Games Like Just Cause™ 3

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 27%, Destruction 26.4%, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Sandbox 8.1%, Shooter 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match to Just Cause™ 3, keeping the grappling-hook and wingsuit sandbox while adding more gadgets, vehicles, and weather-driven chaos.

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

Why You'll Like It: This is the earlier Rico Rodriguez sandbox that established the series' huge-map, stunt-heavy, explosion-first formula.

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

Why similar: Open World 33.1%, Third-Person Shooter 18.6%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Action 11.8%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It lets you keep Just Cause 3's exact traversal-and-destruction sandbox while turning the chaos into a shared online playground.

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: Destruction 35.5%, Open World 20.3%, Third-Person Shooter 15.8%, Sandbox 5.5%, Physics 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Just Cause™ 3 is blowing up bases and structures, this is one of Steam's best destruction sandboxes.

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 40.8%, Third-Person Shooter 14.3%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 9.2%, Sandbox 9%

Why You'll Like It: The original game already has the same regime-toppling open world, vehicle hijacking, parachute mobility, and freeform action focus.

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 38.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17.9%, Sandbox 8.7%, Action 6.7%, Third Person 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It trades Rico's gadgets for superpowers, but the open-world mobility, absurd escalation, and nonstop mayhem feel very similar.

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

Why similar: Open World 36.5%, Third-Person Shooter 19.1%, Sandbox 7.7%, Action 6.3%, Third Person 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is another gleefully over-the-top third-person sandbox built around vehicles, explosions, and chaotic citywide action.

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 32%, Third-Person Shooter 22.9%, Parkour 10.7%, Action 6.5%, Funny 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its movement-driven open-world shooting captures the same playful, stylish, anything-goes energy that makes Just Cause™ 3 so fun.

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 47.2%, Third-Person Shooter 9.9%, Third Person 8.5%, Action 8.1%, Sandbox 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Made by Avalanche too, it shares that same open-world outpost-clearing structure, environmental spectacle, and vehicle-based 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 37.8%, Third-Person Shooter 17.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Co-op 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its giant enemy-filled map gives you the same freedom to attack objectives with aircraft, parachutes, vehicles, and explosives.

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 52.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 12.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Sandbox 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a loud, explosive open-world combat sandbox that emphasizes spectacle, mobility, and creative destruction over realism.

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 44.5%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Co-op 7.5%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It similarly excels at freeform open-world assaults using planes, helicopters, explosives, and player-driven objective tackling.

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 37.6%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Shooter 11.8%, Sandbox 10.4%, Co-op 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The wingsuit, vehicle variety, outpost assaults, and tropical open-world sabotage make it a strong first-person alternative to Just Cause™ 3.

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 34.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Shooter 8.4%, Third Person 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its enormous open world, aircraft, stunt potential, and emergent action make it one of the strongest general-purpose chaos sandboxes.

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 36.2%, Third-Person Shooter 18.1%, Third Person 10.5%, Action 10%, Shooter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its colorful city sandbox, vertical movement, and exaggerated weapons hit a lot of the same overpowered chaos notes.

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 38%, Third-Person Shooter 17.5%, Sandbox 10.3%, Action 6%, Third Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its age, it remains a great source of irreverent open-world mayhem, explosive missions, and sandbox side activities.

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: Destruction 32.4%, Open World 26.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.8%, Physics 5.7%, Third Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: This older version still offers superb structural destruction and open-world sabotage if you want more physics-driven demolition.

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 35.1%, Third-Person Shooter 20%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Shooter 11.8%, Co-op 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is more tactical, but the large island sandbox, solo freedom, helicopters, and open-ended mission approach still line up well.

Explore the breathtaking alien world of Adelpha, support the local Talans in their struggles and fight your way through fast-paced battles against invading robot forces in this 3rd-person, open world, action adventure sequel to the 1999 cult classic.

Why similar: Open World 41.3%, Third-Person Shooter 36.7%, Third Person 9.3%, Action 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: The jetpack-powered traversal and open-world third-person firefights make it feel surprisingly close to Just Cause's airborne freedom.

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 35.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.5%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Parkour 10.1%, Third Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its playful systems, open-ended missions, and vehicle-driven urban sandbox scratch a similar improvisational itch even without the same destruction focus.

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Open World 51.7%, Action 11%, Third Person 10.9%, Parkour 8.4%, Sandbox 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a comparable power fantasy of tearing across a huge city and leaving massive destruction behind you.

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 48.9%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 7.6%, Co-op 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its vertical map, wingsuit use, and open-ended outpost attacks make it one of the closer Far Cry matches.

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 51.1%, Sandbox 16.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Physics 10.3%, Co-op 5%

Why You'll Like It: It drops the third-person shooting but absolutely nails the creative chain-reaction destruction and sandbox experimentation side of the appeal.

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 37.9%, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%, Third Person 9%, Sandbox 7%, Great Soundtrack 7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a fantastic open-world mission sandbox with vehicles and player freedom, just with more stealth and less explosive chaos.

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 25.6%, Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, Sandbox 10.4%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The reboot leans into zany weapons, big set pieces, and open-world shootouts in a way that overlaps nicely with Just Cause-style mayhem.

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 45.6%, Third-Person Shooter 8.8%, Third Person 8%, Action 7.1%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a strong open-world action sandbox with driving, stunts, and spectacle, even if its combat is more melee-focused.

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 26.9%, Destruction 26.7%, Open World 16.7%, Third Person 8.1%, Co-op 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: If you mainly want outrageous weapons, open-area havoc, and a lighthearted destruction fantasy, this is a strong fit.

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 52.5%, Multiplayer 15%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 7.9%, Co-op 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a compact but satisfying chaos sandbox centered on raiding enemy locations with improvised gear and vehicles.

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 51.2%, Third Person 11.5%, Action 11.3%, Parkour 10.6%, Sandbox 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Just Cause™ 3, it is built around extreme movement, large-scale fights, and causing as much collateral damage as possible.

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

Why similar: Open World 48.2%, Third-Person Shooter 13.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Third Person 7.9%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its urban chase-and-sabotage sandbox is less bombastic than Just Cause™ 3, but it still rewards experimentation across a large open world.

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 35%, Sandbox 18.9%, Physics 11.8%, Multiplayer 11%, Exploration 7.1%

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 77.4%, Third-Person Shooter 6.4%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Sandbox 3.2%, Action 2.3%

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

Why similar: Open World 28.2%, Destruction 27.5%, Sandbox 13.1%, Physics 7.6%, Funny 7.5%

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

Why similar: Destruction 35.2%, Open World 21.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Physics 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.6%

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: Destruction 22.2%, Open World 21.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17.9%, Sandbox 10.1%, Shooter 7.6%

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 25.1%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Open World 15.1%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 10%

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 27.7%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Shooter 14.8%, Third-Person Shooter 11.5%, Sandbox 10%

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 39.6%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Third Person 8.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Action 7%

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 49.4%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Action 6.2%, Sandbox 5.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%

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: Open World 20.5%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Third-Person Shooter 16.4%, Shooter 15.9%, Third Person 9.3%

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 32%, Sandbox 17.3%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Physics 9.9%, Third Person 7.1%

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 45.8%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Shooter 15%, Action 11.2%, Co-op 6.5%

The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.

Why similar: Open World 23.2%, Destruction 22.5%, Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, Action 10.2%, Third Person 6.2%

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.

Why similar: Open World 28.6%, Third-Person Shooter 15%, Third Person 10.9%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 7.3%

Turbo Dismount is a kinetic tragedy about Mr. Dismount and the cars who love him. It is the official sequel to the wildly popular and immensely successful personal impact simulator - Stair Dismount.

Why similar: Destruction 44.5%, Sandbox 13.2%, Physics 11.6%, Funny 10.3%, Action 5.4%

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 31.6%, Third-Person Shooter 15.9%, Third Person 8.2%, Action 7.1%, Multiplayer 6.6%

You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

Why similar: Open World 63.1%, Third Person 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Action 4.5%, Adventure 4.4%

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 57%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Action 4.9%, Third Person 4.8%, Sandbox 4.8%

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

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 42.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Action 8.9%, Third Person 8.4%, Sandbox 8.2%

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 15.9%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Parkour 11.2%

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 52.2%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Action 7.8%, Sandbox 6.7%

Planet Coaster® - the future of coaster park simulation games has arrived! Surprise, delight and thrill incredible crowds as you build your coaster park empire - let your imagination run wild, and share your success with the world.

Why similar: Sandbox 38.6%, Third Person 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Funny 10.2%

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Why similar: Open World 29.9%, Sandbox 15.8%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Physics 10%, Co-op 7.6%

Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

Why similar: Open World 47%, Parkour 9.8%, Sandbox 9.1%, Exploration 7.7%, Third Person 6.3%