It would be oversimplifying the experience to call Red Dead Redemption 2 "Grand Theft Auto with horses", but it's well worth checking out if you're in a GTA sort of mood. The result was a lacklustre effort that garnered a cult following for two games, but failed to stand apart. That all changed with Saints Row: The Third, which looked at how grim and serious GTA games were getting, said, "f that," and went balls-to-the-wall silly. This is a game where your gang is so famous and beloved that the opening mission has you robbing a bank dressed in novelty costumes of Lots of GTA-likes get bogged down in being self-serious, while Saints Row is content to just be as silly as it possibly can be.
True it's a bit of an older game, but it's backwards compatible on Xbox One and was ported to Nintendo Switch in , so you have an excellent excuse to revisit the Saints.
Just Cause 4 delights in unprecedented levels of chaos, and it accomplishes this by giving you, the player, a ridiculous amount of freedom. Wingsuit: check. Grappling hook: check.
The ability to surf on cars as a massive tornado lifts them into the air: double-check. If you were amused by the ragdoll physics of GTA 5 , just wait till you see what you can achieve in The Republic of Medici. Watch Dogs 2 is essentially that, but blown up to the scale of an entire game. And hey, you get to use pool balls attached to bungee cord as a weapon - that's pretty sweet.
Grand Theft Auto has always been celebrated for the way it brings cities to life, cramming its virtual worlds with dozens of side activities to enjoy outside of the main campaign. Yakuza 0 takes this design philosophy and goes to town on it. Where Grand Theft Auto 5 has tennis, yoga and stock brokering, Yakuza 0 offers up karaoke, pool, arcades, wrestling, bowling, dancing, gambling and… uh, awkwardly viewing some explicit material in the back of a video store.
As that last one can attest to, not all of the side activities are tastefully made, but the sheer volume and diversity of things to do is staggering.
The scale isn't nearly as expansive as GTA, but what Yakuza lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quirky, offbeat quality.
Very much sticking to its name by turning into a sleeper hit back in , Sleeping Dogs brings the likes of martial arts and B-movie stunt action to the conventions of the open-world crime genre. Sadly the sequel, which apparently included a co-op campaign, got canned while still in the early stages of development, making Sleeping Dogs a rare gem that deserves more appreciation for the new ideas it brought to the table.
These games come across as more grounded than the GTA series and its ilk, but you can easily see the echoes of titles like San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto 4 shining through their design.
If not, press them further and see if they break. These interrogations will determine your success. You can do more action-oriented random missions painstakingly placed everywhere in this s recreated Los Angeles. Whatever you come across in this game, will be well worth getting into.
From wild chases in treacherous streets to being a hero and stopping an on-going robbery, there are intriguing quests galore. Developed and published by Square Enix, Just Cause 4 is the latest entry into this open-world action-adventure franchise. JC4 has the hooks of every open-world game. It has gotten weirder but smarter with the tools it gives its players, prodding you to be creative and come out with new and innovative ways to wreak havoc.
It provides you every chance to defy psychics rules. Be absurd and the game will reward you for it. Set in a fictional tropical country of South America, Just Cause 4 features the biggest and deadliest map in the history of this franchise. Your job is to eliminate a faction called Black Hand who has taken over this whole country. Divided into four regions with different terrains, every area comes with its own set of challenges.
Each of these areas has its own set of gangs running operations. Take them down, liberate that area, and move on to the next. Go crazy with all the weapon combinations.
See which one works best for you, and then come back for some more. The only thing missing here is co-op and multiplayer. Imagine how amazing it will be to bring a few friends with you and have them as your partner-in-crime. Here is hoping that 5 th iteration is a complete package, whenever it comes out. While Yakuza 0 has already been mentioned above in this listicles, its only fitting to mention other games in the series, especially with the recent re-releases of this iconic Playstation action franchise across PC and Xbox.
A fascinating amalgamation of heavy-handed Japanese crime sagas and light-hearted mini-games, the Yakuza series is not your typical humdrum action-adventure. Even though harassing people and robbing them are two mainstays, this series places more emphasis on its wacky side-content—something you should consider engaging in. As you'll find out, life as a Yakuza can be hard, even if you happen to be one of the most skilled fighters capable of handling oodles of plebs.
This action-brawler can be daunting to get into, especially if you're new to the series. Take your time. It's going to be a long haul, but one you'll love. Staying true to the series' trademark freedom in gameplay and choices, Watch Dogs: Legion offers a whole new dystopian London to dabble in.
This time around, however. Except, the number of protagonists is not limited to 3. You can pick and choose any inhabitant of London to be your next soldier in a never-ending tussle with corrupt bodies of the city.
The lack of any depth to this new mechanic, however, falls flat after a while. The loop of picking a random person, doing a personal favor for them missions , and eventually having them join the ranks gets repetitive. As of the time of writing, however, Ubisoft has come to the fore, improving every aspect of this game with constant updates and fixes.
Since the initial launch, tonnes of single-player and co-op missions have been released, including 2 enjoyable DLCs. Legion has its flaws. From its bland, AI-generated dialogues to canned animations, there are improvements to be made. One can't deny, however, that Watch Dogs Legion is a wildly ambitious game. Simulating an entire population is no easy feat, so even a floundering attempt should be applauded.
Hitman series might not be an open-world shoot-em-up like the GTA series, but if you're looking for the unbridled freedom the latter offers, the rebooted Hitman series should be right up your alley. You play as Agent 47, a bald, menacing killer, who knows how to dispatch his targets, even in large gatherings, and then disappear in thin air.
Primed for stealth-action, you can go all guns blazing if action-oriented gameplay is your preference, but if you're not sneaking around and devising plans to covertly take out your targets, you're missing the point. Treat its multiple maps as a trial and error playground. With a plethora of options at your disposal, no playthrough will be the same as the last one. Go with different load-outs, approach targets differently, and see where things lead you.
If things get hairy, Agent 47 is no slouch in heavy-handed combat, either. This is not a game you play for the story anyway. At this point, the consulted story doesn't make much sense as the closest allies turn on each other, only to reconcile again. As long you're not expecting a grandiose storyline with meaningful choices, you'll love what Hitman's eccentricity brings to the table. Loosely connected with the titular movie franchise, Mad Max is still an undiscovered gem. While the 's blockbuster release movie was a critical hit, the video game release was somewhat overlooked.
A glance at its trailers would suggest that it's just another generic movie-to-game adaptation—a desperate attempt to grab more eyeballs, milking the blockbuster franchise dry.
I personally was reasonably skeptical, but my preconceived notions were proved wrong in the first few hours. Despite generously borrowing most of its gameplay elements from other popular franchises Batman series , Mad Max does enough on its own to deserve a place in this listicle.
Its punchy melee combat is robust and reactive. Md Max is at its best when you're surrounded by a bunch of about-to-be-beaten-to-the-pulp deformed psychos. If you've played the Batman series before, Mad Max's combat will feel familiar. Also, Max has his trusty sawn-off Antique gauge ready when things get a little rough. Of course, that thing blows heads off gruesomely—something Batman wouldn't endorse.
Despite its unfulfilled and rushed ending, thanks to the developer's tussle with Konami the publisher , Phantom Pain still remains one of the best sandbox stealth action adventure to grace the last generation of consoles PS4 and Xbox One and PCs. If you're not a die-heard fan of the franchise, it's best not to get too much into its convulted storylines-a long-running overarching plot even the veterans have hard time making sense of. Kojima, the mastermind helming the franchise, has a panchant for delivering movie-esque, story-heavy blockbusters, something that often muddles with an otherwise smooth gameplay.
Despite being well-produced, I found cutscenses to be a bit intrusive, especially when I had to endure them back to back. All its shortcomings are, however, mitigated with a metaculously crafted stealth-oriented gameplay.
Go all guns blazing if that's what you want, but taking a stealthy approach is always more fun and creative. With an assortment of tools at your disposal, it's pretty tempting to try different things out to satiate the morbid curiosity. Light the enemy on fire, sneak behind them with the help of a cardbox, or simply distract them by hurling a rock in their vicinity; its your game.
Approach it your way. If you're looking for games like GTA, skip the first 2 antiquated entries of the franchise. Start with the third one-a staple entry in this iconic franchise. Since it launched back in , you'll likey want to install a few mods before giving it a shot.
Thanks to an active modding community, Fallout 3 is still thriving, even after being over a decade old. Once you've had your way with it, move on to Fallout:New Vegas , a spin-off that takes you to a near-future irradiated New Vegas. Thanks to the nuclear bombings, everything has been decimated. Surprisingly, New Vegas still remains a mostly-unaffected city. Don't worry; the outskirts of the city is in rough shape.
You'll come across ramshackled homes, outlaws, bandits, addicts, and nightmarish creatures to keep your trigger-happy hands busy. Unfortunately, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, the two recent entries, are not as riveting as its predecessors. Former is billed as a story-driven adventure with consequences for your choices, which is untrue. The shared world is not your alone anymore. Its difficult to take an NPC's dialogues and qieates seriously when others players are simultaneously completing the same quest.
With numerous updates and patches and expansions, 76 is barely up to the par. This list includes plenty of games with action-packed missions and cinematic cutscenes.
But if I've missed any other games like GTA , let me know in the comments section!
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