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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.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Crackdown 2 down to the 30 that fit the “PC” category. Days Gone, Tomb Raider and True Crime: Streets of LA top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Crackdown 2.

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The best games like Crackdown 2 on PC

30 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Days GoneClosest overall match

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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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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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#3True Crime: Streets of LAClosest on setting

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SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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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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#4Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

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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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#5Robocraft

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opSandbox WorldSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 118KRAWG👍 26%· 411

Year 2014Dev FreejamPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, deep RPG systems and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling

Robocraft is a free-to-play multiplayer third-person action game developed by Freejam Games.

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: progression.

Released 4 years after Crackdown 2.

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#6Red Faction: Guerrilla

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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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#7Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

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MultiplayerSoloSci-FiThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5

Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, survival mechanics and first-person shooting, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#8Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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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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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6

Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#10James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline

IGDB61· 7

Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · GameloftOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with offline, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#11The Godfather II

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SoloMultiplayerThird PersonNarrative

IGDB65· 7

Year 2009Dev EA Redwood Shores · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#12Crackdown 3Closest on game mode

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

IGDB62· 11OC63· 124

Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and open world exploration.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Released 9 years after Crackdown 2.

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#13Inversion

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7

Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#14Halo: Spartan Assault

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 4.9KRAWG👍 34%· 216MC70IGDB66· 10OC61· 37

Year 2013Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling

Halo is a franchise of first-person shooters that is set in the far future, on the frontiers of colonized planets, in a war with the Covenant. But Halo: Spartan Assault takes the formula and changes one element of the setting.

Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: visuals.

Released 3 years after Crackdown 2.

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#15Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 33KIGDB78· 6

Year 2011Dev Relic Entertainment · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, first-person shooting and action RPG combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

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