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Games like Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

If Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark, epic and grim. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is a 2010 action package bundling the two narrative expansions to Grand Theft Auto IV without requiring the base game. Developed by Rockstar North and Toronto, it adds biker-gang management, nightclub heists, parachute-jumping, vehicle-damage, and witness-protection missions to the series' open-world formula. Players and reviewers describe the two separate storylines as offering an immersive and dark experience that expands Liberty City with new weapons, vehicles, and high-stakes missions, while bike-racing and biker-gang warfare feel distinct from the main campaign. The collection holds a 70% positive rating from over 2,900 Steam reviews.

About Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City: Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.

2010ActionWindowsby Rockstar North / Toronto
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City — Steam game cover
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Biker gang warfare feels distinct from main gameNew weapons and vehicles enhance chaosNightclub heists and high stakes missionsDarkEpicGrim

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  1. Grand Theft Auto III

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Top pick for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.

    2008ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Second-strongest match for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.

    2008ActionAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Third-strongest match for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez all have one thing in common - they live in the worst city in America. Liberty City worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.

    2020ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Ranked #4 for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Play solo or in up to 10-player multiplayer co-op! Flashing Lights is an open world police, firefighting and EMS simulator game with plenty of opportunity for role-play or more relaxed fun with friends. Become the law or save lives! Discover leagues of player-created mods!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Mafia II (Classic)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Ranked #5 for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...

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    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Ranked #6 for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    You were the fastest wheelman on the street. You were a legend. You were money. Until they set you up and sent you down. Twenty-eight years inside for someone else's crime. Now you're getting out. Guess what? You got a new job, it's called getting revenge.

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  7. Enforcer: Police Crime Action

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Ranked #7 for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    A new breed of Police Simulator, Enforcer demands you show exceptional bravery in the line of duty while under pressure and enemy gunfire.

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  8. Saints Row: The Third

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Ranked #8 for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

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  1. Red Dead Redemption

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

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  2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

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    Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.

    2008ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.

    2008ActionAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mafia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    Reviewers of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

    It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

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  5. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

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    Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation.

    2010RacingDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Max Payne 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a grim mood with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

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    No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.

    2012Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    WHY THIS

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Frequently asked about Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

Does Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City are Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition.
Who developed Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City?
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City was developed by Rockstar North / Toronto and published by Rockstar Games.

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