Games Like Just Cause 4 Reloaded

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 27.4%, Destruction 26.1%, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Sandbox 7.9%, Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest match on Steam, with the same grappling-hook and wingsuit sandbox formula but an even stronger focus on creatively demolishing enemy bases and infrastructure.

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 34.5%, Destruction 16.3%, Third-Person Shooter 13.8%, Sandbox 11%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same Rico-style open-world chaos, built around hijacking vehicles, stunt traversal, and turning a massive island into a demolition playground.

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 43.2%, Third-Person Shooter 15.1%, Sandbox 11.3%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The first game already captures the series’ core appeal of free-roaming liberation, explosive set pieces, and open-ended third-person action.

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 37.1%, Open World 20%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Physics 7%, Sandbox 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: If the destruction side of Just Cause 4 is your favorite part, this is one of Steam’s best physics-heavy open-world sandboxes for blowing structures apart.

Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter. Fight with improvised weapons, travel however you can, and build your rebel network to take down Castillo's regime.

Why similar: Open World 49.3%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 8.7%, Co-op 7.1%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It scratches the same one-person-revolution itch with base takeovers, helicopters, improvised weapons, and large-scale open-world firefights.

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 43.1%, Third-Person Shooter 19.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Action 8.3%, Co-op 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its superpowered movement and gleefully ridiculous combat capture the same anything-goes feeling of treating the whole map like your toybox.

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 47.5%, Third-Person Shooter 9.9%, Action 9.1%, Driving 8.7%, Sandbox 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another Avalanche open world, it swaps the wingsuit for brutal vehicular combat, convoys, and explosive sandbox fights across a hostile wasteland.

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 39.6%, Gore 11.6%, Shooter 11.3%, Violent 10.3%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This mixes loud, acrobatic gunplay with an open world built for vehicular travel, explosive encounters, and constant over-the-top mayhem.

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Open World 46.3%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 11.8%, Action 11%, Sandbox 7%

Why You'll Like It: A more polished version of the same open-world power fantasy, focused on fast traversal, carnage, and tearing through military targets.

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 35.3%, Third-Person Shooter 25.3%, Action 8%, Violent 7.5%, Funny 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on high-speed traversal, airborne combat, and nonstop stylish chaos makes it a great fit if Rico’s mobility is what you love most.

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 46.9%, Action 11.5%, Gore 11.3%, Violent 9%, Sandbox 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar sense of mobility and destructive freedom, only with shape-shifting superpowers instead of grapples and explosives.

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 26.8%, Third-Person Shooter 22.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Shooter 7.7%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The reboot keeps the series’ vehicle-heavy sandbox and reckless action, making it a solid pick for modern open-world chaos.

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 22.8%, Open World 21.1%, Third-Person Shooter 17.4%, Sandbox 11.6%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more urban and comedic take on open-world havoc, packed with ridiculous weapons, vehicles, and sandbox mission design.

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 40.7%, Third-Person Shooter 19%, Shooter 14.4%, Co-op 5.8%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Though more tactical, its huge map, vehicles, outposts, and self-directed sandbox assaults overlap strongly with Just Cause’s freeform action.

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 48.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Co-op 8.6%, Action 7.7%, FPS 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like Just Cause 4, it lets you dismantle an enemy-controlled region piece by piece using aircraft, vehicles, explosives, and chaotic assaults.

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 37%, Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Action 11.4%, Shooter 8.2%, Violent 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers superhero-like mobility, gadget-based combat, and colorful open-world skirmishing with a similarly arcadey feel.

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 43.1%, Third-Person Shooter 38.4%, Action 10.8%, Third Person 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its jetpack-driven traversal and open-world liberation structure feel surprisingly close to a sci-fi spin on the Just Cause formula.

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 46.2%, Sandbox 16.8%, Physics 12.2%, Heist 8.4% ★, Driving 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: While structurally different, very few games match its joy of making destruction and physics the main event of the sandbox.

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 33.8%, Third-Person Shooter 17%, Action 8.5%, Sandbox 8.3%, Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its wings, vertical movement, and destruction-heavy combat echo Just Cause’s love of airborne freedom and absurd spectacle.

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 42.2%, Third-Person Shooter 19.5%, Sandbox 13.6%, Action 7.4%, Shooter 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Older but still excellent for free-roaming city mayhem, stunt driving, and creating your own large-scale trouble.

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 46.6%, Third-Person Shooter 17.6%, Shooter 11%, Action 8%, Co-op 4%

Why You'll Like It: Its gadget-driven improvisation and traversable open world suit players who enjoy tackling objectives creatively instead of linearly.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a tactical third-person shooter set in a vast open world. You must survive, adapt, and fight a rogue spec ops faction, using stealth, strategy, and high-tech gear in solo or co-op.

Why similar: Open World 38.4%, Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Co-op 6.9%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more serious, but the giant map, vehicles, and open-ended assaults still hit part of the same sandbox appeal.

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 50.5%, Shooter 12%, Action 8.8%, Co-op 7.2%, Sandbox 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its wingsuit use, open-world liberation, and explosive assaults make it a natural recommendation even from a first-person perspective.

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: Destruction 30.4%, Third-Person Shooter 29%, Open World 18%, Co-op 6.9%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It trades military action for alien absurdity, but the free-roaming destruction, weapon variety, and mayhem-heavy missions fit well.

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 54.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 9.2%, Co-op 8.5%, FPS 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The colorful post-apocalyptic map and scavenged arsenal still revolve around storming outposts and causing loud, messy chaos.

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 51.5%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 8.6%, Sandbox 7.8%, FPS 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This classic captures the same thrill of roaming an occupied island, hijacking vehicles, and clearing strongholds with maximum spectacle.

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 41.8%, Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, Sandbox 9.2%, Action 8.5%, Shooter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is stealthier overall, but its open-ended outpost assaults, vehicles, and systemic sandbox design create a similar sense of player-driven chaos.

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 57.7%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 6.1%, Sandbox 5.2%, Third Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The Batmobile, grapnel-glide traversal, and citywide sandbox combat make it a strong pick if movement and gadget play matter most to you.

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 43.9%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 12%, Co-op 6.7%, FPS 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is rougher than the best picks here, but its occupied open zones, guerrilla sabotage, and improvised rebellion vibe echo part of Just Cause 4’s appeal.

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Open World 39.3%, Sandbox 20.3%, Shooter 15%, Co-op 8.3%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world fights against giant machines reward creative use of explosives, terrain, and emergent chaos, even when playing solo.

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: Destruction 22.2%, Open World 21.7%, Third-Person Shooter 14.1%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 6.3%

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

Why similar: Open World 32.6%, Third-Person Shooter 18.4%, Violent 14%, Action 13%, Shooter 9%

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 81.4%, Third-Person Shooter 6.7%, Sandbox 4%, Action 2.7%, Shooter 2.1%

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 35%, Open World 27.3%, Third-Person Shooter 11.1%, Physics 8.1%, Action 5.4%

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 19%, Third-Person Shooter 18.3%, Sandbox 17.1%, Violent 10.6%, Shooter 10.1%

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 21.3%, Shooter 17.9%, Third-Person Shooter 17%, Action 10.2%, Violent 8.3%

Do whatever you want in a physics sandbox full of chaotic destruction, endless player-made creations and unpredictable adventures. Build, destroy, roleplay and mess around solo or with friends!

Why similar: Destruction 37.3%, Open World 22.9%, Sandbox 17%, Physics 9.5%, Driving 5.4%

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

Why similar: Open World 40.4%, Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, Sandbox 10.1%, Action 7.8%, Co-op 5.2%

Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. With an unmatched level of weapon and character customization, ambitious new features including new zombie classes and EXO Suits, Dead Rising 4 delivers a heart-pounding experience as players...

Why similar: Open World 44.2%, Violent 12.2%, Action 9.8%, Gore 9.5%, Co-op 8%

The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.

Why similar: Open World 40.6%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 9.3%, Co-op 9.2%, Violent 7.7%

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

Why similar: Destruction 28.7%, Open World 27.7%, Sandbox 15.2%, Physics 10.4%, Funny 8.1%

Go behind enemy lines with the ultimate modern military shooter. Play as an American sniper dropped in Georgia, near Russian border. Choose your own path to accomplish your missions across an unforgiving open world.

Why similar: Open World 41.9%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 9.4%, Violent 8%, FPS 6%

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 37.8%, Third-Person Shooter 34%, Action 9.3%, Violent 8.3%, Adventure 4.9%

Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.

Why similar: Violent 19.6%, Gore 19.3%, Action 15.9%, Shooter 15.1%, FPS 7.9%

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 36.2%, Third-Person Shooter 31.9%, Action 8.3%, Violent 8.1%, Adventure 4.5%

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

Why similar: Open World 31.8%, Third-Person Shooter 23.3%, Shooter 13%, Action 7.5%, Driving 6.9%

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 27.9%, Sandbox 16.3%, Gore 13%, Shooter 11%, Adventure 6%

Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!

Why similar: Open World 45.3%, Violent 17.8%, Gore 14.1%, Action 7.6%, Third Person 4.2%

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 41.8%, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%, Shooter 8.7%, Sandbox 6.8%, Action 5.9%

Just Die Already is an old people mayhem sandbox game created by the designers of Goat Simulator. You are old and angry and you've just been kicked out of your retirement home. How will you survive in a world that wants you to Just Die Already?

Why similar: Open World 34.7%, Sandbox 19.9%, Violent 9.7%, Gore 9%, Shooter 8.6%

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 37.2%, Third-Person Shooter 24.1%, Violent 10.1%, Action 7.6%, Gore 5.4%

Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.

Why similar: Open World 34.6%, Sandbox 22.2%, Physics 16%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 8.3%

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 37.9%, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Violent 9.5%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 7.5%

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 44.5%, Gore 11.5%, Action 10.3%, Sandbox 10.1%, Co-op 7.9%

The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28%, Open World 15%, Shooter 14.1%, Co-op 8.4%, Action 7.7%

Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

Why similar: Gore 18%, Shooter 15%, Violent 13.6%, Action 11%, Open World 10.9%

Deliver At All Costs is a thrilling action game where destruction, absurdity and intrigue collide! Step into the shoes of Winston Green — a down-on-his-luck courier with a fiery temper and a mysterious past — as he delivers highly unconventional cargo, leaving a trail of havoc and chaos behind him.

Why similar: Destruction 31.2%, Open World 20.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Physics 10%, Driving 6.3%

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 42.2%, Third-Person Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Sandbox 9.9%, Action 7.4%

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Why similar: Open World 39%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Violent 7.9%, Shooter 7.1%