Grand Theft Auto (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Open World Games

The best Open World Game alternative to Grand Theft Auto is Saints Row. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Gangstar or San Andreas Multiplayer. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Grand Theft Auto and 16 are Open World Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Open World Game alternatives to Grand Theft Auto are Sleeping Dogs, Watch Dogs, Just Cause and Retro City Rampage DX.

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    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.

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    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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    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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    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)
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • HP webOS
    • Blackberry
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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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    • Pay once
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    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
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    • 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...

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    • Pay once
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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).

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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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.

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    • Pay once
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Android
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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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Grand Theft Auto (Series)
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    Yakuza

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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  12. The Simpsons: Hit & Run icon

    The Simpsons: Hit & Run

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    The Simpsons: Hit & Run is a 2003 action-adventure game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games. It is based on the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, and is the twenty-second installment in the Simpsons series of video games.

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    • Pay once
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    • Windows
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    Tokyo 42

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    Tokyo 42 lets you take to the streets of a vibrant, hand-crafted micro world as an assassin. Experience the color and beauty of this mini Tokyo from a breathtaking, isometric perspective that smoothly spins at your command to give you the clearest view of the action as you use...

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    • Pay once
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    PostureQ1
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    Tokyo 42 and Grand Theft Auto 5 are in completely different game genres.

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    • Most users think Tokyo 42 is a great Grand Theft Auto alternative.

    • Tokyo 42 is Paid and ProprietaryGrand Theft Auto is also Paid and Proprietary
  14. Homefront: The Revolution icon

    Homefront: The Revolution

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    Experience an open-world shooter in Philadelphia, leading a Resistance movement against superior forces. Engage in guerrilla warfare, ambushes, sabotage, and deception. Features both single player and Co-Op gameplay, turning Occupation into full-blown Revolution with oppressed civilians taking up arms.

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    • Pay once
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