What is the best game similar to Postal III?

The closest game to Postal III is Grand Theft Auto III, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 13 gameplay attributes, including third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Postal III?

The three closest games to Postal III are: 1. Grand Theft Auto III (97/100, 13 shared attributes) 2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (95/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Driver Parallel Lines (96/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Postal III's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 17 dimensions.

Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City similar to Postal III?

Yes, very much so — Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores 95/100 similarity to Postal III. They share 13 attributes, including third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What FPS games are similar to Postal III?

The best FPS games similar to Postal III are Ghostwire: Tokyo, Resident Evil Village, POSTAL 2 and Far Cry: Primal. All share the FPS genre alongside other key Postal III attributes like third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter.

How is similarity to Postal III calculated?

We compare Postal III against every game in our catalog using 17 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Postal III experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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If Postal III left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 17 attributes. Grand Theft Auto III comes closest (97/100).

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Top games similar to Postal III

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Postal III. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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 III

iRank89

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen 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, racing gameplay and visual isometric, while skipping first-person shooting

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#2Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

iRank93

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen 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 racing gameplay, puzzle design and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping first-person shooting

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#3Driver Parallel Lines

iRank74

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: third-person shooting, shooter and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, while skipping first-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208

Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping third-person shooting

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#5Bully: Scholarship Edition

iRank82

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 41KRAWG👍 86%· 765MC72IGDB80· 3

Year 2008Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, while skipping first-person shooting

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#6Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

iRank79

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationThird 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: racing gameplay, while skipping first-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedOpen 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 racing gameplay and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping first-person shooting

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#8Resident Evil Village

iRank90

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

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

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping third-person shooting

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#9Grand Theft Auto IV

iRank90

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen 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 multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping first-person shooting

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#10Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

iRank91

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 91%· 474

Year 2016Dev Avalanche Software · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, while skipping first-person shooting

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#11POSTAL 2

iRank77

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 133KRAWG👍 75%· 1.1KMC59IGDB59· 4

Year 2003Dev Running With ScissorsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, while skipping third-person shooting

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#12Clutch

iRank69

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird 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 post-apocalyptic world, while skipping first-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and stealth mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

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#14Control

iRank85

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#15Amnesia: The Bunker

iRank87

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and shooter

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping third-person shooting

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Complete list of Postal III alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Postal III, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Adventure

Vangers

Racing · Adventure

Just Cause

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Adventure · Racing

Supraland Six Inches Under

Puzzle · Platformer

Destroy All Humans!

Adventure · Shooter

High on Life

Shooter · FPS

Crimson Desert

Adventure

Hatred

Shooter · FPS

Mafia II (Classic)

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Just Cause 4

Adventure · Shooter

Metro Exodus

Shooter · FPS

Hitman 3

Adventure · Shooter

I Am Your Beast

FPS · Shooter

I Am Alive

Survival · Adventure

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Adventure · Shooter

Crazy Taxi

Racing · Sandbox

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

Third-person shooter · Shooter

Grand Theft Auto 2

Shooter · FPS

Mini Ninjas

Adventure · Platformer

The Darkness II

Shooter · FPS

We Happy Few

Adventure · Survival

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Shooter · FPS

Mafia III

Adventure · Shooter

Sonic Frontiers

Adventure · Platformer

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Shooter · FPS

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Adventure · Puzzle

Crash Time 3

Racing · Simulation

Hob

Adventure · Puzzle

Saints Row 2

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Void Bastards

Shooter · FPS

Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

Adventure · Puzzle

Alone in the Dark

Adventure · Horror

Agents of Mayhem

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Postal III?: The closest game to Postal III is Grand Theft Auto III, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 13 gameplay attributes, including third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Postal III?: The three closest games to Postal III are: 1. Grand Theft Auto III (97/100, 13 shared attributes) 2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (95/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Driver Parallel Lines (96/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Postal III's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 17 dimensions.
Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City similar to Postal III?: Yes, very much so — Grand Theft Auto: Vice City scores 95/100 similarity to Postal III. They share 13 attributes, including third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What FPS games are similar to Postal III?: The best FPS games similar to Postal III are Ghostwire: Tokyo, Resident Evil Village, POSTAL 2 and Far Cry: Primal. All share the FPS genre alongside other key Postal III attributes like third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter.
How is similarity to Postal III calculated?: We compare Postal III against every game in our catalog using 17 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Postal III experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.