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We filtered the 50 games similar to Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days down to the 24 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Gears 5, Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell and Lost Planet 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.

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Within the “Third-person shooter” category, the closest game to Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is Gears 5 — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell and Lost Planet 3 follow close behind.

#1Gears 596 #2Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell95 #3Lost Planet 394 #4Saints Row94 #5Red Faction: Armageddon94

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The best third-person shooter games like Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

24 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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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Gears 5

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 71%· 24KIGDB88· 12OC85· 150

Year 2019Dev The Coalition · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and offline

#2Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

95

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen 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: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and horror setting

#3Lost Planet 3

94

Lost Planet 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

94

Saints Row

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen 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 sandbox freedom, sandbox world and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Steam Epic Xbox

#5Red Faction: Armageddon

94

Red Faction: Armageddon

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 5.0KIGDB75· 5

Year 2011Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, setting scifi and horror setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

#6Strange Brigade

94

Strange Brigade

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB73· 12OC74· 93

Year 2018Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting

Steam PS Nintendo

#7Sunset Overdrive

94

Sunset Overdrive

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen 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, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping strong narrative focus

#8Shadow of the Tomb Raider

93

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen 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, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics

92

Just Cause 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen 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 sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#10Just Cause 4

91

Just Cause 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen 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: sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

#11Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

90

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen 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, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

Steam Epic Xbox

#12Saints Row: The Third

90

Saints Row: The Third

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen 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, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping strong narrative focus

#13Watch Dogs 2

90

Watch Dogs 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen 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 sandbox freedom, sandbox world and stealth mechanics

Steam Epic Xbox

#14Sniper Elite 4

89

Sniper Elite 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 62KIGDB76· 19OC78· 133

Year 2017Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

89

Mafia III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen 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, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping co op

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