26 Ranged games like Grand Theft Auto IV that you should try

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, racing gameplay 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 racing gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay and puzzle design, while skipping co op

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

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, online features and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

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

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, online features and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay and procedural generation, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, puzzle design and stealth mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, survival mechanics and battle royale tension, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping sandbox freedom

✓ 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