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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mafia II (Classic) down to the 29 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Just Cause 2 and Just Cause top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mafia II (Classic).

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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Year 2010Dev 2K Czech

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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to Mafia II (Classic) is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Just Cause 2 and Just Cause follow close behind.

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The best sandbox games like Mafia II (Classic)

29 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.

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

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.

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

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

Grand Theft Auto III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 15KRAWG👍 86%· 1.6KMC93IGDB95· 2
Year 2001Dev DMA Design · CapcomPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual isometric, while skipping puzzle design

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen 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, racing gameplay and shooter

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Saints Row 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 21KRAWG👍 64%· 897MC78IGDB81· 6
Year 2008Dev Volition · Deep SilverPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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, while skipping puzzle design

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 14K
Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

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

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

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
ActionOpen World Action
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen 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 third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, combat tactical and setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

Watch Dogs
ActionOpen 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 first-person shooting, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping racing gameplay

Just Cause 4
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen 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: first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

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