Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Watch Dogs (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Watch Dogs 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: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, which both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy.
- Watch Dogs is tagged Open World, Hacking, Action, Multiplayer, Third Person, Adventure, Stealth, Third-Person Shooter 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.
All 24, closest first
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Third-Person Shooter and Shooter; released around the same time (2012).
In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at a glance Released 2012 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 71% positive of 6,170 Price $19.99 StealthThird-Person ShooterShooterThird PersonFuturisticStrategy
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Third Person and Strategy; released around the same time (2013).
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified at a glance Released 2013 Studio 2K Marin Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,080 Price $19.99 Third-Person ShooterThird PersonStrategyShooterRPGStealth
- 3
Assassin's Creed Unity
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Parkour, Stealth and Third Person; released around the same time (2014).
Paris, 1789. In this action-adventure game, experience the French Revolution through the eyes of Arno Dorian. Become an Assassin and expose the true powers behind the Revolution for the fate of a nation.
Assassin's Creed Unity at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 78% positive of 85,519 Price $29.99 ParkourStealthThird PersonRPGSimulationBeautiful
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Shooter; released around the same time (2013).
In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist at a glance Released 2013 Studio Ubisoft Toronto Player sentiment 79% positive of 21,615 Price $19.99 StealthThird PersonShooterThird-Person ShooterParkourStrategyRPG
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter; 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 StealthThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooter
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, Parkour and Third Person; released around the same time (2015).
London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.
Assassin's Creed Syndicate at a glance Released 2015 Studio Ubisoft Quebec Player sentiment 80% positive of 33,045 Price $29.99 StealthParkourThird PersonStrategyRPG
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Rise of the Tomb Raider
Why it matched: both open world, stealth and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Stealth and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2015).
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.
Rise of the Tomb Raider at a glance Released 2015 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 94% positive of 155,369 Price $4.49 Third PersonStealthThird-Person ShooterParkourShooterRPG
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HITMAN 2
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Strategy; released around the same time (2018).
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in HITMAN™ 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world’s most creative assassin, Agent 47 in the ultimate spy thriller story.
HITMAN 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio IO Interactive A/S Player sentiment 91% positive of 74,796 Price Not listed StealthThird PersonStrategyShooterThird-Person Shooter
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Watch Dogs 2
Why it matched: both open world, stealth and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Hacking, Parkour and Stealth; 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 HackingParkourStealthThird PersonShooterThird-Person Shooter
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Shooter, Stealth and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 78% positive of 113,815 Price $49.99 ShooterStealthThird-Person ShooterThird PersonStrategy
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Tom Clancy's The Division
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and RPG; released around the same time (2016).
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Tom Clancy's The Division at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Reflections Player sentiment 71% positive of 96,706 Price $29.99 Third-Person ShooterShooterRPGThird PersonStealth
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Tom Clancy’s The Division
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and RPG; released around the same time (2016).
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Tom Clancy’s The Division at a glance Released 2016 Studio Massive Entertainment Player sentiment 71% positive of 96,713 Price $29.99 Third-Person ShooterShooterRPGThird PersonStealth
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Far Cry Primal
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Stealth, Shooter and RPG; released around the same time (2016).
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
Far Cry Primal at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ubisoft Kyiv Player sentiment 86% positive of 41,126 Price $29.99 StealthShooterRPGStrategy
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Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Parkour, Stealth and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).
Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a dangerous journey of discovery and revelation.
Assassin's Creed: Revelations at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 84% positive of 20,745 Price $19.99 ParkourStealthThird PersonRPG
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Hitman: Blood Money
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter.
Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
Hitman: Blood Money at a glance Released 2006 Studio Feral Interactive Player sentiment 94% positive of 16,066 Price $9.99 StealthThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterStrategySimulation
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Watch_Dogs 2
Why it matched: both open world, stealth and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Hacking, Parkour and Stealth; 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 HackingParkourStealthThird PersonShooterThird-Person Shooter
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Satellite Reign
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 3 player tags including Strategy, Stealth and RPG; released around the same time (2015).
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Satellite Reign at a glance Released 2015 Studio 5 Lives Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,369 Price $29.99 StrategyStealthRPG
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Hitman: Absolution
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2012).
The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
Hitman: Absolution at a glance Released 2012 Studio Nixxes Software Player sentiment 93% positive of 63,506 Price $19.99 StealthThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterStrategy
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 4 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Stealth; released around the same time (2017).
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War at a glance Released 2017 Studio Monolith Productions Player sentiment 89% positive of 116,690 Price $4.99 RPGThird PersonStealthStrategy
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Quantum Break
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Third Person, Third-Person Shooter and Shooter; released around the same time (2016).
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
Quantum Break at a glance Released 2016 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 30,932 Price $39.99 Third PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterStealth
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Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Shooter, Stealth and Futuristic; released around the same time (2011).
Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition at a glance Released 2011 Studio Crytek Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 13,866 Price $29.99 ShooterStealthFuturisticRPG
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Assassin's Creed Revelations
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Parkour, Stealth and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).
Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a dangerous journey of discovery and revelation.
Assassin's Creed Revelations at a glance Released 2011 Studio Ubisoft Montreal Player sentiment 84% positive of 20,748 Price $19.99 ParkourStealthThird PersonRPG
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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter.
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 StrategyThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooter
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Prototype 2
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Third Person, Parkour and RPG; released around the same time (2012).
Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!
Prototype 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Radical Entertainment Player sentiment 77% positive of 15,839 Price $39.99 Third PersonParkourRPGStealth
Common questions
What game is most like Watch Dogs?
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, on the evidence we have. It both open world, stealth, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy. 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 Watch Dogs" 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 Watch Dogs. 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.