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We filtered the 49 games similar to Crazy Taxi down to the 15 that fit the “Racing” category. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition, Vangers and Just Cause top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Crazy Taxi.

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Within the “Racing” category, the closest game to Crazy Taxi is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Vangers and Just Cause follow close behind.

#1Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition90 #2Vangers89 #3Just Cause89 #4Just Cause 288 #5Grand Theft Auto III87

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crazy Taxi. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

90

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 14K

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

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping vibe casual

89

Vangers

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen 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: racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and horror tension, while skipping vibe casual

89

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 racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping vibe casual

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 racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping vibe casual

#5Grand Theft Auto III

87

Grand Theft Auto III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen 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: racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping vibe casual

#6Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

85

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen 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 racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping vibe casual

84

Mafia III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23

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

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping vibe casual

83

Trailmakers

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 92%· 36KRAWG👍 59%· 70OC69· 5

Year 2020Dev FlashbulbPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping vibe casual

#9Mafia II (Classic)

82

Mafia II (Classic)

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen 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 racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping vibe casual

#10Grand Theft Auto

82

Grand Theft Auto

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration

Steam👍 84%· 393IGDB80· 1

Year 1997Dev DMA Design · BMG InteractiveOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, shooter and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe casual

#11Driver Parallel Lines

93

Driver Parallel Lines

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 1.5KRAWG👍 64%· 106MC61IGDB66· 3

Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

Steam GOG Nintendo

#12Crash Time 3

85

Crash Time 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationMultiplayer

Steam👍 85%· 652

Year 2009Dev Synetic · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, multiplayer gameplay and offline, while skipping sandbox freedom

#13Need for Speed™

85

Need for Speed™

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 69%· 28KRAWG👍 50%· 824MC66OC65· 78

Year 2015Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping sandbox freedom

84

Jet Island

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 1.7K

Dev Master IndiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, vibe casual and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sports simulation, while skipping sandbox freedom

83

Clutch

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 252MC51IGDB80· 1

Year 2009Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

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