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We filtered the 50 games similar to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition down to the 8 that fit the “PS5” category. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition, Control and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Control and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart follow close behind.

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The best games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition on PS5

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen 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, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition.

Same studio: Grove Street Games.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100
#2Control
Control
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183
Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, first-person shooting and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone88
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200
Year 2021Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100
High on Life
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 89%· 25KIGDB69· 5OC69· 92
Year 2022Dev Squanch GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100
Ghostwire: Tokyo
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208
Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Combat73
Far Cry: Primal
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113
Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ 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

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression68Combat57
Metro Exodus
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173
Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition: visuals.

Genre100Tone100World100Progression100Game mode81Combat56
Sonic Frontiers
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 28KIGDB72· 8OC71· 137
Year 2022Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression78Tone58

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