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More about this game →If Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 10 attributes. Crimson Desert comes closest (97/100).
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The closest game to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition is Crimson Desert — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Destroy All Humans! and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition follow close behind.
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Games like Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition
Games like Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition

Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
Racing

Mafia II: Definitive Edition
Adventure · shooter

Ghostwire: Tokyo
Adventure · Horror

Grand Theft Auto 2
shooter · FPS

Clutch
Racing · Simulation

Vangers
Racing · Adventure

Hatred
shooter · FPS

Hob
Adventure · Puzzle

Sonic Frontiers
Adventure · Platformer

Far Cry: Primal
Survival · shooter

Crash Time 3
Racing · Simulation

Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo
Adventure · Puzzle

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Adventure

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
shooter · FPS

Metro Exodus
shooter · FPS

Crazy Taxi
Racing · Sandbox

Sunset Overdrive
shooter · TPS

Just Cause 2
TPS · Adventure

Just Cause 4
Adventure · shooter

Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic
Adventure · Puzzle

The Darkness II
shooter · FPS

Crysis Warhead
shooter · FPS

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Adventure · Puzzle

Void Bastards
shooter · FPS

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
TPS · shooter

Lunnye Devitsy
Platformer · Metroidvania

POSTAL 2
Adventure · Sandbox

We Happy Few
Adventure · Survival

Gears 5
Adventure · shooter

Alone in the Dark
Adventure · Horror

Red Faction: Armageddon
shooter · TPS

Just Cause
TPS · Adventure

Serious Sam 4
shooter · FPS

Mafia III
Adventure · shooter

Need for Speed™
Racing · Simulation
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition?
- The closest game to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition is Crimson Desert, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, single-player focus and melee combat. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition?
- The three closest games to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition are: 1. Crimson Desert (97/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Destroy All Humans! (96/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition (95/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 10 dimensions.
- Is Destroy All Humans! similar to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition?
- Yes, very much so — Destroy All Humans! scores 96/100 similarity to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition. They share 9 attributes, including adventure storytelling and shooter. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What Shooter games are similar to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition?
- The best Shooter games similar to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition are Destroy All Humans!, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition, Control and High on Life. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition attributes like adventure storytelling, single-player focus and melee combat.
- How is similarity to Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition calculated?
- We compare Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.














