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We filtered the 50 games similar to Sleeping Dogs down to the 10 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Crackdown, True Crime: Streets of LA and Infamous: Second Son top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sleeping Dogs.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2012Dev United Front Games
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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to Sleeping Dogs is Crackdown — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. True Crime: Streets of LA and Infamous: Second Son follow close behind.

#1Crackdown87#2True Crime: Streets of LA91#3Infamous: Second Son97#4Total Overdose97#5True Crime: New York City97
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The best sandbox games like Sleeping Dogs

10 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sleeping Dogs. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Crackdown
87
iRank85
Crackdown
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB85· 2
Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and co op, while skipping action RPG combat

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Xbox
#2True Crime: Streets of LA
91
iRank74
True Crime: Streets of LA
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB74· 3
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#3Infamous: Second Son
97
iRank80
Infamous: Second Son
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB79· 15OC82· 79
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

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PS
#4Total Overdose
97
iRank66
Total Overdose
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB66· 3
Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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GOG
#5True Crime: New York City
97
iRank64
True Crime: New York City
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB64· 3
Year 2005Dev Exakt Entertainment · Hands-On MobileOn PC

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

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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#6Infamous
96
iRank86
Infamous
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB86· 8
Year 2009Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#7Infamous: First Light
96
iRank76
Infamous: First Light
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB76· 7OC76· 50
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

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PS
#8Days Gone
87
iRank83
Days Gone
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox 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, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

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SteamGOGEpic
#9Red Dead Revolver
86
iRank66
Red Dead Revolver
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldThird PersonMultiplayerHistorical
IGDB66· 5
Year 2004Dev Capcom · Take-Two InteractiveOn PS4

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

≠ Its own twist: historical setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

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XboxPS
#10Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
91
iRank71
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB71· 4
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

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Xbox

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