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We filtered the 50 games similar to Days Gone down to the 9 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Tomb Raider, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare and Total Overdose top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Days Gone.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2019Dev Bend Studio

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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to Days Gone is Tomb Raider — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare and Total Overdose follow close behind.

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The best sandbox games like Days Gone

9 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Days Gone. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

Tomb Raider
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSandbox 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 ranged combat, while skipping horror tension

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkSandbox WorldOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird 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: historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

Total Overdose
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB66· 3
Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

Infamous
ShooterTPS
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 survival mechanics

Infamous: Second Son
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB79· 15OC82· 79
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

Red Dead Revolver
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldThird PersonHistorical
IGDB66· 5
Year 2004Dev Capcom · Take-Two InteractiveOn PS4

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

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

Sleeping Dogs
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13
Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics, while skipping survival mechanics

True Crime: New York City
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB64· 3
Year 2005Dev Exakt Entertainment · Hands-On MobileOn PC

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

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox 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, while skipping adventure storytelling

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