What is the best game similar to Crackdown 2?

The closest game to Crackdown 2 is Crackdown, scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Crackdown 2?

The three closest games to Crackdown 2 are: 1. Crackdown (88/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (78/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Tomb Raider (77/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Crackdown 2's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 12 dimensions.

Is Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare similar to Crackdown 2?

Yes, very much so — Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare scores 78/100 similarity to Crackdown 2. They share 10 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Crackdown 2?

The best Shooter games similar to Crackdown 2 are Crackdown, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Tomb Raider and Days Gone. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Crackdown 2 attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Crackdown 2 calculated?

We compare Crackdown 2 against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Crackdown 2 experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Crackdown 2 left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooter, sandbox world and setting scifi — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 12 attributes. Crackdown comes closest (88/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crackdown 2. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1CrackdownClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

IGDB85· 2

Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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#2Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB90· 4

Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: setting.

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#3Tomb Raider

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SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 265KRAWG👍 86%· 4.1KMC86IGDB85· 14OC84· 50

Year 2013Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and survival mechanics, while skipping open world exploration

A cinematic revival of the series in its action third person form, Tomb Rider follows Lara in her least experience period of life – her youth. Heavily influenced by Naughty Dog’s “Uncharted”, the game is a mix of everything, from stealth and survival to combat and QTE action scenes.

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: progression.

Released 3 years after Crackdown 2.

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SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183

Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: setting.

Released 9 years after Crackdown 2.

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#5Infamous: First Light

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

IGDB76· 7OC76· 50

Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: game mode.

Released 4 years after Crackdown 2.

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#6True Crime: Streets of LA

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

IGDB74· 3

Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: game mode.

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#7Infamous

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB86· 8

Year 2009Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: game mode.

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#8Red Faction: Guerrilla

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

IGDB82· 6

Year 2009Dev Reactor Zero · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.

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#9Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB70· 5

Year 2008Dev Pandemic Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#10Uncharted 2: Among ThievesClosest on game mode

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonFantasy

IGDB95· 8

Year 2009Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: setting and progression.

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#11Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonFantasy

IGDB93· 8

Year 2011Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: setting and progression.

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#12Jet Force Gemini

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Year 1999Dev Rare

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping sandbox freedom

It predates Crackdown 2 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerSci-FiExplorationThird Person

IGDB80· 1

Year 2004Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and offline, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#14Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7

Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

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Steam Xbox

#15Splatoon 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

IGDB83· 17OC83· 118

Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping adventure storytelling

Released 7 years after Crackdown 2.

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Nintendo

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