If you’ve been having a good time rampaging over Los Santos and Blaine County but are becoming bored, it’s understandable that you’re looking for more games like GTA. Many people have been living in that world since 2013, and while Rockstar keeps on teasing us with GTA 6, we still have a long wait ahead of us. Meanwhile, there are plenty of other methods to satiate your cravings for a GTA-flavored substitute, and we’ve collected a list of our faves for you. Here are eleven GTA-like games to keep you entertained till we find out where Grand Theft Auto will take us next.
Red Dead Redemption 2
You can probably guess why this is here; after all, the GTA series and Red Dead Redemption are both made by the same studio. Red Dead Redemption 2 shares the same GTA’s values of the gameplay freedom that feels alive, a commitment to including even the smallest details, and morally ambiguous men and women doing morally ambiguous things. It would be an oversimplification to call Red Dead Redemption 2 “Grand Theft Auto with horses,” but if you’re in the mood for some GTA action, it’s absolutely worth checking out.
Just Cause 4
Just Cause 4 revels in new levels of anarchy, which it does by allowing you, the player, an absurd amount of flexibility. Check. Wingsuit: checked. If you like GTA 5’s physics, wait till you see what you can accomplish here. The only thing Just Cause 4 is lacking is the storytelling sophistication and mechanical polish of Rockstar’s flagship game, but it excels with its (literally) sky-high approach to choreographing mayhem on a massive scale.
Watch Dogs 2
Remember the Grand Theft Auto 5 quest “LifeInvader”? Watch Dogs 2 is almost the same, but on a much larger scale. Rockstar’s Silicon Valley satire still packs a little more punch than Ubisoft’s, but Watch Dogs 2 has enough of laughs for anyone who’s had to spend hours though an Apple keynote. And you get to use pool balls hooked to bungee cable as weapons – how cool is that?
Yakuza 0
Grand Theft Auto has long been praised for the way it brings cities to life, packing its virtual landscapes with dozens of side diversions to enjoy in addition to the main game. Yakuza 0 embraces this design principle and runs with it. Whereas Grand Theft Auto 5 includes tennis, yoga, and stock trading, Yakuza 0 includes karaoke, pool, arcades, wrestling, bowling, dance, gambling, and… um, awkwardly viewing some sexual content in the rear of a video store. As that last one attests, not all of the side diversions are elegantly designed, but the sheer volume and range of options is mind-boggling. Yakuza’s scale isn’t nearly as large as GTA’s, but what it lacks in number, it makes up for in (quirky, wacky) quality.
Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs, which became a surprising smash in 2012, marries the tropes of the open-world crime genre to the likes of martial arts and B-movie stunt action. The end effect looks and feels like a Grand Theft Auto game dressed up as a classic Bruce Lee film, and it’s wonderful. Unfortunately, while in the early stages of development the sequel, which reportedly contained a co-op campaign, was canceled, making Sleeping Dogs a rare gem that deserves more recognition for the novel ideas it introduced. The game was even re-released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2014, so there’s no reason to leave Sleeping Dogs on the shelf any longer (sorry).
Mafia 3
There is yet to be a Grand Theft Auto game that does not involve some sort of involvement with the Mafia, which naturally leaves 2K’s Mafia series as a logical starting point for open-world enthusiasts with a penchant for organized crime. Mafia 3’s most recent release from Hangar 13, is more akin to Rockstar, with a concentration on side things to do and a story centered on a war veteran attempting to escape the chasing demons of his past life. The meaty, slow-burning plot is as much influenced by The Godfather and Goodfellas as it is Grand Theft Auto, and it’s written so well that you’ll forget you’re playing a video game and not watching a Scorsese film.
READ NEXT
For more such interesting article like this, app/softwares, games, Gadget Reviews, comparisons, troubleshooting guides, listicles, and tips & tricks related to Windows, Android, iOS, and macOS, follow us on Google News, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest.