8 Games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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.

It shares the essentials of what Grand Theft Auto: Vice City does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on tone: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

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.

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, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: tactical combat and a first-person view.

On paper it is what Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, 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 world — its own ground is a first-person view.

It comes from the same genre as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is an isometric view.

If Grand Theft Auto: Vice City worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and tone — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

The thread back to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City runs through 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 visuals: 2D presentation.