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10 Games like Watch Dogs on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Watch Dogs down to the 10 that fit the “PS5” category. Saints Row, Hitman 3 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Watch Dogs.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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NarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Watch Dogs is Saints Row — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Hitman 3 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider follow close behind.

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The best games like Watch Dogs on PS5

10 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Watch Dogs. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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

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Saints Row
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2022Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If Watch Dogs worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and co-op play, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on combat.

Released 8 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Combat57
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Hitman 3

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NGL86
Hitman 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Held in common with Watch Dogs: strong narrative focus, a sandbox world and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 7 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100World100Visuals100Combat82Progression72Game mode70
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Closest on combat
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2018Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

If Watch Dogs 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 co-op play. They part company on setting and world: this one brings historical setting.

Released 4 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Progression74Tone73
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Generation Zero

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NGL62
Generation Zero
Closest on tone
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExploration
Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

If Watch Dogs worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: post-apocalyptic world and base building.

Released 5 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Combat56Progression34
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Far Cry 6

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Far Cry 6
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationSkill Tree
Year 2021Dev Ubisoft Toronto · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It comes from the same genre as Watch Dogs and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a contemporary setting and crafting mechanics.

Released 7 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100Tone100World100Game mode76Progression62Combat56
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

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NGL75
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Closest on setting
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill Tree
Year 2023Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

On paper it is what Watch Dogs is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a first-person view.

Released 9 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100Tone100Progression82Game mode81World71Setting65
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Far Cry New Dawn

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NGL74
Far Cry New Dawn
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Year 2019Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

The genre is the same as Watch Dogs’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and a first-person view.

Same studio: Ubisoft Montreal.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode86Progression78World73
8

Metro Exodus

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NGL87
Metro Exodus
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

The genre is the same as Watch Dogs’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world.

Released 5 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100Combat100Progression77World71Game mode67Tone56
9

Deathloop

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NGL82
Deathloop
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-Fi
Year 2021Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

The genre is the same as Watch Dogs’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a sci-fi setting. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is procedural generation and PvP competition.

Released 7 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100Combat90Tone73Setting63Game mode61World55
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

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NGL82
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldThird Person
Year 2021Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

The genre is the same as Watch Dogs’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 setting and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and tactical combat.

Released 7 years after Watch Dogs.

Genre100Game mode100World70Visuals66Tone60Combat41

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