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We filtered the 50 games similar to Far Cry down to the 4 that fit the “Mobile” category. Resident Evil Village, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Far Cry.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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HardcoreNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2004Dev Ubisoft

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Far Cry is Resident Evil Village — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City follow close behind.

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The best games like Far Cry on Mobile

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Far Cry. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Resident Evil Village

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Resident Evil Village
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Far Cry worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Released 17 years after Far Cry.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals100Progression40
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Closest on progression
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Held in common with Far Cry: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre100Combat100Progression100World78Game mode70Visuals70
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Shelved next to Far Cry for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sandbox world.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat85World63Tone36
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Grand Theft Auto III

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Grand Theft Auto III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Year 2001Dev DMA Design · CapcomPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Far Cry and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sandbox world.

Genre100Progression100Combat85World63Game mode54Tone33

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