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4 Games like Saints Row 2 on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Saints Row 2 down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Saints Row: The Third, Strange Brigade and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Saints Row 2.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2008Dev Volition

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Saints Row 2 is Saints Row: The Third — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Strange Brigade and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag follow close behind.

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The best games like Saints Row 2 on Nintendo Switch

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Saints Row 2. 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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Saints Row: The Third

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Saints Row: The Third
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2011Dev Volition · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

Genre puts it alongside Saints Row 2, and so does 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 and visuals: 2D presentation.

Same studio: Volition.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression85Combat67Visuals67
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Strange Brigade

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Strange Brigade
Closest on combat
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2018Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

The genre is the same as Saints Row 2’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and co-op play. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is world and progression: an isometric view.

Released 10 years after Saints Row 2.

Genre100Game mode100Combat68Visuals63Progression61World60
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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Closest on visuals
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Saints Row 2 does: 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 combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

Released 5 years after Saints Row 2.

Genre100World100Visuals100Game mode90Progression84Combat42
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2020Dev Purple Lamp Studios · HandyGamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

It comes from the same genre as Saints Row 2 and shares 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 world and progression — its own ground is precision platforming and a casual, approachable feel.

Released 12 years after Saints Row 2.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode73Combat66Progression63World62

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