Games Like Just Cause 2

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 31.2%, Destruction 13.9%, Third-Person Shooter 12.5%, Sandbox 8.4%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the parachute-and-grappling-hook sandbox formula intact while making base destruction, wingsuit traversal, and explosions even bigger.

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 34.2%, Destruction 16.6%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Sandbox 11.3%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest modern follow-up, with more gadgets, more vehicles, and the same freeform open-world chaos loop.

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 78.7%, Third-Person Shooter 4.9%, Multiplayer 4.3%, Sandbox 3.6%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It turns Panau itself into a shared sandbox, letting you enjoy the exact same stunts, hijacking, and destruction with other players.

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 43%, Third-Person Shooter 11.4%, Sandbox 10.5%, Action 10.2%, Third Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original game already has the same core mix of tropical open-world gunfights, hijacking, and vehicular mayhem.

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

Why similar: Open World 34.2%, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Action 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Sandbox 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It adds large-scale multiplayer to the same explosive movement-and-destruction design that made Just Cause 2 so replayable.

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

Why similar: Open World 41.3%, Third-Person Shooter 16.4%, Sandbox 9.6%, Action 7.5%, Third Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similarly gleeful third-person sandbox full of absurd weapons, vehicles, and citywide chaos.

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 27.7%, Destruction 23.9%, Third-Person Shooter 16.4%, Sandbox 8.3%, Third Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world liberation structure and best-in-class building destruction make it one of the strongest non-Just Cause matches.

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 41.6%, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, Action 6.9%, Third Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more grounded but still highly sandboxy open world with lots of hijacking, side activities, and explosive shootouts.

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 43.2%, Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Action 7.9%, Third Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Even with superpowers replacing gadgets, it nails the same overpowered feeling of tearing through an open city on your own terms.

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 49.5%, Third Person 10.1%, Action 9%, Third-Person Shooter 7.9%, Sandbox 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the outpost-clearing, vehicle-heavy, open-world destruction side of Just Cause especially 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 50.8%, Third Person 20.9%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its core fantasy is roaming an open world, climbing, driving, and blowing up enemy infrastructure however you want.

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 41.5%, Third-Person Shooter 22.5%, Action 8.9%, Third Person 6.4%, Sandbox 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its nonstop traversal and arcade-style combat create the same improvisational, high-energy sandbox feel as Just Cause 2.

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Open World 56.2%, Third Person 13.4%, Action 12.6%, Sandbox 7.9%, Multiplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Just Cause 2 was high-speed movement and causing havoc across a city, this is a great fit.

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 54.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Action 8.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Sandbox 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It translates the liberate-outposts-and-cause-chaos formula into first person with a similarly explosive tropical setting.

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

Why You'll Like It: While less destruction-focused, it still offers strong open-world driving and third-person gunplay for self-directed urban chaos.

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 41.3%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Third Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its huge map, abundant vehicles, and freeform assaults on enemy compounds recreate a similar 'attack from any angle' freedom.

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 39.2%, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Third Person 12.9%, Action 11.5%, Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is another colorful open-world third-person shooter built around gadgets, mobility, and carefree destruction.

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 51.7%, Third Person 10.3%, Action 8.4%, Third-Person Shooter 7.6%, Multiplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dense open city, lots of vehicle theft, and a satisfying mix of driving, shooting, and sandbox action.

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 28.3%, Third-Person Shooter 17.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Multiplayer 8%, Third Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The reboot still delivers open-world third-person shootouts, wingsuit travel, vehicles, and over-the-top mission chaos.

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 52.3%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 8.6%, Sandbox 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its wingsuit, outpost assaults, vehicles, and open-ended mountain sandbox make it especially appealing for Just Cause fans.

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 55%, Action 13.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Sandbox 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world shooter is built around empowering gunplay, vehicular combat, and constant explosive payoff.

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 42.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.4%, Third Person 11.5%, Sandbox 8.8%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its emergent mission sandbox lets you use vehicles, explosives, and wild improvisation to tackle objectives however you like.

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 34.8%, Third-Person Shooter 13.3%, Third Person 10.2%, Action 8.3%, Sandbox 8%

Why You'll Like It: Though smaller and stranger, it keeps the carefree aerial movement and destructive arcade energy that Just Cause players tend to enjoy.

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

Why similar: Open World 48.9%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Shooter 11.8%, Action 7.5%, Co-op 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Planes, helicopters, outpost takedowns, and lots of explosive options give it a similarly chaotic sandbox flavor.

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 26.6%, Open World 21.8%, Destruction 17.2%, Third Person 12%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its open hubs, outrageous weapons, and destruction-focused power fantasy make it a strong lighter-toned alternative.

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 49.2%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Shooter 13%, Action 12.8%, Co-op 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world guerrilla structure centers on sabotage, hit-and-run attacks, and turning occupied zones into war zones.

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: Open World 44.5%, Third-Person Shooter 13.3%, Third Person 11.3%, Action 8.4%, Shooter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a good fit if you want more grounded open-world driving and third-person combat with plenty of room for messy improvisation.

You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.

Why similar: Open World 56.9%, Third Person 14.5%, Action 13.3%, Sandbox 8.5%, Adventure 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is another traversal-heavy power fantasy where crossing huge spaces quickly and wrecking everything is most of the appeal.

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 45.3%, Third Person 10.1%, Action 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Sandbox 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its large urban playground, improvised vehicles, and emphasis on pure mayhem line up well with Just Cause 2's sandbox spirit.

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%, Destruction 20.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.8%, Third Person 7.4%, Action 6.5%

Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.

Why similar: Open World 36.4%, Sandbox 18.6%, Destruction 17.6%, Funny 7.4%, Third Person 5%

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 56.4%, Shooter 9.5%, Sandbox 9%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Action 8.6%

Double Action is a free stylish multiplayer game about diving, flipping, and sliding your way into action movie mayhem.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.8%, Open World 20.9%, Multiplayer 18.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 11.5%

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 31.5%, Action 18%, Third Person 12.4%, Shooter 10.7%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: Open World 55.8%, Moddable 12.6% ★, Sandbox 8.1%, Action 5.3%, Shooter 4.6%

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 51.3%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 14.5%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Co-op 3.7%

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 16%, Shooter 12.8%, Sandbox 11.9%, Action 9.5%

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

Why similar: Open World 27.3%, Destruction 22.3%, Sandbox 15.8%, Moddable 9.2% ★, Multiplayer 8.8%

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 24.5%, Multiplayer 24.1%, Shooter 18.4%, Co-op 11.7%, Funny 7.3%

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 26.3%, Third-Person Shooter 16.5%, Sandbox 13.6%, Destruction 13.3%, Third Person 8.7%

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 32.5%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Action 9.4%, Shooter 8.6%, Moddable 8.1% ★

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 36.3%, Third-Person Shooter 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Third Person 8.8%, Sandbox 8.4%

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 32.5%, Sandbox 17.5%, Third Person 11.9%, Moddable 11.5% ★, Multiplayer 6.4%

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 54.1%, Third Person 12.8%, Sandbox 10.1%, Action 9.9%, Third-Person Shooter 5.1%

An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Why similar: Action 29.3%, Shooter 28.1%, Multiplayer 18.3%, Co-op 11%, Singleplayer 5%

Sanbox multiplayer building game with additional game mods

Why similar: Open World 34.4%, Sandbox 18.4%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Shooter 12.6%, Action 10.4%

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%, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Action 12%, Third Person 9.7%, Shooter 6.5%

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 28.4%, Moddable 15.1% ★, Multiplayer 14.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Action 7.4%

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 takes the bulls-eye precision of its predecessor to new and exciting heights!

Why similar: Open World 30.7%, Multiplayer 22.6%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 16.8%, Co-op 4.6%

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 40.5%, Multiplayer 13%, Sandbox 12.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.3%

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 35.7%, Multiplayer 20.1%, Third Person 17.8%, Action 10.8%, Funny 7.2%

Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.

Why similar: Open World 40.3%, Sandbox 24%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Exploration 6.3%, Physics 4.9%

Sniper Elite 3 is a tactical third-person shooter that combines stealth, gameplay choice and genre-defining ballistics with huge, open levels and the exotic terrain of World War 2 North Africa.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.7%, Open World 17.1%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 12%

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Why similar: Sandbox 33.5%, Open World 27.8%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Adventure 5.3%, Exploration 5%