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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mafia III down to the 25 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Hitman 3 and Mafia II (Classic) top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mafia III.

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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to Mafia III is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Hitman 3 and Mafia II (Classic) follow close behind.

#1Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas89 #2Hitman 395 #3Mafia II (Classic)93 #4Grand Theft Auto: Vice City93 #5Just Cause 292

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The best sandbox games like Mafia III

25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mafia III. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

89

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen 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 ranged combat, co op and visual first person

Steam Epic Xbox

95

Hitman 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkSandbox 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 puzzle design and combat tactical, while skipping racing gameplay

Steam Epic Xbox

#3Mafia II (Classic)

93

Mafia II (Classic)

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 58KRAWG👍 88%· 2.2KMC77IGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping first-person shooting

#4Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

93

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen 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 puzzle design and ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

92

Just Cause 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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 ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

91

Watch Dogs 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen 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 setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

Steam Epic Xbox

#7Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

91

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen 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 and horror setting, while skipping first-person shooting

91

Just Cause

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen 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 and ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

90

Just Cause 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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 co op, while skipping racing gameplay

#10Grand Theft Auto III

89

Grand Theft Auto III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen 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, ranged combat and visual isometric, while skipping first-person shooting

89

Watch Dogs

GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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 setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

Steam Epic Xbox

#12Just Cause 4

89

Just Cause 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen 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: co op, while skipping racing gameplay

#13Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

89

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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 first-person shooting

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

89

Postal III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 46%· 6.1KIGDB10· 1

Year 2011Dev Running With Scissors · AkellaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, ranged combat and horror setting, while skipping racing gameplay

#15Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

88

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen 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: horror setting, co op and online features, while skipping racing gameplay

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