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We filtered the 50 games similar to Red Dead Redemption down to the 31 that fit the “Adventure” category. Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne 3 and Dead Space top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Red Dead Redemption.

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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2010Dev Rockstar North

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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Red Dead Redemption is Red Dead Redemption — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Max Payne 3 and Dead Space follow close behind.

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The best adventure games like Red Dead Redemption

31 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Red Dead Redemption. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

Red Dead Redemption
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalHorrorExplorationThird Person3D
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB81· 4OC79· 62
Year 2023Dev Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting.

≠ Missing: procedural generation.

Max Payne 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkSandbox WorldThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB89· 12
Year 2012Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure and ranged combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Dead Space
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Grand Theft Auto Online
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB94· 1
Year 2014Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6
Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

Scarface: The World Is Yours
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB79· 4
Year 2006Dev Radical Entertainment · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Freelancer
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Digital Anvil · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

Condemned 2: Bloodshot
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
IGDB85· 5
Year 2008Dev Monolith Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Zombi
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 64%· 3.1KIGDB63· 5OC67· 39
Year 2015Dev Straight RightOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and roguelike runs, while skipping third-person shooting

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 81%· 2.2K
Year 1997Dev LucasArtsOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

Wii Play
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonFirst PersonIsometric
IGDB60· 1
Year 2006Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, sports simulation and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerExplorationThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB60· 6
Year 2007Dev High Impact Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExploration
Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175
Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, survival mechanics and puzzle design, while skipping third-person shooting

Metroid Prime Hunters
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerExplorationSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB87· 3
Year 2006Dev Nintendo Software Technology · Nintendo

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerExplorationSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB80· 2
Year 2004Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

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