30 Sandbox games like Just Cause 2 that you should try

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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

≠ Its own twist: co op, online features and skill tree progression

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping third-person shooting

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

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

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, co op and online features, while skipping racing gameplay

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping racing gameplay