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We filtered the 44 games similar to Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars down to the 32 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Bully, LEGO Worlds and Goat Simulator top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure
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Year 2009Dev Rockstar Leeds

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is Bully — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. LEGO Worlds and Goat Simulator follow close behind.

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The best games like Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on PlayStation

32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Bully
Bully
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
IGDB92· 4
Year 2006Dev Rockstar New England · Take-Two InteractiveOn PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals0
LEGO Worlds
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 78%· 16KIGDB71· 6OC67· 69
Year 2017Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 8 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100Combat100World100Progression100Game mode70Visuals0
Goat Simulator
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 91%· 70KRAWG👍 41%· 1.2KMC62IGDB52· 11OC60· 47
Year 2014Dev Double Eleven · Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, vibe casual and co op, while skipping shooter

Goat Simulator is a game that mainly can be described as a crazy one. It does not have a specific story, and there is no central villain. It is illogical, besides there are lots of bugs.

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 5 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100Combat100World100Progression100Game mode50Visuals0
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Roblox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
Year 2006Dev Roblox CorporationOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, precision platforming and co op, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode71Visuals0
Kerbal Space Program
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 95%· 140KRAWG👍 84%· 408MC88IGDB87· 7OC81· 41
Year 2015Dev Squad · Private DivisionPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, punishing difficulty and setting space, while skipping shooter

How to build a spaceship capable of delivering a human crew into space - and return this crew back?

Released 6 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100World100Progression70Game mode55Visuals53
Grow Home
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCasual
Steam👍 92%· 5.6KIGDB78· 6OC76· 38
Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 6 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode55Visuals0
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 80%· 16KIGDB69· 27OC70· 103
Year 2016Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and fighting mechanics, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 7 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100World66Visuals0
#8LEGO Jurassic World
LEGO Jurassic World
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 11KIGDB73· 15OC71· 79
Year 2015Dev TT Games · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting scifi and offline, while skipping shooter

Released 6 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals71World61Game mode50
Farming Simulator 15
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 92%· 16KRAWG👍 71%· 68MC64IGDB50· 6OC57· 30
Year 2014Dev Giants Software · Focus Home InteractivePlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe relaxing, while skipping adventure storytelling

Special Offer About the GameWelcome to the new generation of Farming Simulator! With a brand new graphics and physics engine, Farming Simulator 15 offers an immense open world, filled with details and visual effects transporting the Farming Simulator franchise to a new era.

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 5 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100World100Progression78Game mode70Visuals0
Farming Simulator 17
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 93%· 26KRAWG👍 73%· 82MC69IGDB64· 7OC63· 33
Year 2016Dev Focus Home InteractivePlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

THE MOST COMPLETE FARMING SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE Take on the role of a modern farmer in Farming Simulator 17! Immerse yourself in a huge open world loaded with new content: new environment, vehicles, animals, crops and gameplay mechanics!

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 7 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100World100Game mode63Progression59Visuals0
The LEGO Movie Videogame
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB64· 10OC70· 42
Year 2014Dev TT Fusion · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, co op and offline, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 5 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode62World53Visuals0
Yooka-Laylee
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 75%· 5.4KIGDB70· 22OC72· 172
Year 2017Dev Playtonic · Team17On PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe casual, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 8 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100Combat100Progression100World63Game mode51Visuals0
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 90%· 48KIGDB82· 9OC82· 171
Year 2022Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting space, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 13 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100Combat100Progression100World63Game mode50Visuals0
A Hat in Time
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 98%· 53KRAWG👍 90%· 507MC77IGDB80· 10OC78· 89
Year 2017Dev Humble BundlePlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping shooter

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers.A little girl and her spaceshipIn A Hat in Time you play as a tiny space-travelling girl with a big tophat.

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Released 8 years after Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Genre100Combat100Progression100World54Game mode50Visuals0
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 83%· 2.0KIGDB75· 4
Year 2009Dev Traveller's Tales · LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and historical setting, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Progression100World52Game mode50Visuals0

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