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We filtered the 50 games similar to Grand Theft Auto down to the 50 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition, Just Cause 2 and Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Grand Theft Auto.

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Year 1997Dev DMA Design
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Within the “Multiplayer” category, the closest game to Grand Theft Auto is Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Just Cause 2 and Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition follow close behind.

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50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Grand Theft Auto. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 91%· 474
Year 2016Dev Avalanche Software · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world.

≠ Missing: racing gameplay.

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

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and racing gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, ranged combat and visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 90%· 7.7KRAWG👍 67%· 627MC82
Year 2009Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

Crash Time 3
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 85%· 652
Year 2009Dev Synetic · Kalypso MediaPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

Need for Speed™
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationTop-Down
Steam👍 69%· 28KRAWG👍 50%· 824MC66OC65· 78
Year 2015Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, co op and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Just Cause
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 66%· 5.2KRAWG👍 48%· 446MC75IGDB60· 1
Year 2006Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and racing gameplay

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, procedural generation and ranged combat, while skipping punishing difficulty

Saints Row
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 57%· 8.3KIGDB61· 4OC63· 160
Year 2022Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

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

Crysis Warhead
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 86%· 4.1KIGDB77· 3
Year 2008Dev Crytek Budapest · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, stealth mechanics and combat tactical, while skipping racing gameplay

Grand Theft Auto 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationIsometric2DTop-Down
Steam👍 92%· 491IGDB70· 1
Year 1999Dev DMA Design · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, racing gameplay and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and free to play, while skipping sandbox freedom

Just Cause 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 84%· 127KIGDB77· 19OC75· 109
Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping racing gameplay

Trailmakers
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 92%· 36KRAWG👍 59%· 70OC69· 5
Year 2020Dev FlashbulbPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and setting space, while skipping shooter

Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 88%· 954
Year 1998Dev Stainless Games Ltd. · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing racing gameplay, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 80%· 14KIGDB67· 8OC65· 41
Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping racing gameplay

Toy Story 3: The Video Game
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 71%· 2.0KIGDB73· 6
Year 2010Dev Avalanche Software · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping racing gameplay

LEGO® DC Super-Villains
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 91%· 7.9KRAWG👍 66%· 155MC74OC74· 87
Year 2018Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: offline, co op and skill tree progression, while skipping racing gameplay

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