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We filtered the 50 games similar to Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon down to the 38 that fit the “Xbox” category. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Amnesia: The Bunker and Mafia III top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

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The best games like Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon on Xbox

38 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Metal Gear Solid V: Ground ZeroesClosest overall match

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Steam👍 85%· 18KIGDB79· 19OC75· 81

Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, combat tactical and visual third person, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: setting.

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#2Amnesia: The BunkerClosest on combat

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Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: setting and tone.

Released 10 years after Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

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Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23

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

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, racing gameplay and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

New Bordeaux and its period soundtrack are exceptional, and the story handles race and its era with more seriousness than the genre usually manages. Driving feels heavy and right. The structure undercuts all of it — the same racket-clearing loop repeats across every district, and the mission variety runs out long before the map does.

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

Released 3 years after Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

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#4Watch DogsClosest on setting

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Steam👍 79%· 50KIGDB81· 20OC79· 105

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

Same studio: Ubisoft Montreal.

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Steam👍 83%· 92KIGDB81· 21OC82· 136

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: visuals and game mode.

Same studio: Ubisoft Montreal.

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#6Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6

Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

The largest of the PS2-era entries by a distance: three cities, countryside between them, and systems the series never repeated — stat training, gang territory, vehicle variety from bikes to planes. It is also the most uneven. Mission difficulty spikes without warning, and the RPG-ish stat grind sits oddly against the pace of everything else.

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: game mode.

It predates Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB85· 16OC85· 196

Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: visuals.

Released 8 years after Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

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Steam👍 84%· 127KIGDB77· 19OC75· 109

Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: visuals.

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Steam👍 62%· 32KIGDB69· 15OC68· 134

Year 2018Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and co op, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

Released 5 years after Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

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Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

Released 6 years after Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

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#11Mafia II (Classic)

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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 adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, racing gameplay and puzzle design, while skipping first-person shooting

A tightly linear crime story set in a 1940s and 50s American city, more interested in Vito's decade than in filling a map with icons — the world is a backdrop for the narrative, not a checklist. The writing and period detail are why people still recommend it. This original SKU is the problem: it is a 32-bit build that crashes and stutters badly on current Windows, and the Definitive Edition exists.

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: setting and visuals.

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#12Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

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Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB87· 22

Year 2017Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: setting and tone.

Released 4 years after Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

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Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: setting.

Same studio: Ubisoft Montreal.

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Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and roguelike runs, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

Released 5 years after Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

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Steam👍 75%· 34KIGDB72· 11OC73· 146

Year 2019Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

Same studio: Ubisoft Montreal.

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