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We filtered the 50 games similar to Just Cause 3 down to the 25 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Saints Row, Watch Dogs and Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Just Cause 3.

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NarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios

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Within the “Third-person shooter” category, the closest game to Just Cause 3 is Saints Row — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Watch Dogs and Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell follow close behind.

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The best third-person shooter games like Just Cause 3

25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Just Cause 3. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

Saints Row
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen 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 skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

Watch Dogs
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen 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 stealth mechanics, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen 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: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and online features

Just Cause 4
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen 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: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Mafia III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen 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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping co op

Sunset Overdrive
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen 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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

Watch Dogs 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and setting scifi

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen 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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics

Saints Row: The Third
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 69KIGDB85· 10
Year 2011Dev Volition · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

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

Lost Planet 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12
Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, setting scifi and horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 67%· 9.4KIGDB69· 7
Year 2010Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen 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 ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping first-person shooting

Just Cause 2
ActionOpen 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

Grand Theft Auto IV
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

Saints Row IV
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 77KIGDB84· 14
Year 2013Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, setting scifi and online features, while skipping first-person shooting

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