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We filtered the 50 games similar to Grand Theft Auto III down to the 22 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition and Just Cause top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Grand Theft Auto III.

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Year 2001Dev DMA Design

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Within the “Third-person shooter” category, the closest game to Grand Theft Auto III is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition and Just Cause follow close behind.

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The best third-person shooter games like Grand Theft Auto III

22 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Grand Theft Auto III. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4
Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 14K
Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation

Just Cause
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 66%· 5.2KRAWG👍 48%· 446MC75IGDB60· 1
Year 2006Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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

Just Cause 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 51KRAWG👍 64%· 1.4KMC84IGDB85· 4
Year 2010Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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

Mafia II (Classic)
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
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 third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter

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

Mafia III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
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 third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, stealth mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
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, racing gameplay and shooter

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, stealth mechanics and co op, while skipping deep simulation

Saints Row 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 21KRAWG👍 64%· 897MC78IGDB81· 6
Year 2008Dev Volition · Deep SilverPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, co op and online features, while skipping deep simulation

Postal III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 46%· 6.1KIGDB10· 1
Year 2011Dev Running With Scissors · AkellaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ 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

Destroy All Humans!
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 11KIGDB67· 11OC69· 13
Year 2020Dev Black Forest Games · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Just Cause 4
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
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 third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting and co op, while skipping deep simulation

Grand Theft Auto IV
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 195KRAWG👍 96%· 103MC95
Year 2010Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 7.7KRAWG👍 67%· 627MC82
Year 2009Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
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 third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, stealth mechanics and combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation

Hitman 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB85· 16OC85· 196
Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, puzzle design and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

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