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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to POSTAL 2 is Just Cause 2 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition and Just Cause follow close behind.

#1Just Cause 297 #2Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition97 #3Just Cause96 #4Grand Theft Auto: Vice City96 #5Grand Theft Auto IV94

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22 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to POSTAL 2. 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.

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Just Cause 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen 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 adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

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

#2Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

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Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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: shooter, sandbox freedom and adventure storytelling

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

96

Just Cause

GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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 adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, racing gameplay and procedural generation, while skipping first-person shooting

#4Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

96

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkOpen 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 adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, racing gameplay and puzzle design, while skipping first-person shooting

#5Grand Theft Auto IV

94

Grand Theft Auto IV

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen 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, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and co op, while skipping first-person shooting

91

Postal III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird 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 sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

#7Grand Theft Auto III

91

Grand Theft Auto III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen 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: adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, deep simulation and racing gameplay, while skipping first-person shooting

91

Crysis 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 5.6KIGDB74· 12

Year 2013Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

90

Clutch

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 252MC51IGDB80· 1

Year 2009Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep simulation and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

#10Saints Row 2

89

Saints Row 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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: adventure storytelling, shooter and sandbox freedom

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

#11Driver Parallel Lines

89

Driver Parallel Lines

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 1.5KRAWG👍 64%· 106MC61IGDB66· 3

Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay and third-person shooting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#12Resident Evil Village

89

Resident Evil Village

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

#13Saints Row IV

89

Saints Row IV

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen 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 sandbox freedom

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

89

RAGE

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 18KRAWG👍 52%· 834MC79IGDB81· 10

Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and horror tension, while skipping sandbox freedom

89

Down To One

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 40%· 2.1K

Year 2016Dev Gadget GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, battle royale tension and PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

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Ghostwire: Tokyo

Adventure · Horror

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Adventure · Racing

Mafia II (Classic)

Mafia II (Classic)

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Far Cry: Primal

Far Cry: Primal

Survival · Shooter

Far Cry

Far Cry

FPS · Shooter

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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Supraland Six Inches Under

Puzzle · Platformer

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