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We filtered the 50 games similar to Sunset Overdrive down to the 41 that fit the “Co-op” category. Saints Row, Need for Speed™ and Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sunset Overdrive.

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Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games

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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Sunset Overdrive is Saints Row — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Need for Speed™ and Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days follow close behind.

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The best co-op games like Sunset Overdrive

41 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sunset Overdrive. 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.

Saints Row
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 57%· 8.3KIGDB61· 4OC63· 160
Year 2022Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Missing: precision platforming.

Need for Speed™
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 69%· 28KRAWG👍 50%· 824MC66OC65· 78
Year 2015Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep simulation and visual first person, while skipping shooter

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 67%· 9.4KIGDB69· 7
Year 2010Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Saints Row: The Third
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationSkill TreeLootThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 69KIGDB85· 10
Year 2011Dev Volition · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, online features and visual 2d, while skipping precision platforming

LEGO® DC Super-Villains
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationSkill Tree
Steam👍 91%· 7.9KRAWG👍 66%· 155MC74OC74· 87
Year 2018Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: offline, while skipping shooter

Red Faction: Armageddon
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird 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: linear, story-driven structure and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

Grand Theft Auto IV
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 195KRAWG👍 96%· 103MC95
Year 2010Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping precision platforming

The Darkness II
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11
Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

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

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 75%· 9.7KIGDB64· 11OC67· 69
Year 2015Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and online features, while skipping precision platforming

Saints Row 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 21KRAWG👍 64%· 897MC78IGDB81· 6
Year 2008Dev Volition · Deep SilverPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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 precision platforming

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 5.6KIGDB71· 5
Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and offline, while skipping shooter

A Valley Without Wind
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationLoot
Steam👍 60%· 519RAWG👍 17%· 42MC54IGDB50· 1
Year 2012Dev Arcen GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping shooter

Just Cause 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 127KIGDB77· 19OC75· 109
Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6
Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

Strange Brigade
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB73· 12OC74· 93
Year 2018Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

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