What games are like Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition?

The best games like Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition on Steam right now include POSTAL 2, Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, Watch_Dogs® 2. They share Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition's genre and gameplay (Open World, Automobile Sim, Crime) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition? The closest matches on Steam right now are POSTAL 2, Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, Watch_Dogs® 2 — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Open World, Automobile Sim, Crime) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
1	POSTAL 2	Action	Classic, Gore, Shooter, Open World
2	Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter
3	Watch_Dogs® 2 ▲	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter
4	Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter, Third-Person Shooter
5	Red Dead Redemption 2	Action	Gore, Shooter, Atmospheric, Third-Person Shooter
6	Scrap Mechanic	Action	Co-op, Open World, Moddable, Physics
7	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter
8	HITMAN World of Assassination	Action	Gore, Shooter, Third-Person Shooter, Open World
9	Wreckfest	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Open World, Physics
10	Watch_Dogs™	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter
11	Resident Evil 5	Action	Gore, Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op
12	Resident Evil 6	Action	Gore, Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op

Why these are like Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

1. POSTAL 2

Both are tagged classic, gore, shooter; both offer single-player. Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores.

2. Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

From the same studio; both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, co-op. Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online pl

3. Watch_Dogs® 2

Both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, co-op; both offer multiplayer and single-player. Welcome to San Francisco.

4. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, shooter; both offer single-player. The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation.

5. Red Dead Redemption 2

Both are tagged gore, shooter, atmospheric; both offer multiplayer and single-player. Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run.

6. Scrap Mechanic

Both are tagged co-op, open world, moddable; both offer multiplayer and single-player. Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic!

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