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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Saboteur down to the 10 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Assassin's Creed III Remastered and Infamous: Festival of Blood top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Saboteur.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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Year 2009Dev Pandemic Studios

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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to The Saboteur is Assassin's Creed III: Liberation — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Assassin's Creed III Remastered and Infamous: Festival of Blood follow close behind.

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

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 54%· 3.2KIGDB69· 6
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Milan · Ubisoft Entertainment

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping shooter

Assassin's Creed III Remastered
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 63%· 15KIGDB80· 1OC69· 47
Year 2019Dev Ubisoft Barcelona · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Infamous: Festival of Blood
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB75· 4
Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 2.4KRAWG👍 92%· 24
Year 2016Dev BlackMark Studio · AkellaPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Prototype
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8
Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, precision platforming and survival mechanics, while skipping shooter

UOS Prototype
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8
Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, precision platforming and survival mechanics, while skipping shooter

Yakuza 4
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB80· 6
Year 2010Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, sports simulation and deep simulation, while skipping shooter

Shenmue
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Sega AM2 · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep simulation and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

Gravity Rush
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB82· 7
Year 2012Dev SCE Japan Studio · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom.

≠ Missing: shooter.

MadWorld
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSandbox WorldThird PersonDarkHorror
IGDB75· 5
Year 2009Dev PlatinumGames · Spike

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and sandbox world

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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