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2005 PlayStationXbox

As a mercenary in a fictional North Korean crisis, you take contracts from rival factions, hunt high-value targets and call in airstrikes, vehicles and supplies. Its appeal lies in open-ended, explosive sandbox freedom with highly destructible environments.

What defines Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction:

  • Open world
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Lots to discover

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Just Cause

91 %

2006 PCPlayStationXbox 6.99 € 👍 66 % Mixed, 4,940 reviews on Steam Steam Deck playable

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Action-packed real-time combat

As secret agent Rico Rodriguez you topple a dictator across a huge tropical island nation, using grappling hook, parachute and plenty of explosions. The appeal is the freedom to cause chaos your own way and hijack any vehicle you find.

True Crime: Streets of LA

Realistic visuals

A GTA-style open-world action game where you play a rogue cop in a recreated Los Angeles, mixing gunplay, martial arts and driving chases. Failed missions lead to branching story paths.

True Crime: New York City

Realistic visuals

As a cop in a large recreation of New York, you shoot, brawl and drive through a crime story voiced by Hollywood actors. Playing as a straight or corrupt officer shifts missions and the story somewhat.

Just Cause 2

Open world

A massive tropical island nation serves as a sandbox for over-the-top destruction: with grappling hook, parachute and countless vehicles, Rico Rodriguez blows his way through a dictatorship. The story is secondary to the gleeful chaos.

Postal 2

Realistic visuals

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.

Scarface: The World Is Yours

Pure single-player experience

An open-world shooter that picks up where the film ends: Tony Montana survives the mansion assault and rebuilds his drug empire in 1980s Miami. Gunfights, driving and dealing wrapped in the film's brash, profane tone.

American Fugitive

Open world

A top-down open-world crime game set in 1980s rural America: as wrongly convicted escapee Will Riley you burgle, flee and evade the police while hunting your father's killer. Break-ins, car chases and shootouts give it a classic early-GTA feel.

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: 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.

Far Cry 4

Open world

An open-world shooter set in the fictional Himalayan nation of Kyrat, where you liberate outposts, ride elephants, and explore the mountains by wingsuit and gyrocopter. The charismatic despot Pagan Min and the choice between two morally murky rebel leaders drive the story.

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