Top Crime Games
60+ crime games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Action, Singleplayer, Adventure, Atmospheric.
Recommended Crime Games

PAYDAY 2
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.

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From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
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- #1 PAYDAY 296% matchVery Positive89% of 671,733 reviews2013Developer: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.Publisher: Starbreeze EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 11.2hMean: 99.5h≥1hr: 89%
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.
- #2 Schedule I96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 288,530 reviews2025Developer: TVGSPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 18.5hMean: 27.8h≥1hr: 97%
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
- #3 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition89% matchVery Positive83% of 192,422 reviews2020Developer: Rockstar NorthPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.2hMean: 52.9h≥1hr: 86%
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.
- #4 Mafia III: Definitive Edition89% matchMixed57% of 62,079 reviews2020Developer: Hangar 13Publisher: 2KPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.7hMean: 33.5h≥1hr: 90%
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.
- #5 Mafia: Definitive Edition88% matchVery Positive87% of 105,500 reviews2020Developer: Hangar 13Publisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.4hMean: 18.4h≥1hr: 90%
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.
- #6 Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced86% matchVery Positive81% of 168,324 reviews2025Developer: Rockstar NorthPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.7hMean: 45.0h≥1hr: 76%
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.
- #7 Mafia II (Classic)84% matchVery Positive94% of 57,679 reviews2011Developer: 2K CzechPublisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.3hMean: 36.1h≥1hr: 84%
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...
- #8 Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition81% matchVery Positive94% of 75,827 reviews2014Developer: United Front GamesPublisher: Square EnixPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.6hMean: 24.1h≥1hr: 80%
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.
- #9 L.A. Noire78% matchVery Positive86% of 35,916 reviews2011Developer: Team BondiPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.9hMean: 19.3h≥1hr: 81%
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.
- #10 Crime Scene Cleaner75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 30,076 reviews2024Developer: President StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.6hMean: 23.1h≥1hr: 95%
Once you get tangled with the mob, you will forever be a part of the mob. At least they pay a decent salary and all you have to do is clean up after their dirty work, but you know what you’re doing. So clean crime scenes, earn as much money as you can, and get ready for the next mission.
- #11 Watch_Dogs® 275% matchVery Positive83% of 91,145 reviews2016Developer: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.8hMean: 48.7h≥1hr: 89%
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.
- #12 PAYDAY 375% matchMixed44% of 63,323 reviews2023Developer: Starbreeze StudiosPublisher: Starbreeze EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.3hMean: 39.5h≥1hr: 94%
PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.
- #13 PAYDAY™ The Heist74% matchVery Positive93% of 40,756 reviews2011Developer: OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.Publisher: Starbreeze EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.3hMean: 17.4h≥1hr: 88%
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
- #14 Thief Simulator73% matchVery Positive88% of 38,738 reviews2018Developer: Noble MuffinsPublisher: PlayWay S.A.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.0hMean: 12.0h≥1hr: 65%
Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.
- #15 Drug Dealer Simulator72% matchVery Positive86% of 20,822 reviews2020Developer: ByterunnersPublisher: Movie Games S.A.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 4.1hMean: 17.9h≥1hr: 80%
Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW
- #16 Mafia II: Definitive Edition72% matchMostly Positive74% of 36,305 reviews2020Developer: Hangar 13Publisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.4hMean: 22.1h≥1hr: 79%
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.
- #17 A Way Out69% matchVery Positive88% of 98,325 reviews2020Developer: Hazelight StudiosPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.1hMean: 7.9h≥1hr: 91%
A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.
- #18 Mafia69% matchVery Positive87% of 16,002 reviews2002Developer: Illusion SoftworksPublisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 42mMean: 20.5h≥1hr: 45%
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.
- #19 Omerta - City of Gangsters69% matchMixed67% of 2,385 reviews2013Developer: Haemimont GamesPublisher: Kalypso Media DigitalPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 9.9h≥1hr: 91%
Omerta - City of Gangsters is a simulation game with tactical turn-based combat. Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.
- #20 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 42,629 reviews2019Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 8.8hMean: 26.5h≥1hr: 89%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
- #21 Mafia: The Old Country65% matchMostly Positive73% of 26,933 reviews2025Developer: Hangar 13Publisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 13.6hMean: 16.9h≥1hr: 98%
Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person action-adventure.
- #22 Sleeping Dogs66% matchVery Positive94% of 17,212 reviewsDeveloper: United Front GamesPublisher: Square EnixPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.7hMean: 20.3h≥1hr: 93%
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.
- #23 This Is the Police65% matchVery Positive82% of 11,036 reviews2016Developer: Weappy StudioPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.5hMean: 12.3h≥1hr: 91%
This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?
- #24 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition64% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,085 reviews2023Developer: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 15.7hMean: 45.6h≥1hr: 84%
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.
- #25 Empire of Sin65% matchMixed48% of 6,213 reviews2020Developer: Romero GamesPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.8hMean: 15.3h≥1hr: 90%
Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.
- #26 Police Simulator: Patrol Officers63% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,758 reviews2022Developer: Aesir InteractivePublisher: astragon EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.1hMean: 18.4h≥1hr: 89%
Welcome to Brighton! Join the police force of this fictitious American city and experience the day to day life of a police officer.
- #27 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days64% matchMixed67% of 9,331 reviews2010Developer: IO InteractivePublisher: Square EnixPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.1hMean: 7.5h≥1hr: 62%
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)
- #28 Sifu62% matchVery Positive92% of 25,764 reviews2023Developer: SloclapPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.3hMean: 12.1h≥1hr: 79%
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.
- #29 Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition62% matchMixed66% of 6,267 reviews2023Developer: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.7hMean: 26.5h≥1hr: 74%
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.
- #30 Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator61% matchMostly Positive80% of 18,152 reviews2023Developer: Nils JakrinsPublisher: Excalibur GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.4hMean: 39.2h≥1hr: 73%
Play solo or in up to 10-player multiplayer co-op! Flashing Lights is an open world police, firefighting and EMS simulator game with plenty of opportunity for role-play or more relaxed fun with friends. Become the law or save lives! Discover leagues of player-created mods!
- #31 Murdered: Soul Suspect62% matchVery Positive86% of 17,132 reviews2014Developer: Airtight GamesPublisher: Square EnixPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.4hMean: 8.2h≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
- #32 APB Reloaded62% matchMixed63% of 37,464 reviews2011Developer: Little OrbitPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.4hMean: 71.0h≥1hr: 77%
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.
- #33 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition61% matchVery Positive82% of 7,577 reviews2023Developer: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 8.7hMean: 28.2h≥1hr: 76%
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.
- #34 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments61% matchVery Positive89% of 7,723 reviews2014Developer: FrogwaresPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.7hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 89%
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
- #35 Saints Row 261% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,287 reviews2009Developer: VolitionPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 1.9hMean: 18.0h≥1hr: 64%
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.
- #36 Thief Simulator 260% matchVery Positive89% of 6,197 reviews2023Developer: CookieDevPublisher: PlayWay S.A.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 5.0hMean: 10.5h≥1hr: 83%
The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!
- #37 Ravenous Devils60% matchVery Positive93% of 9,609 reviews2022Developer: Bad Vices GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.4hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 81%
A horror cooking simulator where the secret ingredient is crime. Improve your shops, buy new tools, expand your menu, and above all, make your customers happy.
- #38 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter61% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,245 reviews2016Developer: FrogwaresPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.5hMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
- #39 Back to the Dawn59% matchVery Positive95% of 9,819 reviews2025Developer: Metal Head GamesPublisher: Spiral Up GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.9hMean: 22.6h≥1hr: 82%
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
- #40 Crime Simulator59% matchVery Positive83% of 5,381 reviews2025Developer: CookieDevPublisher: Ultimate Games S.A.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 6.5hMean: 12.7h≥1hr: 92%
You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?
- #41 Judgment59% matchVery Positive94% of 11,392 reviews2022Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku StudioPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 23.9hMean: 34.3h≥1hr: 92%
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.
- #42 The Precinct58% matchVery Positive87% of 8,425 reviews2025Developer: Fallen Tree Games LtdPublisher: KwaleePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.6hMean: 8.3h≥1hr: 87%
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.
- #43 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,302 reviews2024Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 30.3hMean: 33.5h≥1hr: 85%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
- #44 Police Simulator: Patrol Duty60% matchMixed52% of 4,111 reviews2019Developer: Bigmoon EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.7hMean: 7.9h≥1hr: 78%
Experience the exciting day-to-day life of an US police officer in Police Simulator: Patrol Duty. Discover a large, lively and freely-accessible US city powered by Unreal®Engine 4 and ensure the safety in your district.
- #45 911 Operator59% matchVery Positive89% of 19,330 reviews2017Developer: Jutsu GamesPublisher: Games OperatorsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.7hMean: 9.4h≥1hr: 74%
Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!
- #46 Cyber Manhunt59% matchVery Positive93% of 15,410 reviews2021Developer: Aluba Van+Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.8hMean: 11.5h≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
- #47 Saints Row59% matchMixed57% of 8,133 reviews2023Developer: VolitionPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.5hMean: 20.9h≥1hr: 82%
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.
- #48 Crime Boss: Rockay City59% matchMixed68% of 9,690 reviews2024Developer: INGAME STUDIOSPublisher: 505 GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.1hMean: 14.8h≥1hr: 84%
Crime Boss: Rockay City is a 1-4 player co-op FPS heist game with enjoyable stealth and epic killing spree combat. Featuring a solo roguelike campaign that combines FPS and strategy elements with the most hilariously cheesy voice acting that make you laugh.
- #49 Enforcer: Police Crime Action61% matchMixed47% of 2,300 reviews2014Developer: Odin Game StudioPublisher: Excalibur PublishingPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.4hMean: 5.1h≥1hr: 96%
A new breed of Police Simulator, Enforcer demands you show exceptional bravery in the line of duty while under pressure and enemy gunfire.
- #50 Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue58% matchVery Positive95% of 5,336 reviews2024Developer: President StudioPublisher: PlayWay S.A.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 1.2hMean: 4.8h≥1hr: 63%
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
- #51 Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered59% matchVery Positive81% of 13,475 reviews2020Developer: Stellar Entertainment LimitedPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.4hMean: 29.4h≥1hr: 84%
Feel the thrill of the chase and the rush of escape behind the wheels of the world’s hottest high-performance cars in Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered– a heart-pumping, socially competitive racing experience.
- #52 17159% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,563 reviews2022Developer: Betagames GroupPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.4hMean: 58.6h≥1hr: 73%
171 is an open world action adventure game with a Brazilian inspired ambience.
- #53 Hacknet59% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015Developer: Team Fractal AlligatorPublisher: Fellow TravellerPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 13.2h≥1hr: 79%
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.
