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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is hard to replace: few games combine racing gameplay, sandbox world and melee combat in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 10 gameplay attributes and found 52 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Burnout Paradise, Midnight Club 2 and Driver: San Francisco lead the list, with Burnout Paradise reaching a 100/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories special.

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Year 2005Dev Rockstar Leeds

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The closest game to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is Burnout Paradise — scoring 100/100 on our similarity scale. Midnight Club 2 and Driver: San Francisco follow close behind.

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52 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Burnout Paradise
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB93· 4
Year 2008Dev Criterion Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Midnight Club 2
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 994RAWG👍 60%· 122MC81IGDB85· 4
Year 2003Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Driver: San Francisco
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 75%· 2.0KIGDB82· 6
Year 2011Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual first person

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB73· 2
Year 2006Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom.

Carmageddon TDR 2000
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloMeleeThird PersonDark
Steam👍 74%· 482
Year 2000Dev Torus Games · Xicat InteractiveOn PC

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Forza Horizon
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB82· 8
Year 2012Dev Playground Games · Microsoft Studios

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Mario Kart DS
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonDark
IGDB90· 2
Year 2005Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1 · Nintendo

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Burnout Revenge
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB91· 4
Year 2005Dev Criterion Games · Electronic Arts

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Dirt Showdown
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloMeleeThird PersonOffline
Steam👍 80%· 3.8KIGDB75· 10
Year 2012Dev Codemasters Southam · Virtual ProgrammingOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, offline and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Metal Drift
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 62%· 144IGDB70· 1
Year 2009Dev Black Jacket StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

Dirt 3
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB86· 7
Year 2011Dev Codemasters Southam · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

MotorStorm
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB85· 4
Year 2006Dev Evolution Studios · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

FlatOut 2
SportsRacingArcade Racing
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonOffline
Steam👍 96%· 21KRAWG👍 94%· 650MC76IGDB83· 4
Year 2006Dev Bugbear Entertainment · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, vibe casual and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

Insane 2
SportsRacingArcade Racing
MultiplayerSoloMeleeOffline
Steam👍 83%· 648RAWG👍 42%· 24
Year 2011Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories?
The closest game to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is Burnout Paradise, scoring 100/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories?
The three closest games to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories are: 1. Burnout Paradise (100/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Midnight Club 2 (100/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Driver: San Francisco (100/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 52 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Midnight Club 2 similar to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories?
Yes, very much so — Midnight Club 2 scores 100/100 similarity to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. They share 8 attributes, including racing gameplay and sandbox freedom. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Racing games are similar to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories?
The best Racing games similar to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories are Burnout Paradise, Midnight Club 2, Driver: San Francisco and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. All share the Racing genre alongside other key Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories attributes like racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories calculated?
We compare Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 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: Liberty City Stories experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.