What is the best game similar to Saints Row?

The closest game to Saints Row is Red Faction: Guerrilla, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Saints Row?

The three closest games to Saints Row are: 1. Red Faction: Guerrilla (97/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (95/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Days Gone (95/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Saints Row's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 9 dimensions.

Is Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare similar to Saints Row?

Yes, very much so — Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare scores 95/100 similarity to Saints Row. They share 8 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Saints Row?

The best Shooter games similar to Saints Row are Red Faction: Guerrilla, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Days Gone and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Saints Row attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Saints Row calculated?

We compare Saints Row against every game in our catalog using 9 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 Saints Row experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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If Saints Row left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooter, open world exploration and single-player focus — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 9 attributes. Red Faction: Guerrilla comes closest (97/100).

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Top games similar to Saints Row

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Saints Row. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Red Faction: Guerrilla

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB82· 6

Year 2009Dev Reactor Zero · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

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#2Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB90· 4

Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and sandbox world, while skipping racing gameplay

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#3Days Gone

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183

Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping racing gameplay

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Steam GOG Epic

#4Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonStealthFantasy

IGDB93· 25OC93· 148

Year 2016Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping racing gameplay

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#5Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

iRank93

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonTactical

IGDB93· 4

Year 2006Dev Darkworks · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and combat tactical, while skipping racing gameplay

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#6The Last of Us

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonStealthMelee

IGDB92· 13

Year 2013Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping racing gameplay

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#7Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonMeleeHistorical

IGDB87· 22OC85· 143

Year 2017Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping racing gameplay

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#8Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonMeleeDark

Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7

Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping racing gameplay

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Steam Xbox

#9Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB70· 5

Year 2008Dev Pandemic Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and stealth mechanics, while skipping racing gameplay

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#10Stranglehold

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird Person

IGDB80· 4

Year 2007Dev Midway Chicago · MidwayOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: racing gameplay.

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GOG

#11Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

iRank93

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonStealth

Steam👍 96%· 22KIGDB92· 6OC90· 188

Year 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping racing gameplay

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Steam Epic PS

#12Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerSoloThird PersonMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5

Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, survival mechanics and first-person shooting, while skipping racing gameplay

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB78· 4

Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.5 · Nintendo

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

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Nintendo

#14Jak II

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB90· 1

Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

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#15Deadly Premonition

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonNarrative

IGDB89· 1

Year 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

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

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Xbox

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