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1999 PC 👍 93 % Very positive, 489 reviews on Steam

Top-down mayhem in a retro-futuristic city where you steal cars and take jobs from rival gangs, balancing their respect for you. Dark humor and freeform chaos define this classic.

What defines Grand Theft Auto 2:

  • Open world
  • Lots of humour
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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Grand Theft Auto

92 %

1997 PCPlayStation 👍 84 % Very positive, 400 reviews on Steam

  • Open world
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Lots of humour

The series' origin: a top-down crime sandbox where you steal cars, take gang jobs from payphones and cause mayhem across three cities to hit a score target. Rough, tough and anarchically funny, with memorable radio stations.

Sir, You Are Being Hunted

Challenging difficulty

A procedurally generated survival game set on a British island where tweed-clad robot gentlemen hunt you. You sneak, scavenge supplies and fight back with makeshift weapons, all wrapped in dry British humor.

Postal 2

Open world

An infamous first-person shooter where you spend a week as the Postal Dude running mundane errands in a small town, either peacefully or by unleashing total mayhem. Crude, provocative humor and an open sandbox town define the experience.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Open world

As mob enforcer Toni Cipriani you work your way back up the Leone family in 1998 Liberty City, a compact GTA III prequel packed with open-city mayhem, driving, shootouts and the series' trademark satire.

Grand Theft Auto III

Challenging difficulty

The landmark that took GTA into 3D: as a silent criminal you climb the underworld of grim Liberty City, stealing cars, running jobs for mob bosses and causing mayhem whenever you like. Satirical radio stations and the freedom of its open city made it the template for the entire sandbox genre.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Open world

An explosive open-world shooter where you play a mercenary in a war-torn Venezuela, working for rival factions. You blow things up, hijack vehicles and profit from chaos, with heavy destruction and tongue-in-cheek humor.

Carmageddon

Open world

A notorious vehicular combat racer where you can win by wrecking opponents or mowing down pedestrians. Open arenas, over-the-top violence and black humor define the experience.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Open world

A 1984-set prequel to Vice City following soldier Vic Vance as he slides into crime and builds his own criminal empire. The neon-soaked city comes with a strong 80s soundtrack.

Saints Row 2

Open world

A chaotic gangster sandbox where you lead the Saints in retaking Stilwater from rival gangs, mixing outrageous humor and wild side activities like insurance fraud with a surprisingly brutal revenge story. The entire campaign is playable in co-op.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Challenging difficulty

As Tommy Vercetti you rise from lackey to crime lord in a neon-soaked take on 1980s Miami, with sharp satire, a sprawling city to cause chaos in, and an iconic licensed radio soundtrack.

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