Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Saints Row IV: Re-Elected down to the 18 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Saints Row IV, Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Saints Row IV: Re-Elected is Saints Row IV — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2 follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Saints Row IV: Re-Elected. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Saints Row IVClosest overall match

94

Saints Row IV

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird 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 third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat and loot and gear systems

Superpowers replace most of the driving: you sprint faster than cars and glide over buildings, which makes the open world trivial to cross and much more fun to move through. Combat is chaotic rather than precise. It reuses the previous game's city wholesale, and once you have full powers almost nothing offers resistance.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Visuals100Progression84

#2Watch DogsClosest on progression

87

Watch Dogs

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 50KIGDB81· 20OC79· 105

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping online features

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode88Setting65

Steam Epic Xbox

86

Watch Dogs 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 92KIGDB81· 21OC82· 136

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

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

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

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode88Setting65

Steam Epic Xbox

#4Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

82

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 7.7KRAWG👍 67%· 627MC82

Year 2009Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping co op

Its destruction system is the reason to play it — buildings collapse structurally rather than in scripted pieces, and the sledgehammer makes demolition a genuine tactic. Mars is drab and repetitive as a setting, missions recycle a small set of objectives, and the story is barely there. The physics carry almost the entire game.

Genre100Setting100World100Visuals100Progression75Combat69

#5Generation ZeroClosest on combat

78

Generation Zero

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 72%· 42KIGDB53· 12OC49· 65

Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Saints Row IV: Re-Elected: visuals and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Released 4 years after Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100Combat100World100Game mode89Setting39Progression34

#6Lost Planet 3

78

Lost Planet 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12

Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode86Setting84Progression66

78

Gears 5

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 71%· 24KIGDB88· 12OC85· 150

Year 2019Dev The Coalition · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Released 4 years after Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode80Progression64

#8Red Faction: Armageddon

78

Red Faction: Armageddon

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 5.0KIGDB75· 5

Year 2011Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping sandbox freedom

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Same studio: Volition.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode88Progression70Setting67

#9Destroy All Humans!

78

Destroy All Humans!

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 11KIGDB67· 11OC69· 13

Year 2020Dev Black Forest Games · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping co op

Where it drifts furthest from Saints Row IV: Re-Elected: game mode.

Released 5 years after Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Visuals100Progression71

#10Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

76

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill Tree

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB73· 6OC72· 147

Year 2023Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, strong narrative focus and crafting mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Saints Row IV: Re-Elected: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Released 8 years after Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression82World69

Steam Epic Xbox

#11Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

72

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 6.0KIGDB75· 10

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, procedural generation and stealth mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Saints Row IV: Re-Elected: combat and world.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode88Setting83Progression63World42

#12Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

72

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 77KIGDB85· 21OC85· 48

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Saints Row IV: Re-Elected: setting.

Genre100World100Visuals100Game mode88Progression83Combat54

#13HELLDIVERS™ 2

69

HELLDIVERS™ 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 1.1MRAWG👍 93%· 121

Year 2024Dev Arrowhead Game Studios · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~22hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping adventure storytelling

Digital Deluxe Edition Edition includes: ‘DP-53 Savior of the Free’ Armor Set. ‘Will of the People’ Cape. ‘MP-98 Knight’ Weapon. Super Citizen Status. Stratagem Hero Ship Game. ‘Steeled Veterans’ Premium Warbond. About the Game The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Released 9 years after Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression64World59Combat52

#14Serious Sam 4

67

Serious Sam 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 83%· 17KIGDB72· 9OC68· 105

Year 2020Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Saints Row IV: Re-Elected: visuals.

Released 5 years after Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode88Progression64World59

#15Agents of Mayhem

64

Agents of Mayhem

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 58%· 4.9KIGDB73· 19OC67· 131

Year 2017Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Saints Row IV: Re-Elected: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.

Same studio: Volition.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Progression73World68

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