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

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match by far, offering the same Rico Rodriguez sandbox with grappling-hook traversal, wingsuit stunts, and spectacular explosive base destruction.

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

Why You'll Like It: This earlier entry nails the same formula of freeform open-world chaos, tether-fueled improvisation, and vehicle-heavy destruction.

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 42.9%, Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original still delivers the core appeal of parachute-and-vehicle sandbox mayhem across a large hostile open world.

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 37.5%, Open World 19.8%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Physics 7.2%, Sandbox 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world liberation structure and fully destructible environments make it one of the best alternatives for players who love blowing up enemy assets creatively.

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 42.7%, Third-Person Shooter 19.9%, Sandbox 11.7%, Action 8.2%, Co-op 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its overpowered traversal, absurd weaponry, and anything-goes city sandbox give it a very similar over-the-top power-fantasy vibe.

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%, Third-Person Shooter 25.3%, Action 8%, Violent 7.6%, Funny 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similarly playful, movement-driven sandbox feel with nonstop traversal, ridiculous weapons, and explosive combat across an open city.

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 40.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Action 7.6%, Co-op 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The rebel-versus-dictator setup, wingsuit use, vehicles, and outpost-clearing sandbox gunplay line up well with Just Cause 4's action loop.

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Open World 46%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 11.8%, Action 10.9%, Sandbox 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is another open-world destruction fantasy where speed, vertical mobility, and chaotic combat let you tear through the map with little restraint.

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 36.7%, Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Action 11.4%, Shooter 8.1%, Violent 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its gadget-heavy third-person action, open-city missions, and comic-book chaos make it a strong match for Just Cause's lighter sandbox tone.

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 40.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Violent 10.6%, Action 10.5%, Gore 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world shooter emphasizes outrageous weapons, vehicular combat, and fast, flashy destruction in a similarly chaotic sandbox spirit.

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 10%, Action 9%, Driving 8.7%, Sandbox 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It trades grappling-hook acrobatics for brutal vehicular mayhem, convoy takedowns, and open-world combat built around explosive improvisation.

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 26.5%, Third-Person Shooter 22.2%, Sandbox 13.2%, Shooter 7.6%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The reboot keeps the free-roaming crime sandbox structure, mixing gunplay, vehicles, and explosive mission design in a familiar way.

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 23.1%, Open World 20.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17.3%, Sandbox 11.8%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers classic open-world third-person chaos with crazy weapons, lots of driving, and a strong emphasis on fun 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 47.7%, Shooter 15.5%, Co-op 8.8%, Action 7.7%, FPS 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Just Cause 4, it revolves around dismantling enemy control across a large map using planes, helicopters, explosives, and emergent combat.

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 54.5%, Shooter 12%, Action 9.2%, Co-op 8.7%, FPS 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Though smaller in scale, it still offers colorful open-world assaults on enemy strongholds with improvised weapons and vehicles.

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 30.8%, Third-Person Shooter 28.9%, Open World 17.8%, Co-op 7%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its semi-open sandbox maps and focus on flattening military forces with exotic weapons scratch a similar 'cause as much havoc as possible' itch.

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 33.4%, Third-Person Shooter 17%, Sandbox 8.5%, Action 8.4%, Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its aerial mobility and exaggerated weapons tap into some of the same airborne power-fantasy appeal that makes Rico so fun to play.

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 46.4%, Third-Person Shooter 17.7%, Shooter 11.1%, Action 8%, Co-op 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps raw explosions for hacking tools, but its freeform mission approaches, gadgets, vehicles, and open-world disruption feel very sandbox-friendly.

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 41.8%, Third-Person Shooter 19.5%, Sandbox 13.8%, Action 7.3%, Shooter 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is an older but very strong sandbox pick if you want more free-roaming mayhem, hijacked vehicles, and chaotic mission variety.

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%, Sandbox 16.8%, Physics 12.4%, Heist 8.4% ★, Driving 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is less of a shooter, but its physics-driven destruction sandbox strongly appeals to the creative demolition side of Just Cause 4.

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 40.4%, Third-Person Shooter 19.1%, Shooter 14.3%, Co-op 5.9%, Sandbox 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its huge enemy-controlled map, convoy ambushes, helicopters, and player-driven outpost assaults mirror Just Cause 4's liberation fantasy from a more tactical angle.

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 50.2%, Shooter 12%, Action 8.7%, Co-op 7.3%, Sandbox 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its wingsuit flights, open-world firefights, and explosive base attacks make it another solid fit for fans of chaotic territory-clearing action.

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 38.8%, Sandbox 25.6%, Physics 19%, Co-op 6%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Just Cause 4 was pure physics-driven nonsense, this open-world chaos sandbox leans hard into that same playful destruction energy.

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 22.6%, Open World 21.5%, Third-Person Shooter 14.2%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This one offers a smaller-scale but satisfying sandbox of alien weapons, airborne movement, and casual destruction of human defenses.

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 43.6%, Shooter 15.5%, Action 11.9%, Co-op 6.7%, FPS 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The occupied-world setting and guerrilla sabotage gameplay echo the same idea of destabilizing hostile forces across an open environment.

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 42.9%, Third-Person Shooter 38.5%, Action 10.7%, Third Person 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its jetpack-based traversal, third-person shooting, and open-world liberation objectives make it feel surprisingly close in moment-to-moment mobility.

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 15%, Violent 9.6%, Shooter 8.5%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is less toybox-like than Just Cause 4, but the mix of open-world driving, gunfights, and destructive revenge missions still makes it a reasonable alternative.

From one of gaming's most iconic sagas, Halo is bigger than ever. Featuring an expansive open-world campaign and a dynamic free to play multiplayer experience.

Why similar: Open World 38.5%, Shooter 18.5%, Action 9.4%, Co-op 8.1%, FPS 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its grappleshot, vehicle hijinks, and open-world combat outposts capture a slice of the traversal-and-chaos appeal in a first-person format.

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 38.6%, Sandbox 20.9%, Shooter 14.9%, Co-op 8.5%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its explorable world, vehicle use, explosives, and emergent combat scenarios make it a decent pick for players who enjoy large-scale hostile sandboxes.

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 41.6%, Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, Sandbox 9.5%, Action 8.4%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is more stealth-oriented, but its systemic open-world missions still reward gadget use, vehicle theft, and attacking enemy bases however you want.

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

Why similar: Open World 32.5%, Third-Person Shooter 18.4%, Violent 14.1%, Action 12.9%, 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 81.2%, Third-Person Shooter 6.8%, Sandbox 4.2%, Action 2.7%, Shooter 2.1%

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: Third-Person Shooter 18.6%, Open World 18%, Sandbox 17.4%, Violent 10.7%, Shooter 10.3%

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 35.4%, Open World 26.9%, Third-Person Shooter 11%, Physics 8.3%, Action 5.3%

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

Why similar: Open World 40.1%, Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, Sandbox 10.3%, Action 7.7%, Co-op 5.3%

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 21.2%, Shooter 17.9%, Third-Person Shooter 17.1%, Action 10.2%, Co-op 8.4%

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 16.6%, Shooter 15.2%, Violent 13.9%, Action 11%, Open World 10.8%

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 40.2%, Shooter 13.1%, Co-op 9.4%, Action 9.4%, Violent 7.8%

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 44.1%, Violent 12.2%, Action 9.7%, Gore 9.6%, Co-op 8.1%

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 27.5%, Sandbox 16.7%, Gore 13%, Shooter 11%, Adventure 5.9%

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 41.5%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 9.3%, Violent 8%, FPS 6.2%

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 34.1%, Sandbox 22.4%, Physics 16.4%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 8.2%

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 44.7%, Violent 18%, Gore 14.3%, Action 7.6%, Third Person 4.1%

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

Why similar: Open World 31.6%, Third-Person Shooter 23.4%, Shooter 13%, Action 7.4%, Driving 6.9%

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 37.5%, Third-Person Shooter 21.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Co-op 7.2%, Action 6%

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 38.7%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Violent 8%, Shooter 7.1%

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 52.9%, Shooter 12%, Sandbox 9.4%, Action 8.5%, FPS 7.4%

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 46.5%, Action 11.5%, Gore 11.3%, Violent 9%, Sandbox 7.7%

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: Open World 41.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Action 7.9%, Violent 6.9%, FPS 6.6%

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

Why similar: Open World 25.4%, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Sandbox 10.7%, Action 9.9%, Violent 9.4%

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 27.4%, Open World 15.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Co-op 8.6%, Violent 7.8%

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 36.8%, Third-Person Shooter 24.5%, Violent 10.4%, Action 7.8%, Gore 5%

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

Why similar: Destruction 28.8%, Open World 27.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Physics 10.7%, Funny 8.1%

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 34.2%, Sandbox 20.4%, Violent 9.8%, Gore 8.8%, Shooter 8.6%

Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!

Why similar: Destruction 48%, Third-Person Shooter 20.3%, Action 9%, Shooter 8.2%, Open World 4.4%

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 40.5%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Shooter 10.8%, Sandbox 10.4%, Action 7.5%

Become the ultimate assassin in the most realistic modern warfare sniping game available. Engage in an immersive single-player campaign across large, open-ended maps. Tactical thinking, stealth approach and precision in execution of long shots required.

Why similar: Open World 26.2%, Shooter 20.8%, Violent 13.6%, Action 12.4%, Gore 11.4%

Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.

Why similar: Open World 50.9%, Co-op 11.8%, Action 11.1%, Funny 10.8%, FPS 8%