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We filtered the 50 games similar to Bully: Scholarship Edition down to the 21 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition and Destroy All Humans! top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Bully: Scholarship Edition.

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Year 2008Dev Rockstar New England

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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to Bully: Scholarship Edition is Grand Theft Auto III — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition and Destroy All Humans! follow close behind.

#1Grand Theft Auto III94 #2Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition97 #3Destroy All Humans!95 #4Just Cause 494 #5Vangers93

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The best sandbox games like Bully: Scholarship Edition

21 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Bully: Scholarship Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Grand Theft Auto III

94

Grand Theft Auto III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 15KRAWG👍 86%· 1.6KMC93IGDB95· 2

Year 2001Dev DMA Design · CapcomPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay

#2Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

97

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 14K

Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

#3Destroy All Humans!

95

Destroy All Humans!

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 11KIGDB67· 11OC69· 13

Year 2020Dev Black Forest Games · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

94

Just Cause 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 32KIGDB69· 15OC68· 134

Year 2018Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

93

Vangers

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration

Steam👍 93%· 1.4KRAWG👍 77%· 83

Year 1998Dev K-D Lab · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

93

Postal III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 46%· 6.1KIGDB10· 1

Year 2011Dev Running With Scissors · AkellaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

#7Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

93

Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 91%· 474

Year 2016Dev Avalanche Software · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

#8Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

92

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4

Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

91

Mafia III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23

Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

#10Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

90

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration

Steam👍 88%· 19KIGDB83· 15

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Steam Epic Xbox

90

Just Cause

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 66%· 5.2KRAWG👍 48%· 446MC75IGDB60· 1

Year 2006Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

#12Mafia II (Classic)

89

Mafia II (Classic)

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 58KRAWG👍 88%· 2.2KMC77IGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

#13Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

89

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 18KIGDB79· 19OC75· 81

Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

#14Just Cause 3

88

Just Cause 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 127KIGDB77· 19OC75· 109

Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

#15Just Cause 2

88

Just Cause 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 51KRAWG👍 64%· 1.4KMC84IGDB85· 4

Year 2010Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

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Shooter · Third-person shooter

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