driving, shooting, explosive missions, and freedom to create chaos between story objectives.
- #18 Dying Light
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 496,161 reviews2015
Dev: Techland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 61.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 64.9%, Multiplayer 19.9%, Action 12.5%, FPS 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Parkour traversal, grappling mobility, open-world exploration, and emergent co-op encounters provide a similarly kinetic sense of freedom.
- #19 Far Cry® 5
84% matchVery Positive81% of 189,783 reviews2018
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 48.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS. Engage in intense combat, free hostile territory, recruit loyal followers and animal allies, and liberate Hope County solo or in full 2-player co-op.
Why similar: Open World 48.6%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 7.5%, Co-op 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a large countryside playground for liberating regions with explosives, aircraft, vehicles, co-op, and unscripted combat.
- #20 Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
84% matchVery Positive94% of 79,848 reviews2014
Dev: United Front GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 52.1%, Third Person 10.3%, Action 8.7%, Third-Person Shooter 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its dense open city, vehicle chases, shootouts, and environmental combat offer a more grounded but still cinematic sandbox alternative.
- #21 Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,208 reviews2022
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crypto is back with a license to probe. The alien invader returns, groovier than ever. Experience the swinging ‘60s in all its chemical-induced glory and take revenge on the KGB for blowing up your mothership. You’ll have to form alliances with members of the very species you came to enslave.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.8%, Open World 22%, Destruction 16.9%, Third Person 11.9%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Alien weapons, jetpack mobility, UFO rampages, and destructible environments provide a comedic destruction-focused power fantasy.
- #22 Teardown
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,648 reviews2022
Dev: Tuxedo Labs
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Why similar: Destruction 38.1%, Sandbox 27.4%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Action 7.5%, Physics 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Although more puzzle-focused, its fully destructible voxel environments and planning around vehicles and explosions strongly appeal to destruction lovers.
- #23 Agents of Mayhem
83% matchMixed58% of 4,899 reviews2017
Dev: Deep Silver VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Agents of MAYHEM, you run a no-holds barred operation against a shadowy super-villain organization known only as LEGION and their mysterious leader, the Morningstar. Explore the city of Seoul as a variety of Super Agents to thwart LEGION's vile plans to take over the world!
Why similar: Open World 39.4%, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Third Person 13%, Action 11.6%, Shooter 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This colorful third-person shooter emphasizes exaggerated gadgets, vehicle travel, citywide combat, and a deliberately cartoonish action tone.
- #24 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
81% matchVery Positive92% of 108,470 reviews2015
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 43%, Third-Person Shooter 12.5%, Third Person 11.4%, Sandbox 8.5%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its vast infiltration zones reward player experimentation with vehicles, explosives, aerial support, enemy bases, and systemic sandbox tactics.
- #25 Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 20,662 reviews2014
Dev: Capcom Game Studio VancouverPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.
Why similar: Open World 45.9%, Third Person 10.2%, Action 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Sandbox 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open city filled with hordes, vehicles, improvised weapons, and ridiculous destructive combinations makes it ideal for carefree mayhem.
- #26 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 115,459 reviews2017
Dev: Ubisoft ParisPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 50.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 41.3%, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Third Person 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A huge open Bolivia can be explored by land or air while players dismantle cartel operations through flexible, explosive approaches.
- #27 Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 144,242 reviews2022
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 53.4%, Third Person 12.6%, Action 10.2%, Beautiful 7.8% ★, Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Exceptionally fluid traversal and cinematic open-city combat deliver the same joy of rapidly crossing a huge playground and stopping threats.
- #28 Watch_Dogs® 2
80% matchVery Positive82% of 103,381 reviews2016
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 44.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 42.9%, Third-Person Shooter 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Third Person 10.7%, Shooter 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its open San Francisco encourages creative missions using hacking, drones, vehicles, environmental traps, and playful free-roaming disruption.
- #29 Batman™: Arkham Knight
78% matchVery Positive90% of 160,334 reviews2015
Dev: Rocksteady StudiosPub: WB Games
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Batman™: Arkham Knight brings the award-winning Arkham trilogy from Rocksteady Studios to its epic conclusion. Developed exclusively for New-Gen platforms, Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady's uniquely designed version of the Batmobile.
Why similar: Open World 56%, Third Person 16%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 4.7%, Sandbox 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Gliding across a large city, using gadgets during free-flow combat, and driving the heavily armed Batmobile deliver polished open-world spectacle.
- #30 Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
79% matchMixed63% of 8,658 reviews2020
Dev: Stellar EntertainmentPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Open World 29.7%, Destruction 21.1%, Multiplayer 16%, Third Person 11.5%, Action 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its open-road structure, stunt driving, crashes, and vehicle destruction are a great match for the vehicular side of Just Cause 2's sandbox.
- #31 Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
77% matchVery Positive90% of 7,710 reviews2009
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force.
Why similar: Open World 35.5%, Destruction 20.6%, Third-Person Shooter 10.9%, Third Person 7.4%, Action 6.7%
- #32 Far Cry® 2
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 18,832 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 55.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 8.6%, Sandbox 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #33 Goat Simulator
74% matchVery Positive91% of 70,298 reviews2014
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.
Why similar: Open World 37.1%, Sandbox 18.2%, Destruction 17.4%, Funny 7.3%, Third Person 5%
- #34 Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 9,793 reviews2015
Dev: Deep Silver VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 35.3%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Third Person 10.2%, Action 8.5%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #35 Double Action: Boogaloo
73% matchVery Positive93% of 11,410 reviews2014
Dev: Double Action Factory
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Double Action is a free stylish multiplayer game about diving, flipping, and sliding your way into action movie mayhem.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.6%, Open World 20.8%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 11.7%
- #36 Arma 3
72% matchVery Positive90% of 295,705 reviews2013
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 257.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
Why similar: Open World 29.7%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Shooter 12.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Action 9.6%
- #37 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
75% matchMixed67% of 9,799 reviews2010
Dev: IO InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Third-Person Shooter 34%, Action 19.5%, Third Person 13.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.5%
- #38 Sleeping Dogs
73% matchVery Positive94% of 17,275 reviews
Dev: United Front GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 54.3%, Third Person 12.7%, Action 10%, Sandbox 9.8%, Third-Person Shooter 5.2%
- #39 Serious Sam II
73% matchVery Positive90% of 14,325 reviews2012
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!
Why similar: Action 24.1%, Multiplayer 22.6%, Shooter 17.9%, Co-op 10.7%, Funny 6.8%
- #40 Fallout: New Vegas
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 261,989 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 19.8 hrsMean: 74.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Why similar: Open World 55.7%, Moddable 12.3%, Sandbox 7.7%, Action 5.3%, Shooter 4.6%
- #41 LEGO® Worlds
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 15,661 reviews2017
Dev: TT GamesPub: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience a galaxy of Worlds made entirely from LEGO bricks. EXPLORE gigantic landscapes, DISCOVER countless surprises, and CREATE anything you can imagine by building with LEGO bricks.
Why similar: Open World 36.4%, Sandbox 19.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Destruction 9%, Third Person 7.4%
- #42 Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,829 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26.7%, Third-Person Shooter 16.7%, Sandbox 13.2%, Destruction 13.1%, Third Person 8.6%
- #43 POSTAL 2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,236 reviews2012
Dev: Running With Scissors
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 32.7%, Sandbox 16.9%, Third Person 11.7%, Moddable 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #44 Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
64% matchVery Positive83% of 227,906 reviews2025
Dev: Rockstar NorthPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 37.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Third Person 8.3%, Sandbox 8%
- #45 Garry's Mod
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,267,518 reviews2006
Dev: Facepunch StudiosPub: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 290.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Why similar: Sandbox 27.7%, Moddable 15%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 7.5%
- #46 Scrap Mechanic
62% matchVery Positive92% of 123,030 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 65.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Open World 35.1%, Sandbox 20.1%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Third Person 8.6%, Moddable 5%
- #47 Digger Online
72% matchMixed49% of 17,911 reviews2015
Dev: DiggerGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Sanbox multiplayer building game with additional game mods
Why similar: Open World 34.9%, Sandbox 17.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Action 10.7%
- #48 BeamNG.drive
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 420,404 reviews2015
Dev: BeamNG
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 98.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Why similar: Open World 27.9%, Destruction 21.9%, Sandbox 15.5%, Moddable 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.8%
- #49 RAGE
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 18,325 reviews2011
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Open World 49.4%, Shooter 15%, Action 14%, Multiplayer 8.2%, FPS 4.2%
- #50 Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 18,790 reviews2013
Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 takes the bulls-eye precision of its predecessor to new and exciting heights!
Why similar: Open World 30%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Shooter 18%, Action 16.7%, Co-op 4.4%
- #51 Mafia II (Classic)
68% matchVery Positive94% of 58,791 reviews2011
Dev: 2K CzechPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 43.8%, Third-Person Shooter 15.1%, Action 12.3%, Third Person 9.7%, Shooter 6.7%
- #52 FlatOut 2
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,248 reviews2006
Dev: Bugbear EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.
Why similar: Destruction 35.6%, Multiplayer 19.9%, Third Person 18%, Action 11.1%, Funny 7.2%
- #53 Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition
67% matchVery Positive85% of 13,880 reviews2011
Dev: Crytek StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.
Why similar: Action 28.6%, Shooter 24.7%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Open World 10.8%, FPS 6.1%
- #54 Arma 2
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,115 reviews
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.
Why similar: Open World 32.3%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Action 9.5%, Shooter 8.6%, Moddable 7.9%
