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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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Year 2010Dev 2K Czech

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Within the “Multiplayer” category, the closest game to Mafia II (Classic) is Just Cause 2 — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry and Far Cry 2 follow close behind.

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The best multiplayer games like Mafia II (Classic)

42 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mafia II (Classic). Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

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

✓ Nearly identical: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 3.0KIGDB75· 2OC75· 19
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft QuébecOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration.

≠ Missing: third-person shooting.

Far Cry 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 76%· 18KIGDB58· 6
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, roguelike runs and survival mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

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

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

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation, while skipping puzzle design

Mafia III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen 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: first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalFantasyExploration
Steam👍 87%· 4.9KIGDB79· 7
Year 2009Dev TechlandOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping stealth mechanics

Hitman 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB85· 16OC85· 196
Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping racing gameplay

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: third-person shooting.

Grand Theft Auto IV
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen 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 co op, while skipping racing gameplay

Crysis Warhead
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
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, combat tactical and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

Just Cause 3
ActionOpen 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 first-person shooting and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen 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 setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

Far Cry 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB90· 15
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, survival mechanics and co op, while skipping third-person shooting

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 77KIGDB85· 21OC85· 48
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, co op and loot and gear systems, while skipping third-person shooting

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