28 Sandbox games like Saints Row that you should try

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping skill tree progression

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping skill tree progression

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and setting scifi

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping skill tree progression

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

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping co op

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, setting scifi and online features, while skipping first-person shooting

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and setting modern, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, ranged combat and online features, while skipping first-person shooting