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We filtered the 50 games similar to Watch Dogs down to the 20 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Watch Dogs 2, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Watch Dogs.

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NarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Watch Dogs is Watch Dogs 2 — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Watch Dogs

20 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Watch Dogs. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

Watch Dogs 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiCyberpunkExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 92KIGDB81· 21OC82· 136
Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiCyberpunkExploration
Steam👍 88%· 19KIGDB83· 15
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 77KIGDB85· 21OC85· 48
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting, fantasy world and loot and gear systems, while skipping shooter

Crysis
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 80%· 13KIGDB85· 3
Year 2007Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 70%· 6.0KIGDB75· 10
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation, combat tactical and ranged combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

Lost Planet 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12
Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension and horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Generation Zero
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 72%· 42KIGDB53· 12OC49· 65
Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror tension and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

Saints Row IV
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 77KIGDB84· 14
Year 2013Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, online features and loot and gear systems, while skipping first-person shooting

Crysis Warhead
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 4.1KIGDB77· 3
Year 2008Dev Crytek Budapest · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, historical setting and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill Tree
Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB73· 6OC72· 147
Year 2023Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: online features, crafting mechanics and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 7.7KRAWG👍 67%· 627MC82
Year 2009Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 132KRAWG👍 93%· 453OC87· 87
Year 2020Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping shooter

Gears 5
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 71%· 24KIGDB88· 12OC85· 150
Year 2019Dev The Coalition · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and offline, while skipping sandbox freedom

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB70· 3
Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, fantasy world and offline, while skipping shooter

Deathloop
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-Fi
Steam👍 76%· 30KIGDB90· 10OC88· 212
Year 2021Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation, while skipping third-person shooting

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