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

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NarrativeSolo
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment

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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to True Crime: Streets of LA is Sleeping Dogs — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. Crackdown and Infamous follow close behind.

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The best sandbox games like True Crime: Streets of LA

10 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to True Crime: Streets of LA. 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.

Sleeping Dogs
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13
Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and loot and gear systems, while skipping racing gameplay

Crackdown
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB85· 2
Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

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 racing gameplay

Infamous: First Light
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird 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, while skipping racing gameplay

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: racing gameplay.

Infamous: Second Son
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird 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, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping racing gameplay

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: racing gameplay.

Tomb Raider
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 265KRAWG👍 86%· 4.1KMC86IGDB85· 14OC84· 50
Year 2013Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and survival mechanics, while skipping racing gameplay

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB71· 4
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom.

≠ Missing: racing gameplay.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Pandemic Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping racing gameplay

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