Similar Action Games
Every one of the 85 Action Games we have a similar-games list for, sorted by subgenre. Find the one you played, open its list and you get the games that play most like it, ranked, with the reason for each. The obscure ones are here too — that is the point.
Similar Open-World Action Games
40 games
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy2013
Games like Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Grand Theft Auto IV2010
Games like Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas2004
Games like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City2002
Games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Just Cause 22010
Games like Just Cause 2
Far Cry® 52018
Games like Far Cry® 5
Mafia II (Classic)2010
Games like Mafia II (Classic)
Halo Infinite2021
Games like Halo Infinite
Saints Row 22008
Games like Saints Row 2
Grand Theft Auto III2001
Games like Grand Theft Auto III
Ori and the Will of the Wisps2020
Games like Ori and the Will of the Wisps
POSTAL 22003
Games like POSTAL 2
Resident Evil Village2021
Games like Resident Evil Village
Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition2009
Games like Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
RAGE2011
Games like RAGE
Bully: Scholarship Edition2008
Games like Bully: Scholarship Edition
Battlefield: Bad Company 22010
Games like Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Just Cause2006
Games like Just Cause
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City2009
Games like Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Need for Speed™ Payback2017
Games like Need for Speed™ Payback
Need for Speed™2015
Games like Need for Speed™
Far Cry2004
Games like Far Cry
Mini Ninjas2009
Games like Mini Ninjas
Hunt: Showdown 18962018
Games like Hunt: Showdown 1896
Far Cry 32012
Games like Far Cry 3
Crash Time 22008
Games like Crash Time 2
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag2013
Games like Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered2020
Games like Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
LEGO® DC Super-Villains2018
Games like LEGO® DC Super-Villains
LEGO® DC Heroes & Villains Bundle2018
Games like LEGO® DC Heroes & Villains Bundle
Descenders2019
Games like Descenders
Rise of the Tomb Raider2015
Games like Rise of the Tomb Raider
Trailmakers2020
Games like Trailmakers
Far Cry 42014
Games like Far Cry 4
Watch Dogs2014
Games like Watch Dogs
Control2019
Games like Control
HELLDIVERS™ 22024
Games like HELLDIVERS™ 2
Battlefield 12016
Games like Battlefield 1
A Valley Without Wind2012
Games like A Valley Without Wind
Crysis2007
Games like Crysis
Similar Stealth Games
23 games
Dishonored2012
Games like Dishonored
Hitman: Blood Money2006
Games like Hitman: Blood Money
Mark of the Ninja2012
Games like Mark of the Ninja
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun2016
Games like Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin2002
Games like Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Codename 472000
Games like Hitman: Codename 47
Assassin's Creed II2009
Games like Assassin's Creed II
Gunpoint2013
Games like Gunpoint
Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition2008
Games like Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory2005
Games like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell2002
Games like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines1998
Games like Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Desperados III2020
Games like Desperados III
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin2003
Games like Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent2006
Games like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty1999
Games like Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Aragami2016
Games like Aragami
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood2010
Games like Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed III2012
Games like Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed Revelations2011
Games like Assassin's Creed Revelations
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain2015
Games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Assassin's Creed Syndicate2015
Games like Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Death to Spies2007
Games like Death to Spies
Similar Hack and Slash Games
15 games
Castle Crashers®2008
Games like Castle Crashers®
Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack2008
Games like Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy2003
Games like STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Shank2010
Games like Shank
Zeno Clash2009
Games like Zeno Clash
Hammerfight2009
Games like Hammerfight
One Finger Death Punch2013
Games like One Finger Death Punch
Overgrowth2017
Games like Overgrowth
Sacred Citadel2013
Games like Sacred Citadel
Zeno Clash 22013
Games like Zeno Clash 2
Alien Shooter2003
Games like Alien Shooter
DeathSpank2010
Games like DeathSpank
Streets of Rage 21992
Games like Streets of Rage 2
BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)2020
Games like BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)
Kung Fu Strike - The Warrior's Rise2012
Games like Kung Fu Strike - The Warrior's Rise
Similar Immersive Sim Games
7 games
Arma 32013
Games like Arma 3
Thief: Deadly Shadows2004
Games like Thief: Deadly Shadows
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising2009
Games like Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Squad2020
Games like Squad
Imperium Romanum Gold Edition2011
Games like Imperium Romanum Gold Edition
Teardown2022
Games like Teardown
America's Army 32009
Games like America's Army 3
Rankings of the best Action Games, by subgenre
Not all Action Games play alike, and sometimes you know exactly which flavour you are after. Each subgenre has its own ranking of the best in that style — open the one that sounds like you and skip sifting through the rest.
Just want the best Action Games?
If you would rather not go through all 85, there is the short version: the 20 Action Games rated highest by players and critics, in order, with a line on why each one is there. It is where anyone new to the genre should start.
🏆 The 20 Best Action Games of All Time (2026)