# Games like Grand Theft Auto III

> The closest matches to Grand Theft Auto III: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Mafia: Definitive Edition, and Saints Row: The Third. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Grand Theft Auto: Vice City](https://imho.run/games/12110/grand-theft-auto-vice-city) — Also Automobile Sim and Crime, like Grand Theft Auto III. 8,301 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12110/)
2. [Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas](https://imho.run/games/12120/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas) — A frequent pick in Grand Theft Auto III players' libraries, and another Action. 22,358 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12120/)
3. [Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/307690/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition) — Shares open world exploration and mission based progression with Grand Theft Auto III. 29,085 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307690/)
4. [Mafia: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/1030840/mafia-definitive-edition) — Shares mission based progression with Grand Theft Auto III. 27,996 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030840/)
5. [Saints Row: The Third](https://imho.run/games/55230/saints-row-the-third) — Also Crime and Third-Person Shooter, like Grand Theft Auto III. 18,932 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55230/)
6. [Just Cause™ 3](https://imho.run/games/225540/just-cause-3) — Shares vehicle combat and open world exploration with Grand Theft Auto III. 45,015 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225540/)
7. [Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/22370/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition) — Shares open world exploration with Grand Theft Auto III. 31,079 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22370/)
8. [Max Payne 3](https://imho.run/games/204100/max-payne-3) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Violent, like Grand Theft Auto III. 23,931 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204100/)
9. [Cyberpunk 2077](https://imho.run/games/1091500/cyberpunk-2077) — Shares vehicle combat with Grand Theft Auto III. 373,044 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/)
10. [The Sims™ 3](https://imho.run/games/47890/the-sims-3) — A frequent pick in Grand Theft Auto III players' libraries, and another Simulation. 20,341 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47890/)
11. [HITMAN World of Assassination](https://imho.run/games/1659040/hitman-world-of-assassination) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Violent, like Grand Theft Auto III. 27,894 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1659040/)
12. [American Fugitive](https://imho.run/games/934780/american-fugitive) — Also Crime and Driving, like Grand Theft Auto III. 682 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/934780/)
13. [Watch_Dogs™](https://imho.run/games/243470/watch-dogs) — Also Driving and Third-Person Shooter, like Grand Theft Auto III. 18,687 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243470/)
14. [The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt](https://imho.run/games/292030/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt) — Same atmospheric mood as Grand Theft Auto III. 234,915 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/292030/)
15. [Driver® Parallel Lines](https://imho.run/games/21780/driver-parallel-lines) — A frequent pick in Grand Theft Auto III players' libraries, and another Racing. 650 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21780/)
16. [Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®](https://imho.run/games/13570/tom-clancy-s-splinter-cell-chaos-theory) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Grand Theft Auto III. 3,614 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/13570/)
17. [Far Cry 3](https://imho.run/games/220240/far-cry-3) — Same dark mood as Grand Theft Auto III. 41,842 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220240/)
18. [DARK SOULS™ III](https://imho.run/games/374320/dark-souls-iii) — Same bleak mood as Grand Theft Auto III. 105,862 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374320/)
19. [Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/200260/batman-arkham-city-game-of-the-year-edition) — Shares open world exploration with Grand Theft Auto III. 25,745 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200260/)
20. [Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood](https://imho.run/games/48190/assassin-s-creed-brotherhood) — Same atmospheric mood as Grand Theft Auto III. 8,889 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48190/)
21. [Need for Speed Undercover](https://imho.run/games/17430/need-for-speed-undercover) — Also Automobile Sim and Driving, like Grand Theft Auto III. 2,459 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17430/)
22. [Gothic® 3](https://imho.run/games/39500/gothic-3) — A frequent pick in Grand Theft Auto III players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,001 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/39500/)
23. [Half-Life 2](https://imho.run/games/220/half-life-2) — Same atmospheric mood as Grand Theft Auto III. 88,441 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220/)
24. [Crysis® 3](https://imho.run/games/1282690/crysis-3) — Also Violent, like Grand Theft Auto III. 1,445 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282690/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=12100&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=12100&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=12100&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=12100
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/12100
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Grand Theft Auto III

Grand Theft Auto III is an action-adventure game released in 2008 by Rockstar Games as the first 3D entry in the series, pioneering third-person open-world crime sandbox gameplay. Players explore Liberty City through mission-based progression with checkpoint-restart mechanics, open-world exploration, a radio-station system, side-mission looping, and vehicle combat. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric city environment and how missions balance chaos with dark storytelling, while players describe the experience as bleak and immersive, noting its nostalgic gameplay and pioneering open-world design. The game has a challenging difficulty and long length designed for solo play with a sit-down session shape. It holds a Metacritic score of 93 and received 84% positive reviews from 4,551 Steam users, but is not supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 12100
- **Developer:** Rockstar Games
- **Publisher:** Rockstar Games
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 4, 2008
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 93
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12100/)
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