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We filtered the 50 games similar to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City down to the 20 that fit the “Ranged” category. Just Cause 2, Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition and Just Cause top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2002Dev Rockstar North

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is Just Cause 2 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition and Just Cause follow close behind.

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The best ranged games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

20 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. 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.

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

✓ Nearly identical: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen 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, while skipping racing gameplay

Just Cause
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen 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, while skipping puzzle design

POSTAL 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 97%· 133KRAWG👍 75%· 1.1KMC59IGDB59· 4
Year 2003Dev Running With ScissorsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ 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

Grand Theft Auto IV
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen 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 co op, while skipping racing gameplay

Grand Theft Auto III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 15KRAWG👍 86%· 1.6KMC93IGDB95· 2
Year 2001Dev DMA Design · CapcomPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and visual isometric, while skipping puzzle design

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 racing gameplay

Driver Parallel Lines
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 1.5KRAWG👍 64%· 106MC61IGDB66· 3
Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: racing gameplay, third-person shooting and shooter.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Mafia II (Classic)
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen 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 stealth mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Ghostwire: Tokyo
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen 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 horror setting, while skipping third-person shooting

Clutch
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 252MC51IGDB80· 1
Year 2009Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, horror setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

Crysis 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 85%· 5.6KIGDB74· 12
Year 2013Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ 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

Resident Evil Village
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216
Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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

Far Cry: Primal
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen 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

RAGE
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 18KRAWG👍 52%· 834MC79IGDB81· 10
Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, deep RPG systems and horror tension, while skipping third-person shooting

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