6 Adventure games like Driver: San Francisco that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Driver: San Francisco down to the 6 that fit the “Adventure” category. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Need for Speed™ Most Wanted top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Driver: San Francisco.

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The best adventure games like Driver: San Francisco

6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Driver: San Francisco. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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: Liberty City Stories

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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Year 2005Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two Interactive

✓ Nearly identical: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom.

≠ Missing: visual first person.

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#2Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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Year 2006Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom.

≠ Missing: visual first person.

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#3Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 26KRAWG👍 92%· 1.8KMC83IGDB85· 15

Year 2005Dev Electronic Arts Canada · Electronic ArtsOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with competitive edge and PvP competition, while skipping sandbox freedom

GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB92· 4OC87· 146

Year 2025Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and offline, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#5Need for Speed™ Heat

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MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 148KRAWG👍 45%· 560MC73OC72· 119

Year 2019Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, strong narrative focus and co op, while skipping sandbox freedom

GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloMeleeCasualRelaxing2D

Steam👍 96%· 288

Year 2021Dev JW · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, vibe relaxing and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom

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Steam

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