Games Like Saints Row: The Third

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 28.8%, Comedy 15.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.1%, Co-op 9%, Character Customization 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It directly continues The Third's Saints, character customization, co-op play, and absurd humor while escalating the sandbox action with superpowers and alien chaos.

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 29.2%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Comedy 8.8%, Co-op 7.5%, Character Customization 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This earlier Saints Row delivers a highly customizable criminal sandbox with memorable gang activities, vehicle mayhem, and full campaign co-op.

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 27.1%, Comedy 14.2%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Co-op 11.3%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This compact spin-off keeps the series' irreverent tone and co-op action while letting players fly around Hell and cause supernatural destruction.

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 23.3%, Third-Person Shooter 19%, Comedy 14.5%, Sandbox 9%, Character Customization 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is the same excellent blend of outrageous missions, open-world crime, customization, and co-op as the seed game with substantially improved visuals.

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 19.3%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Co-op 10.2%, Crime 9.1%, Comedy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: The reboot offers a new cast and city but retains the series' emphasis on customizable criminal antics, bizarre weapons, vehicles, and optional co-op.

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 28%, Third-Person Shooter 19.9%, Comedy 11.6%, Character Customization 10.3%, Funny 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Fast traversal, colorful weapons, constant jokes, customization, and playful open-world destruction make this a great match for Saints Row's energetic silliness.

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 34%, Third-Person Shooter 16.7%, Comedy 14.2%, Action 10%, Third Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Made by Volition, it captures much of Saints Row's cartoonish writing, exaggerated weapons, bright city action, and anti-serious attitude in a mission-based format.

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 36.8%, Third-Person Shooter 19.1%, Sandbox 7.5%, Action 6.4%, Third Person 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades gang comedy for spectacular physics-driven destruction, giving players a huge playground full of explosions, absurd stunts, and liberating enemy bases.

You are Frank West – photojournalist and original hero of the Dead Rising Willamette incident – taking center stage experiencing the re-imagined Fortune City outbreak.

Why similar: Open World 28.2%, Co-op 13.2%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Comedy 10.1%, Action 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op zombie sandbox is packed with absurd improvised weapons, costume customization, vehicles, and intentionally silly action set pieces.

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 38.8%, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Crime 10.6%, Co-op 8.5%, Third Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its sunny open world, prankish hacker protagonists, gadget-driven missions, vehicle stunts, and lighter tone make it a particularly good alternative for players who enjoy playful urban mayhem.

The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.

Why similar: Open World 24.2%, Co-op 14%, Comedy 10.4%, Zombies 10.1%, Online Co-Op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The original Fortune City campaign similarly offers co-op survival, enormous zombie crowds, bizarre weapon combinations, and a playful action-sandbox tone.

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 41.7%, Third-Person Shooter 16.5%, Sandbox 9.3%, Action 7.7%, Third Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its massive island, stunt-heavy traversal, explosive sandbox systems, and freedom to attack enemy infrastructure make it ideal for freeform chaos seekers.

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 47%, Crime 14%, Third-Person Shooter 8.9%, Action 7.8%, Third Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more serious but highly satisfying open-world crime game with driving, gunfights, melee combat, colorful city activities, and a strong undercover-gang story.

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 30.8%, Co-op 13.8%, Comedy 12.8%, Zombies 10.8%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the formula into a larger connected city where co-op players can craft ludicrous weapons and plow through massive zombie hordes in 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: Third-Person Shooter 29%, Comedy 19.1%, Open World 18.2%, Co-op 17.6%, Third Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its open hubs, intentionally trashy comedy, ridiculous sci-fi weapons, destructive freedom, and split-screen co-op closely suit Saints Row's anything-goes spirit.

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 39.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Crime 11%, Action 6.9%, Third Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more grounded and dramatic, it delivers a dense urban criminal sandbox full of driving, gunfights, side activities, and memorable city exploration.

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 30.6%, Comedy 16%, Sandbox 13.6%, Character Customization 12.1%, Co-op 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: For players drawn most to Saints Row's absurdity, this co-op sandbox replaces crime drama with physics glitches, destructive pranks, and deliberately nonsensical activities.

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 40.5%, Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, Sandbox 10%, Action 7.8%, Co-op 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Extreme weather, wingsuit traversal, tether gadgets, and elaborate destruction systems make it another strong choice for players who value spectacle over realism.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Co-op 50.4%, Character Customization 15.9%, Zombies 15.8%, Action 9.3%, Multiplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish co-op zombie action game pairs a sunny, satirical setting with gory improvised weapons, bizarre side quests, and satisfying close-range mayhem.

The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

Why similar: Co-op 22.1%, Open World 18.1%, Comedy 16.7%, Action 10.3%, Shooter 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Although first-person and loot-focused, its four-player co-op, outrageous weaponry, deliberately crude humor, and nonstop combat strongly fit the desired chaotic-action mood.

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 46.8%, Third-Person Shooter 18.8%, Action 8.8%, Third Person 7.5%, Sandbox 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its open Martian world and exceptional fully destructible buildings reward the same kind of explosive, player-driven havoc found in Saints Row's best moments.

Join the Chase! In LEGO® CITY Undercover, play as Chase McCain, a police officer who's been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury and putting an end to his city-wide crime wave.

Why similar: Open World 37.6%, Comedy 15.3%, Co-op 15.1%, Funny 7.4%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This cheerful open-world crime parody offers a city full of vehicles, collectibles, disguises, slapstick humor, and accessible split-screen co-op.

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 58.8%, Action 14.5%, Shooter 8%, Funny 4.8%, Multiplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: Its colorful wasteland, hyper-mobile shooting, explosive abilities, and punky excess offer a similarly loud and unserious action playground despite the first-person perspective.

Build a "legitimate" corporation via open world missions, shakedowns, sabotage and property acquisition.

Why similar: Open World 31.9%, Comedy 15.6%, Crime 12.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Character Customization 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art open-world crime comedy offers property takeovers, vehicle theft, civilian chaos, and satirical missions in a compact GTA-like sandbox.

Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!

Why similar: Open World 38.2%, Crime 19.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Funny 12.2%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This comedic top-down GTA parody turns the criminal sandbox formula into medieval chaos, complete with theft, pursuits, quests, and irreverent humor.

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 58.9%, Action 13.8%, Third Person 11.3%, Sandbox 6.6%, Zombies 5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an open-city power fantasy built around high-speed movement, vehicular destruction, huge fights, and escalating over-the-top combat.

FREE UPDATE; STATE OF EMERGENCY, OUT NOW! Framed for your father’s murder, you’ll need to do whatever it takes to unveil the real culprit. Tackle thrilling missions for the criminal underworld - just don’t let the cops track you down!

Why similar: Open World 48.9%, Crime 17.5%, Sandbox 15.6%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down open-world crime sandbox focuses on stealing cars, evading police, completing illegal jobs, and causing trouble in a compact retro-inspired town.

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 49.1%, Crime 12%, Action 9.1%, Third Person 8.8%, Sandbox 6.9%

Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

Why similar: Open World 26.2%, Comedy 17.9%, Co-op 15.5%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Funny 8.5%

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 33.8%, Crime 11.7%, Third-Person Shooter 11.6%, Comedy 6.9%, Co-op 6.1%

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 45.7%, Third-Person Shooter 15.8%, Action 11%, Sandbox 8.4%, Third Person 7.7%

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 80.7%, Third-Person Shooter 6.6%, Sandbox 2.8%, Action 2.5%, Multiplayer 2.1%

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

Why similar: Open World 36%, Third-Person Shooter 20%, Action 13.7%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Sandbox 5.8%

Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.

Why similar: Open World 32.8%, Comedy 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Action 10%, Third Person 6.8%

Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”

Why similar: Co-op 27.6%, Crime 19.8%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Action 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

The world’s first and premier Action MMO Third Person Shooter allows you to choose between two sides of the law. Play as Enforcer or Criminal, customize your gear for the task at hand and hit the streets and play how you want in a city filled with more action this side of a Hollywood blockbuster.

Why similar: Open World 31.6%, Third-Person Shooter 17.6%, Character Customization 12%, Crime 7.4%, Co-op 6.5%

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

Why similar: Co-op 28.6%, Comedy 24.3%, Action 15.3%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Shooter 5.9%

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

Why similar: Open World 34.1%, Comedy 24.6%, Funny 14.2%, Sandbox 13.1%, Co-op 5.5%

Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.

Why similar: Open World 40.8%, Comedy 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Third Person 8.1%, Action 6.9%

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

Why similar: Co-op 32.2%, Crime 16.6%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Action 9.5%

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 29.9%, Co-op 21.1%, Crime 16.7%, Action 13.2%, Third Person 6.8%

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 32.5%, Co-op 18.8%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Action 7.2%, Comedy 6.6%

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 31.4%, Comedy 20.5%, Sandbox 12.7%, Funny 10%, Third Person 8.6%

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 35.2%, Co-op 16.2%, Comedy 11.3%, Zombies 10.2%, Action 7.5%

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 36.8%, Third-Person Shooter 28.4%, Sandbox 8.3%, Third Person 6.2%, Action 5.6%

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.5%, Open World 17.7%, Action 9.9%, Comedy 8.7%, Co-op 8.4%

Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!

Why similar: Comedy 26.9%, Co-op 24.2%, Action 14.1%, Funny 8.4%, Multiplayer 6.7%

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 53.9%, Co-op 13.5%, Action 8.6%, Sandbox 5.8%, Shooter 5.2%

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: Co-op 23.3%, Comedy 18.7%, Open World 11.7%, Action 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%

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 27.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17.8%, Comedy 15%, Action 12.9%, Funny 8%

You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Co-op 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 17.8%, Comedy 12.8%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Action 8.2%

Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.3%, Open World 22.8%, Comedy 13.1%, Action 9.3%, Funny 7.8%

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

Why similar: Co-op 30%, Online Co-Op 21.8%, Comedy 16.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 7.3%

The Sims 3: Create the perfect world with full customization at your fingertips. Refine personalities and help fulfill destinies.

Why similar: Character Customization 31.8%, Sandbox 26.4%, Comedy 14.4%, Funny 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%

PAYDAY 3 is a 1-to-4 player co-op FPS and the ultimate heist fantasy, set in the most iconic city in the world. Gone without a trace or through a hail of bullets. Either way, you're getting out with the prize.

Why similar: Co-op 29.3%, Crime 24.6%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Action 10.5%, Shooter 8.8%