18 Ranged games like Grand Theft Auto III that you should try

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Nearly identical: racing gameplay, third-person shooting and shooter.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, first-person shooting and horror setting, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, multiplayer gameplay and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

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

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Same family of open-world action games: third-person shooting, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and first-person shooting, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

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