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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Crackdown 2 down to the 32 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Days Gone and Tomb Raider top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Crackdown 2.
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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Crackdown 2 is Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Days Gone and Tomb Raider follow close behind.
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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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with offline, while skipping sandbox freedom
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, post-apocalyptic world and offline, while skipping sandbox freedom
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Crackdown 2, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Rogue Trooper
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Rogue Company
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel
Shooter · Third-person shooter
ARC Raiders
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Dark Sector
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Ikaruga
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Army of Two
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Stranglehold
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Twisted Metal
Shooter · Third-person shooter
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Shooter · Third-person shooter