Best Games Like Grand Theft Auto (Series) Top Open World & Action Games like Grand Theft Auto (Series)

Grand Theft Auto is described as 'Experience action-adventure gameplay in open-world settings, with missions and side activities set in cities reflecting American locales' and is a very popular Open World Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Grand Theft Auto for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Xbox, Playstation and Android apps. The best Grand Theft Auto alternative is Saints Row. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Gangstar or San Andreas Multiplayer. Other Grand Theft Auto like games are Sleeping Dogs, Mafia, Watch Dogs and Just Cause.

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  1. Saints Row icon

    Saints Row

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    Saints Row is an action-adventure video game series created by Volition and published by Deep Silver, that tells the story of a gang called the Third Street Saints; the title comes from the name of the district of the gang's home territory.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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    • Xbox
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    Comments about Saints Row as an Alternative to Grand Theft Auto
    Buster_Blue
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    5

    Less serious than grand theft auto, with a bigger emphasis on being wacky.

    Mano
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    This is likely what GTA would look like if making the game fun was R*'s top priority. SR2 can be kinda clunky, but it's the closest "GTA Clone". Meanwhile, SR3 goes balls to the wall with all the cliches.

    Guest
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    0

    the same mission system and same open world, customization etc.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Saints Row is a great Grand Theft Auto alternative.

    • Saints Row is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Grand Theft Auto.

    • Saints Row is the most popular commercial alternative to Grand Theft Auto.

    • Saints Row is Paid and ProprietaryGrand Theft Auto is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Sleeping Dogs

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    Sleeping Dogs is an open world action-adventure video game. The player controls Wei Shen, a Chinese-American police officer, as he goes undercover to infiltrate the Sun On Yee Triad organization. The player character has the ability to walk, run, jump, climb over obstacles and...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    Mafia

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    Mafia is a series of action-adventure video games developed by 2K Czech (formerly Illusion Softworks) with the third installment by Hangar 13, and published by 2K Games.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    • Almost everyone thinks Mafia is a great Grand Theft Auto alternative.

    • Mafia is the most popular Mac alternative to Grand Theft Auto.

    • Mafia is Paid and ProprietaryGrand Theft Auto is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Gangstar

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    Gangstar is an open world action/adventure game series developed by Gameloft. The game is about a gangster who explores cities looking for money, power, and occupation of other gangs.

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • HP webOS
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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    • Almost everyone thinks Gangstar is a great Grand Theft Auto alternative.

    • Gangstar is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Grand Theft Auto.

    • Gangstar is the most popular free alternative to Grand Theft Auto.

    • Gangstar is Freemium and ProprietaryGrand Theft Auto is Paid and Proprietary
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    Watch Dogs

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    In Watch Dogs, enter the world of hacker Aiden Pearce who can use the high-tech city of Chicago as a weapon. Available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Wii U.

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    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Uplay
    • Xbox
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    Guest
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    it is like gta but you are a hacker trying to make the world a better place

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Watch Dogs is a great Grand Theft Auto alternative.

    • Watch Dogs is Paid and ProprietaryGrand Theft Auto is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Just Cause

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    The orders are simple: Hunt down and execute a rogue agent that has stolen top-secret intelligence and millions in Agency cash. For agent Rico Rodriguez, the mission is anything but routine. The target is Tom Sheldon, Rico’s former commanding officer, mentor and friend; a...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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    Cyberpunk 2077

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    Cyberpunk 2077 is an ambitious RPG for mature audiences.The game is being developed by CD Projekt RED, developers of the video game The Witcher, in association with the Cyberpunk Pen & Paper system author, Mike Pondsmith.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Stadia
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    Cypress Test
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    It's kind of similar in it's AAA feel. But Cyberpunk feels a bit more serious and more story driven.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    fuck off
    Positive
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    its not really similar to gta but it's good !

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    • Almost everyone thinks Cyberpunk 2077 is a great Grand Theft Auto alternative.

    • Cyberpunk 2077 is Paid and ProprietaryGrand Theft Auto is also Paid and Proprietary
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    San Andreas Multiplayer

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    SA-MP is a free Massively Multiplayer Online game mod for the PC version of Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (tm).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    OpenRW

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    OpenRW is an open source re-implementation of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto III, a classic 3D action game first published in 2001.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Grand Theft Auto (Series)
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    • Most users think OpenRW is a great Grand Theft Auto alternative.

    • OpenRW is the most popular Open Source alternative to Grand Theft Auto.

    • OpenRW is Free and Open SourceGrand Theft Auto is Paid and Proprietary
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    Retro City Rampage DX

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    A throwback to the '80s and 90's and especially to the original Grand Theft Auto game, Retro City Rampage™ DX is a fast-paced arcade game of carjacking in an 8-bit open world.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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    • Xbox
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    Multi Theft Auto

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    Multi Theft Auto is a game engine that adds full network multiplayer functionality to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto game series, in which this functionality is not originally found.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Grand Theft Auto (Series)
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