The Best Games Like GTA 5

The best game like GTA 5 is Red Dead Redemption 2 — made by the same studio, it delivers an even deeper open world and story, just swapping Los Santos for the Wild West. For a modern-city fix there’s Cyberpunk 2077 and Watch Dogs 2, while Saints Row is the most direct open-world crime sandbox of them all.

Here are the best games like GTA 5 — open-world crime sandboxes full of freedom, chaos and story — and which one to play while you wait for GTA 6.

Best games like GTA 5

Eight open-world games that capture GTA 5’s blend of freedom, crime and sandbox chaos.

How we picked them

GTA 5’s appeal is a living open world, a crime-driven story and near-total freedom to cause chaos. We ranked games that hit those notes. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the obvious number one — it’s Rockstar’s own open world, so the feel is almost identical. Cyberpunk 2077 and Watch Dogs 2 are the best modern-city alternatives, Saints Row is the closest pure crime sandbox, and Sleeping Dogs is the standout non-Rockstar pick. With GTA 6 on the way, these are the games to tide you over.

The top picks explained

Four games that best fill the GTA-shaped hole.

More open worlds and Rockstar picks? See our best GTA games, best Red Dead games and best open-world games guides.

Which one to play

Pick based on what you want from your next open world.

Games like GTA 5 FAQ