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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is hard to replace: few games combine third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and open world exploration in quite the same way. The NextGameLike team compared Grand Theft Auto: Vice City against over 6,700 titles across 16 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Mafia II (Classic), Just Cause 2 and Grand Theft Auto III lead the list, with Mafia II (Classic) reaching a 92/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Grand Theft Auto: Vice City special.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2002Dev Rockstar North

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The closest game to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is Mafia II (Classic) — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Just Cause 2 and Grand Theft Auto III follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

50 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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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Mafia II (Classic)

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Mafia II (Classic)
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 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. Its own ground is stealth mechanics and fantasy world.

Released 8 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Combat74
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Just Cause 2

90
NGL82
Just Cause 2
Closest on combat
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2010Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera.

Released 8 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100
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Grand Theft Auto III

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Grand Theft Auto III
Closest on tone
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2001Dev DMA Design · CapcomPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Grand Theft Auto: Vice City worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, 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 visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World100Progression100Game mode85
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Grand Theft Auto IV

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NGL90
Grand Theft Auto IV
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2010Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · PS · Xbox

The resemblance to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Its own ground is co-op play.

Released 8 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100
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Hitman 3

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NGL86
Hitman 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

The resemblance to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is combat: stealth mechanics.

Released 19 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100
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Just Cause

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NGL62
Just Cause
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2006Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What brings it close to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: procedural generation.

Released 4 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100World84
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Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

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NGL81
Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2009Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The resemblance to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with a sci-fi setting.

Released 7 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100
8

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

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NGL79
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

It shares the essentials of what Grand Theft Auto: Vice City does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with horror tension.

Released 19 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode85
9

Mafia III

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NGL61
Mafia III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

Released 14 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100
10

Saints Row 2

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NGL74
Saints Row 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2008Dev Volition · Deep SilverPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Grand Theft Auto: Vice City worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is co-op play.

Released 6 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Combat100World100Visuals100Progression71Game mode56
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Saints Row IV

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NGL87
Saints Row IV
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2013Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

It shares the essentials of what Grand Theft Auto: Vice City does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and progression — its own ground is co-op play and skill tree progression.

Released 11 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Combat100World100Visuals100Progression58Game mode55
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Just Cause 3

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NGL80
Just Cause 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

What brings it close to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, world and progression. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone — its own ground is first-person shooting and co-op play.

Released 13 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode88Combat75
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POSTAL 2

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NGL77
POSTAL 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2003Dev Running With ScissorsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

What brings it close to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone82
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Sunset Overdrive

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NGL86
Sunset Overdrive
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: co-op play and skill tree progression.

Released 12 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100World100Visuals100Combat77Tone74Game mode66
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Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

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NGL70
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2015Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

It shares the essentials of what Grand Theft Auto: Vice City does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is game mode: co-op play.

Released 13 years after Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Genre100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100Combat77

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