8 Sandbox games like Red Dead Redemption 2 that you should try

Same family as Red Dead Redemption 2: exploration and discovery, a sandbox world, and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: online features.

It shares the essentials of what Red Dead Redemption 2 does: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a medieval setting.

What brings it close to Red Dead Redemption 2 is dark, oppressive atmosphere, 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 single-player focus. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is horror setting.

What brings it close to Red Dead Redemption 2 is open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, world and progression. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a medieval setting.

It shares the essentials of what Red Dead Redemption 2 does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sandbox world and melee combat. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings fantasy world.

Shelved next to Red Dead Redemption 2 for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is tactical combat and a medieval setting.

The genre is the same as Red Dead Redemption 2’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sandbox world and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings horror setting and skill tree progression.

It comes from the same genre as Red Dead Redemption 2 and shares a sandbox world, ranged combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is action RPG combat.