6 Puzzle games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City that you should try

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.

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.

The genre is the same as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Genre puts it alongside Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and world: this one brings a first-person view.

The genre is the same as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and tone: a casual, approachable feel.

On paper it is what Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is an isometric view.