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We filtered the 50 games similar to Hitman 3 down to the 27 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Mafia III, Mafia II (Classic) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hitman 3.

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Year 2021Dev IO Interactive

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Within the “Third-person shooter” category, the closest game to Hitman 3 is Mafia III — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Mafia II (Classic) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City follow close behind.

#1Mafia III95 #2Mafia II (Classic)92 #3Grand Theft Auto: Vice City90 #4Watch Dogs 290 #5Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas89

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The best third-person shooter games like Hitman 3

27 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hitman 3. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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.

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Mafia III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23

Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

#2Mafia II (Classic)

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Mafia II (Classic)

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen 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 racing gameplay, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping first-person shooting

#3Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

90

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4

Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

90

Watch Dogs 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 92KIGDB81· 21OC82· 136

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Steam Epic Xbox

#5Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

89

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6

Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, ranged combat and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Steam Epic Xbox

#6Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

89

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloStealthMeleeTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 18KIGDB79· 19OC75· 81

Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

87

Watch Dogs

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 50KIGDB81· 20OC79· 105

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Steam Epic Xbox

#8Shadow of the Tomb Raider

87

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 86KIGDB80· 17OC80· 169

Year 2018Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and shooter

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, historical setting and co op, while skipping sandbox freedom

85

Just Cause 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

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 third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with co op, while skipping puzzle design

#10Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

84

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 9.7KIGDB64· 11OC67· 69

Year 2015Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: horror setting, co op and online features, while skipping puzzle design

84

Postal III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 46%· 6.1KIGDB10· 1

Year 2011Dev Running With Scissors · AkellaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

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

#12Just Cause 4

83

Just Cause 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 32KIGDB69· 15OC68· 134

Year 2018Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: co op, while skipping puzzle design

83

Saints Row

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 8.3KIGDB61· 4OC63· 160

Year 2022Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with co op and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

Steam Epic Xbox

#14Sunset Overdrive

83

Sunset Overdrive

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB82· 16OC83· 89

Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, post-apocalyptic world and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

#15Just Cause 2

89

Just Cause 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 51KRAWG👍 64%· 1.4KMC84IGDB85· 4

Year 2010Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

Complete list of third-person shooter games like Hitman 3

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Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

Third-person shooter · Shooter

Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV

Adventure · Third-person shooter

Just Cause

Just Cause

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Sniper Elite 4

Sniper Elite 4

Shooter · Adventure

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

Shooter · Adventure

Grand Theft Auto III

Grand Theft Auto III

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Destroy All Humans!

Destroy All Humans!

Adventure · Shooter

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

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Lost Planet 3

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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