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We filtered the 50 games similar to Watch Dogs down to the 43 that fit the “Shooter” category. Watch Dogs 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Saints Row 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 “Shooter” category, the closest game to Watch Dogs is Watch Dogs 2 — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Saints Row follow close behind.

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The best shooter games like Watch Dogs

43 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

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen 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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi

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: strong narrative focus.

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

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

≠ Missing: stealth mechanics.

Mafia III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23
Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Hitman 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB85· 16OC85· 196
Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping setting scifi

Just Cause 4
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 32KIGDB69· 15OC68· 134
Year 2018Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping stealth mechanics

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
ActionOpen World Action
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 18KIGDB79· 19OC75· 81
Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical and visual first person, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird 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: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and online features, while skipping stealth mechanics

Far Cry 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationSkill Tree
Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB90· 15
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, ranged combat and online features, while skipping third-person shooting

Rise of the Tomb Raider
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 152KIGDB87· 25OC86· 108
Year 2015Dev Crystal Dynamics · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, puzzle design and deep RPG systems, while skipping sandbox freedom

Far Cry 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 76%· 18KIGDB58· 6
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, survival mechanics and procedural generation, while skipping third-person shooting

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 first-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

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 86KIGDB80· 17OC80· 169
Year 2018Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

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