21 Sandbox games like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition that you should try

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, ranged combat and visual isometric, while skipping horror tension

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping horror tension

✓ 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 horror tension

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

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping horror tension

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping horror tension

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping horror tension

✓ 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 racing gameplay

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping shooter

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, first-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, co op and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping racing gameplay