Games Like Watch_Dogs™

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: Hacking 45.4% ★, Open World 20.5%, Stealth 7%, Parkour 6.1%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It takes the original's phone-hacking, stealth takedowns, and mission-based open-world play and expands them into a denser, more playful modern-city sandbox.

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

Why similar: Hacking 45.9% ★, Open World 19.8%, Third-Person Shooter 7.8%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Third Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same hack-everything open world and systemic stealth/action loop, with even more emphasis on gadgets, surveillance, and emergent missions.

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 54.7%, Third Person 9.4%, Action 8.2%, Parkour 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: If you want another third-person urban crime sandbox with driving, shootouts, side activities, and undercover-style story beats, this is one of the closest fits.

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 43.9%, Stealth 13.9%, Third-Person Shooter 11%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The modern tech-driven recon, stealthy outpost infiltrations, drone scouting, and third-person gunplay scratch a very similar plan-breach-improvise itch.

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Why similar: Stealth 37.6%, Open World 32.9%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps full open-world sprawl for hub areas, but the hacking, stealth infiltration, takedowns, and high-tech conspiracy tone are a near-perfect thematic match.

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 41.6%, Stealth 17.7%, Parkour 13.6%, Third Person 9.6%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Victorian London replaces Chicago, but the city traversal, stealth assassinations, gang warfare, and district-by-district open-world cleanup feel very familiar.

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 48.3%, Stealth 18.8%, Third Person 12%, Action 10.3%, Epic 3.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its gadget-heavy stealth, citywide surveillance feel, vehicle-assisted traversal, and vigilante fantasy line up surprisingly well with Watch_Dogs' urban control vibe.

In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.

Why similar: Stealth 42.2%, Third Person 13.5%, Action 11.5%, Third-Person Shooter 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: For the stealth side of Watch_Dogs, this is a great fit thanks to its modern-tech gadgets, camera control, infiltration, and fluid takedown-driven missions.

A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.

Why similar: Open World 44.2%, Third-Person Shooter 17.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Third Person 6%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: Exploring a realistic modern city in third person while using gadgets, cover-based shooting, and co-op tactics gives it a comparable boots-on-the-ground feel.

Paris, 1789. In this action-adventure game, experience the French Revolution through the eyes of Arno Dorian. Become an Assassin and expose the true powers behind the Revolution for the fate of a nation.

Why similar: Open World 40.1%, Stealth 16.6%, Parkour 14.4%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Third Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its dense city design, freerunning, stealthy approaches, and mission structure capture the feeling of operating inside a living urban sandbox.

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 38.7%, Stealth 25.1%, Third Person 8.9%, Third-Person Shooter 8%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Though less urban, its systemic stealth, gadget use, enemy-marking, and flexible mission approach appeal to the same players who enjoyed hacking-based infiltration.

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 40.2%, Stealth 13.5%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more military, but its drones, gadgets, stealthy infiltrations, and mission-based open world make it a strong modern-tech sandbox substitute.

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 48%, Third Person 10.4%, Third-Person Shooter 10.1%, Action 8.2%, Stealth 8%

Why You'll Like It: The revenge-driven crime narrative, open-city structure, stealth-capable combat, and hostile takeover vibe echo Watch_Dogs' darker vigilante tone.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

Why similar: Open World 76.7%, Action 8%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Futuristic 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: The futuristic city, explicit hacking tools, surveillance-heavy encounters, and mix of stealth or aggression hit many of the same thematic notes even in first person.

Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.

Why similar: Open World 46.3%, Third-Person Shooter 21%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Action 6.2%, Shooter 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It trades hacking for looter-shooter progression, but the urban ops atmosphere, gadgets, and third-person combat still fit well.

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: Stealth 27.2%, Open World 22.6%, Third-Person Shooter 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Third Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is more mission-based than open world, but its surveillance, distraction tools, social stealth, and systemic infiltration strongly overlap with Watch_Dogs' best stealth moments.

In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.

Why similar: Stealth 22%, Third-Person Shooter 20.9%, Action 13.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Open World 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: The near-future gear, coordinated stealth breaches, and third-person tactical shooting match the seed game's high-tech action flavor.

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 55.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Stealth 10.9%, Action 8.4%, Shooter 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Even in first person, its stealth outposts, gadget use, open-ended mission approaches, and open-world action loop translate well for Watch_Dogs fans.

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. Your job is to safeguard company secrets, but 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...

Why similar: Stealth 65.9%, Action 16.4%, Shooter 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Watch_Dogs, it blends hacking, stealth, combat, and conspiracy storytelling into missions that reward creativity over brute force.

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 48.3%, Multiplayer 13%, Stealth 12.4%, Action 11.5%, Shooter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This brings back the tech-resistance angle with gadgets, remote tools, and guerrilla operations in a surveillance-heavy occupied city.

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 48.2%, Third-Person Shooter 13.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Third Person 7.9%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: If you mainly liked causing system-wide chaos with tools and traversal in an open world, this delivers that sandbox experimentation at a louder scale.

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: Open World 50.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Action 9.1%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Third Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic crime story and city driving/shooting are not hack-centric, but the grounded urban action tone is very compatible.

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 49.9%, Third Person 10.3%, Parkour 10%, Stealth 8.9%, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The open-city traversal, crime-fighting loop, gadgets, and side-activity structure can scratch a similar urban sandbox itch even with a superhero tone.

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 56.7%, Stealth 13%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Action 8.2%, Shooter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its mix of stealth, scouting, takedowns, and open-world enemy camps offers a similar tactical rhythm despite the different perspective and setting.

Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

Why similar: Open World 50.8%, Parkour 25.8%, Action 8.3%, Multiplayer 8%, Atmospheric 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: The surveillance-state city, near-future tech aesthetic, and open urban movement make it a good fit if Watch_Dogs' city feel mattered as much as its combat.

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: Open World 47%, Action 14.6%, Third-Person Shooter 13.3%, Third Person 10.7%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Another grounded third-person crime story with driving, shootouts, and city immersion that appeals to the same modern-crime audience.

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: Third Person 49.8%, Action 34.3%, Adventure 15.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its modern-city detective vibe, street-level crime story, tailing and investigation sequences, and dense urban side content make it an adjacent match.

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

Why similar: Open World 55.8%, Third-Person Shooter 15.6%, Action 9.3%, Third Person 8%, Multiplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a much sillier take on the urban open-world crime formula, but the driving, shooting, side missions, and sandbox chaos still overlap mechanically.

Experience one of the most critically acclaimed stealth-action games of all time. Uncover a conspiracy that hits close to home and stop World War III.

Why similar: Stealth 53.3%, Third Person 18.5%, Action 10.8%, Multiplayer 4.2%, Third-Person Shooter 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is older and more linear, but its gadget-led stealth, camera play, and methodical infiltration are very much in Watch_Dogs' DNA.

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 61.1%, Third Person 12.4%, Action 10.2%, Third-Person Shooter 4.1%, Parkour 3.4%

Introducing Assassin’s Creed® Rogue, the darkest chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise yet. As Shay, you will experience the slow transformation from Assassin to Assassin Hunter. Follow your own creed and set off on an extraordinary journey through New York City, the wild river valley, and far away to the icy cold waters of the North...

Why similar: Open World 46.4%, Stealth 15.9%, Parkour 13.7%, Third Person 11.2%, Action 7.1%

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Open World 54.9%, Action 11.3%, Third Person 11.3%, Parkour 9.4%, Stealth 4.4%

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Why similar: Hacking 98.8% ★, Atmospheric 0.5%, Adventure 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%, Simulation 0.1%

The year is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established their own lawless Republic where corruption, greediness and cruelty are commonplace.Among these outlaws is a brash young captain named Edward Kenway.

Why similar: Open World 43.8%, Stealth 14.3%, Parkour 10.9%, Third Person 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing

Why similar: Open World 46.9%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Third Person 13.1%, Action 7.3%, Driving 7.1%

The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.

Why similar: Open World 53.4%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Third Person 8.2%, Driving 7.7%, Action 7.7%

Take control of an elite global team of hackers, intercepting communications between corporations, governments, and criminals all around the world. You can protect humanity by exposing messages between dangerous individuals or exploit corporations to increase your fortune. The choice is yours.

Why similar: Hacking 70.9% ★, Open World 20.7%, Action 4.2%, Adventure 1.7%, Strategy 1.6%

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 53.5%, Third Person 11.7%, Parkour 11.7%, Action 11.5%, Stealth 5.8%

Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

Why similar: Hacking 90.7% ★, Action 3.4%, Atmospheric 2.1%, Adventure 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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 44.3%, Third Person 15.7%, Stealth 13.9%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 5.9%

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 47.9%, Stealth 16.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Action 6.7%, Shooter 6.5%

Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.

Why similar: Hacking 85.7% ★, Action 7.9%, Atmospheric 3.4%, Futuristic 1%, Strategy 0.9%

Reveal company secrets while hacking and exploring their quantum simulation networks. Fights for control with other players, coop with your faction, gather best tools, build most secure servers, write scripts and webs, or choose to be solo hacker who makes the right choices to change the world.

Why similar: Hacking 72.9% ★, Open World 20%, Atmospheric 2.9%, Adventure 1.9%, Co-op 1.1%

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 53.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Third-Person Shooter 9.9%, Third Person 9.5%, Action 8.5%

Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...

Why similar: Open World 33.9%, Stealth 19.3%, Parkour 15%, Third Person 13.7%, Action 8.9%

Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.

Why similar: Third Person 34.2%, Action 24.7%, Parkour 15.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Beautiful 6.1% ★

Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

Why similar: Hacking 80.6% ★, Action 8.5%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Adventure 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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 49.1%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Third Person 10.2%, Third-Person Shooter 10.1%, Action 7.9%

Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare envisions a powerful future, where both technology and tactics have evolved to usher in a new era of combat for the franchise.Power Changes Everything.

Why similar: Multiplayer 40.9%, Action 30.3%, Shooter 19.4%, Futuristic 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

Why similar: Parkour 61.8%, Action 18.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 5.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%

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 60.6%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Driving 7.1%, Action 5%, Third Person 5%

Strategy. Speed. Story. These are the core pillars of Battlefield™ Hardline, a cops vs. criminals experience unlike any other.

Why similar: Multiplayer 43%, Action 26.4%, Shooter 20.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.

Why similar: Stealth 60.7%, Open World 13.8%, Action 10.6%, Parkour 6.3%, Adventure 4.5%

Clandestine is a 2-player or singleplayer stealth/hacking game set in 1996. Asymmetrical co-op allows one player to take the role of the spy while a friend provides overwatch and assistance as the hacker, and unravel a post-Cold War espionage conspiracy.

Why similar: Hacking 71.4% ★, Stealth 19.2%, Action 4.7%, Third Person 2.1%, Co-op 2%

Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.

Why similar: Hacking 98.6% ★, Adventure 0.6%, Simulation 0.5%, Strategy 0.3%

Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

Why similar: Hacking 89% ★, Stealth 9.6%, Simulation 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

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 45.3%, Third-Person Shooter 17.3%, Parkour 16%, Action 8.9%, Third Person 6%