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We filtered the 50 games similar to POSTAL 2 down to the 40 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Just Cause 2, Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition and Just Cause top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to POSTAL 2.

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The best multiplayer games like POSTAL 2

40 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.

#1Just Cause 2

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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

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#2Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

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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

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

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#4Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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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

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#5Grand Theft Auto IV

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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

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#6Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen 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: first-person shooting.

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

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#8Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 954

Year 1998Dev Stainless Games Ltd. · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 92%· 491IGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev DMA Design · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

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#11Resident Evil Village

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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

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

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#13Mafia III

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen 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 first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat

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#14RAGE

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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

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#15Down To One

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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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