Games Like Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Fight for the truth and uncover the twisted crime running deep beneath the surface of Tokyo. In this legal thriller , the balance between justice and mercy teeters on the edge.

Why similar: Martial Arts 36.1% ★, Crime 35.3%, Third Person 12.1%, Action 7.9%, Beat 'em up 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This Yakuza spin-off combines a dense Japanese city, hard-hitting street combat, detective work, and a grounded crime thriller plot.

In this action-adventure thriller, detective Takayuki Yagami goes undercover to unravel a string of twisted crimes at a high school in Yokohama, Japan. Crack the case and some skulls with brutal combat featuring three unique fighting styles and an arsenal of private eye tricks.

Why similar: Martial Arts 38% ★, Crime 34.1%, Third Person 11.8%, Action 7.7%, Beat 'em up 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on Judgment with exceptional martial-arts combat, parkour-like traversal, investigations, and another engrossing urban crime story.

An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.

Why similar: Crime 31%, Open World 28.2%, Story Rich 6.7%, Action 5.1%, Third-Person Shooter 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic organized-crime story offers period-city driving, tense third-person action, and a focused rise-through-the-underworld narrative.

Step into Japan's criminal underworld in this explosive action brawler starring legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu, who is hellbent on unraveling the truth around his daughter's tragic accident.

Why similar: Open World 33.1%, Crime 28.7%, Action 10.3%, Third Person 8.4%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This story-heavy entry offers a beautifully realized city district, accessible arcade-like combat, and a personal organized-crime narrative.

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 39.3%, Crime 24.2%, Third Person 7.3%, Action 6.1%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its serious criminal story, gritty city atmosphere, driving, shooting, and open-ended missions closely parallel Sleeping Dogs' crime-action structure.

ERASE YOUR PAST TO PROTECT YOUR FUTURE Once a legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu faked his own death and abandoned his name for the sake of protecting his family. Now, he is thrust into conflict by a mysterious figure attempting to drive him out of hiding.

Why similar: Martial Arts 42.6% ★, Open World 21.4%, Action 9.4%, Gore 7.2%, Story Rich 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers compact urban exploration, stylish real-time fighting, gadgets, and an undercover ex-yakuza story with a similar dramatic tone.

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 32.2%, Crime 19.6%, Parkour 17.5%, Third Person 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its lively open city, driving, parkour, stealthy infiltrations, and plentiful side activities provide a more playful modern alternative.

Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.

Why similar: Martial Arts 54.4% ★, Crime 15.3%, Third Person 8.9%, Action 6.1%, Gore 5%

Why You'll Like It: Although linear rather than open world, its demanding, deeply rewarding martial-arts combat is an ideal match for players who loved Sleeping Dogs' fighting.

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 34.8%, Crime 26.8%, Third Person 7%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Racing 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its enormous modern-city sandbox, criminal protagonists, driving, combat, and mission variety are a natural next stop for open-world crime fans.

War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.

Why similar: Crime 30%, Open World 25.7%, Action 8%, Story Rich 6.4%, Third Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its character-driven mob story and atmospheric period city offer a more linear but similarly cinematic crime-game experience.

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: Crime 35%, Open World 28.3%, Third Person 6.5%, Story Rich 5.1%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its revenge-fueled crime narrative, territory takeovers, driving, and third-person gunplay suit players wanting another underworld open world.

Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!

Why similar: Open World 50.6%, Third Person 14.7%, Action 12.2%, Fighting 5.7% ★, Story Rich 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its free-flow combat, predator stealth, rooftop traversal, and densely detailed open city make it especially appealing to fans of Sleeping Dogs' mechanics.

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 47.9%, Third Person 12.6%, Action 10.2%, Fighting 9.6% ★, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A larger city playground, fluid melee combat, stealth encounters, and vehicular pursuits make this a polished superhero counterpart.

In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.

Why similar: Open World 44.5%, Parkour 16.6%, Third Person 9.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-city traversal, cinematic story missions, responsive melee combat, and crime-fighting activities recreate the momentum of urban action-adventure.

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

Why similar: Open World 55%, Third Person 9.3%, Action 8.4%, Parkour 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its serious revenge-driven hacker story, contemporary city setting, driving, shootouts, and surveillance-based stealth echo Sleeping Dogs' modern-crime feel.

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 44.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.2%, Third Person 13.1%, Action 9.2%, Sandbox 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It trades Sleeping Dogs' seriousness for absurdity but retains open-city criminal mayhem, driving, brawling, shooting, and sandbox missions.

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 34.6%, Crime 27.7%, Third-Person Shooter 10.9%, Third Person 9.5%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its rise-to-power criminal narrative, colorful city setting, driving, and mission-based open-world structure suit players seeking classic crime-action.

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 33.4%, Crime 30.9%, Third-Person Shooter 7.7%, Third Person 6.8%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its gang-focused crime story, broad map, driving, hand-to-hand combat, and extensive optional activities remain a defining open-world action template.

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 45.2%, Crime 19.1%, Third-Person Shooter 7.6%, Action 6.8%, Third Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its highly interactive city, gang-war premise, customization, and memorable activities make it a strong old-school crime sandbox.

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 53.2%, Third Person 12.6%, Action 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Story Rich 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This smaller Rockstar sandbox captures the appeal of a reactive world, fistfights, missions, social factions, and mischievous street-level exploration.

No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.7%, Action 16%, Third Person 12.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Multiplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: Its bleak criminal thriller story and weighty third-person gunfights fit the cinematic, hard-edged action side of Sleeping Dogs.

Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.

Why similar: Crime 44.9%, Open World 37.2%, Sandbox 8.1%, Action 6.8%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down police sandbox lets you patrol a crime-ridden city, chase suspects by car, and respond dynamically to urban criminal activity.

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 51.9%, Third Person 9.7%, Action 8.6%, Racing 7.1%, Third-Person Shooter 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world vehicle pursuits, visceral melee combat, hostile gang territories, and gritty action give the crime-sandbox formula a post-apocalyptic spin.

Get ready for a Yakuza experience of unprecedented scale! Follow five characters across five Japanese cities, each trying to achieve their dream. The connections between them bring them together, but the conflict that unfolds is nothing any of them could have predicted.

Why similar: Open World 31.3%, Crime 30.1%, Action 10%, Third Person 8.8%, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its multiple Japanese city districts, copious street fights, dramatic crime plot, and huge variety of activities reward fans of lively urban worlds.

London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.

Why similar: Open World 40.1%, Parkour 24%, Third Person 9.8%, Action 7.4%, Story Rich 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Victorian London provides a dense urban playground for fistfights, stealth, carriage chases, gang conflicts, and rooftop traversal.

In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

Why similar: Crime 39.7%, Open World 33.2%, Third Person 7.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Action 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its detailed period city and mature crime cases offer a slower, investigative complement to Sleeping Dogs' cinematic urban underworld storytelling.

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 36.5%, Crime 29.2%, Third-Person Shooter 11.5%, Third Person 10.9%, Action 7.5%

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Why similar: Gore 37.5%, Action 19.1%, Story Rich 17%, Shooter 15.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its Hong Kong setting, stylized gangland action, and ruthless crime-film atmosphere make it a worthwhile compact alternative despite its top-down perspective.

Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

Why similar: Open World 45.7%, Story Rich 10.1%, Gore 7%, Third-Person Shooter 7%, Third Person 6.4%

Discover the decadence and danger of 1980's Japan as you fight like hell through its neon-lit entertainment districts in the definitive edition of the action-adventure crime drama that created yakuza legends.

Why similar: Crime 26.2%, Martial Arts 25.9% ★, Open World 22.6%, Action 8.8%, Story Rich 6.2%

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 38.7%, Parkour 25.4%, Third-Person Shooter 10.1%, Action 7.6%, Third Person 5.4%

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 46%, Third-Person Shooter 8.8%, Third Person 8%, Action 7.2%, Multiplayer 6.7%

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: Martial Arts 30.1% ★, Open World 27.4%, Crime 14.8%, Third Person 5.9%, Action 4.6%

Your world...Your rules!

Why similar: Open World 51.8%, Action 11.2%, Third Person 10.4%, Third-Person Shooter 6.6%, Shooter 5.7%

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: Crime 32.7%, Open World 28.9%, Action 7.3%, Story Rich 6.4%, Third Person 5.9%

The ultimate DARKSIDERS II experience! 1080p native resolution. Reworked and tuned game balancing and loot distribution. Improved Graphic Render Engine for even higher visual quality, lighting and shadows. Improved and reworked level, character and environment graphics.

Why similar: Open World 41.5%, Action 12.1%, Third Person 10.9%, Parkour 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%

When a dark secret brings a loan shark, a death-row inmate, a corrupt cop and the legendary yakuza Kazuma Kiryu together the resulting war in Kamurocho might level the district to the ground.

Why similar: Open World 32.2%, Crime 26.2%, Action 11.6%, Third Person 9.4%, Story Rich 5.9%

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 52.1%, Third Person 10.3%, Action 8.7%, Third-Person Shooter 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%

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: Crime 42.7%, Action 13.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Third Person 9.4%, Shooter 5.2%

Kazuma Kiryu has earned his retirement on the sandy beaches of Okinawa. But when a deadly power struggle arrives on his doorstep, he’ll have to walk the streets of Kamurocho to escape his past for good. Complete The Dragon of Dojima’s journey.

Why similar: Open World 31.9%, Crime 27%, Action 10%, Third Person 9.2%, Story Rich 8%

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

Why similar: Open World 47%, Crime 14%, Third-Person Shooter 8.9%, Action 7.8%, Third Person 7.1%

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 42.4%, Third Person 10.4%, Story Rich 9%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Action 7.4%

YAKUZA KIWAMI 3 is an extreme remake of the action-adventure beat 'em up Yakuza 3 featuring ex-yakuza Kazuma Kiryu's fight to protect those he loves. DARK TIES is a brand-new game featuring Yoshitaka Mine from Yakuza 3 included as a separate action-packed experience.

Why similar: Martial Arts 29.9% ★, Crime 23%, Open World 21.3%, Action 8.6%, Story Rich 4.6%

Relive the American Revolution or experience it for the first time in Assassin's Creed® III Remastered, with enhanced graphics and improved gameplay mechanics. Also includes Assassin's Creed Liberation remastered and all solo DLC content.

Why similar: Open World 41.3%, Parkour 19%, Action 10.5%, Third Person 9.3%, Adventure 4.8%

Step into an open-world action-adventure RPG set in ancient China. Uncover the secrets of your own identity as you rise from a humble village wanderer to the sword master of the imperial capital. Learn martial arts and build your reputation as a hero or a bringer of chaos in this free wuxia world.

Why similar: Martial Arts 42.3% ★, Open World 30.9%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Story Rich 5.7%, Third Person 4.4%

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 46.4%, Third Person 16.1%, Action 11.9%, Parkour 11.1%, Adventure 5.5%

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

Why similar: Open World 41.7%, Third Person 14%, Third-Person Shooter 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Action 8.5%

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 57%, Third-Person Shooter 9.6%, Action 9.5%, Third Person 8.3%, Sandbox 5.3%

A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.

Why similar: Open World 49.8%, Third Person 10.1%, Story Rich 10%, Action 8.6%, Gore 7.6%

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 43.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Gore 5.6%, Third Person 5.5%

SEGA®’s most requested re-release of all time finally comes to a new generation. Shenmue delivers an epic story of revenge within a unique open world that is still unrivalled in depth and detail. Return to the epic saga that defined modern gaming. The saga begins…again.

Why similar: Martial Arts 42.6% ★, Open World 26.3%, Fighting 7% ★, Story Rich 6.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%

It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

Why similar: Crime 32.2%, Open World 26.8%, Story Rich 7.1%, Third Person 6.7%, Action 5.9%

You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. When a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.2%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Action 23%, Singleplayer 8.7%, Shooter 6.5%