Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Red Dead Redemption 2 (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Red Dead Redemption 2 on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Mafia III, which both open world, story-rich and atmospheric.
- Red Dead Redemption 2 is tagged Open World, Story Rich, Western, Adventure, Multiplayer, Action, Realistic, Singleplayer by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
The games like Red Dead Redemption 2 on a map
Compare the whole catalogueThe same 24 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.
24 games have both
Axes are fitted to these 24 games rather than the full 0 to 100 scale, because a filtered list shares a narrow band and would otherwise sit in one corner. End values are marked. A point on the left edge is the lowest of thesegames, not a low score.
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Mobile
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Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
All 24, closest first
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Mafia III
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Shooter; released around the same time (2016).
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III at a glance Released 2016 Studio Aspyr Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,036 Price $29.99 Story RichThird PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterMatureSandboxGore
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Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,063 Price $29.99 Story RichThird PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterMatureSandboxGore
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Third Person, Shooter and Sandbox.
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,890 Price $8.99 Third PersonShooterSandboxGreat SoundtrackGoreFirst-PersonFPSThird-Person Shooter
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Fallout: New Vegas
Why it matched: both open world, western, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, First-Person and FPS.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Fallout: New Vegas at a glance Released 2010 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 261,194 Price $9.99 Story RichFirst-PersonFPSWesternSandboxShooterThird Person
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Fallout 4
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2015).
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Fallout 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 428,604 Price $19.99 ShooterFirst-PersonStory RichFPSSandboxGreat SoundtrackThird PersonThird-Person Shooter
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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Why it matched: both open world, western, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Western, FPS and Third Person.
You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath at a glance Released 2005 Studio Oddworld Inhabitants Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,817 Price $9.99 WesternFPSThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterStory RichFirst-Person
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Red Dead Redemption
Why it matched: both open world, western, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Western, Story Rich and Third-Person Shooter.
Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.
Red Dead Redemption at a glance Released 2010 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 21,331 Price $49.99 WesternStory RichThird-Person ShooterGreat SoundtrackShooterThird PersonGore
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Watch Dogs 2
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Shooter and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
Watch Dogs 2 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Romania Player sentiment 82% positive of 101,471 Price $49.99 Third PersonShooterThird-Person ShooterMatureStory RichSandboxFPS
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2015).
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at a glance Released 2015 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 107,873 Price $19.99 Story RichThird PersonGreat SoundtrackHorsesThird-Person ShooterShooterSandbox
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Red Dead Online
Why it matched: both open world, western and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Western, Horses and Realistic; released around the same time (2020).
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America. Chase down bounties, battle outlaw gangs and other players, hunt, fish and trade, search for exotic treasures, run Moonshine, and much more to discover in a world of astounding depth and detail.
Red Dead Online at a glance Released 2020 Studio Rockstar Games Player sentiment 83% positive of 69,381 Price $19.99 WesternHorsesRealisticShooterThird-Person ShooterStory RichFirst-PersonGore
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Watch_Dogs 2
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Shooter and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
Watch_Dogs 2 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Player sentiment 82% positive of 101,514 Price $49.99 Third PersonShooterThird-Person ShooterMatureStory RichSandboxFPS
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Just Cause 4 Reloaded
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Sandbox, Third-Person Shooter and Shooter; released around the same time (2018).
Rogue agent Rico Rodriguez journeys to Solis, a huge South American world home of conflict, oppression and extreme weather conditions. Strap into your wingsuit, equip your fully customizable grappling hook, and get ready to bring the thunder!
Just Cause 4 Reloaded at a glance Released 2018 Studio Avalanche Studios Player sentiment 62% positive of 32,247 Price Not listed SandboxThird-Person ShooterShooterStory RichGoreThird PersonFPS
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Mafia II: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,558 Price $29.99 Story RichThird PersonThird-Person ShooterGoreShooterGreat SoundtrackMature
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including First-Person, FPS and Sandbox.
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 82% positive of 56,132 Price $19.99 First-PersonFPSSandboxThird PersonStory RichShooterGreat Soundtrack
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Far Cry 2
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...
Far Cry 2 at a glance Released 2008 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 76% positive of 18,720 Price $9.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonRealisticSandboxStory RichGreat Soundtrack
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Mafia II
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter.
War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.
Mafia II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,540 Price $29.99 Story RichThird PersonThird-Person ShooterGoreShooterGreat SoundtrackMature
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
The Call of Duty® experience supports Modern Warfare® 4, Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at a glance Released 2022 Studio Treyarch Player sentiment 59% positive of 780,594 Price Not listed FPSShooterFirst-PersonRealisticStory RichMatureGoreThird-Person Shooter
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Gore and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
The Evil Within 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 30,959 Price $39.99 Story RichGoreThird-Person ShooterThird PersonShooterFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Mafia: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter and Third Person; released around the same time (2020).
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 87% positive of 110,615 Price $39.99 Story RichThird-Person ShooterThird PersonShooterMatureGoreGreat Soundtrack
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Gore and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 81% positive of 49,468 Price $39.99 FPSGoreFirst-PersonShooterStory RichGreat Soundtrack
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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Shooter and Sandbox.
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.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City at a glance Released 2010 Studio Rockstar North / Toronto Player sentiment 74% positive of 10,072 Price Not listed Third PersonShooterSandboxThird-Person ShooterMatureGreat SoundtrackStory Rich
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Metro Exodus
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Story Rich and First-Person; released around the same time (2020).
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Metro Exodus at a glance Released 2020 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 135,440 Price $29.99 FPSStory RichFirst-PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackGore
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Far Cry 4
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2014).
Fight to liberate a war-torn Himalayan region in this open world FPS. Wield a deadly arsenal, dominate land and sky with gyrocopters and war elephants, and take on enemy territory solo or in co-op.
Far Cry 4 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Ubisoft Toronto Player sentiment 85% positive of 73,512 Price $29.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonStory RichSandbox
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Far Cry
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
Far Cry at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 11,764 Price $9.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonStory RichSandboxGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like Red Dead Redemption 2?
Mafia III, on the evidence we have. It both open world, story-rich and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Red Dead Redemption 2" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Red Dead Redemption 2. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.