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5 Games like Just Cause on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Just Cause down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition, Destroy All Humans! and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Just Cause.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2006Dev Avalanche Studios

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Just Cause is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Destroy All Humans! and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter follow close behind.

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The best games like Just Cause on Nintendo Switch

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Just Cause. 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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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

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

Its point of contact with Just Cause is 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 combat — its own ground is horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 15 years after Just Cause.

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Destroy All Humans!

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Destroy All Humans!
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2020Dev Black Forest Games · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Held in common with Just Cause: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sci-fi setting.

Released 14 years after Just Cause.

Genre100Progression100Visuals100Game mode85World79Combat68
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Closest on game mode
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

The genre is the same as Just Cause’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. 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.

Released 10 years after Just Cause.

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Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry

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Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft QuébecOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

If Just Cause worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and world: this one brings stealth mechanics.

Released 7 years after Just Cause.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100World52Combat47
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Sonic Frontiers

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Sonic Frontiers
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2022Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

On paper it is what Just Cause is — open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and world: this one brings 2D presentation.

Released 16 years after Just Cause.

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