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2005USK 18PlayStation, Xbox

You are stranded as Jack Carver on an island crawling with mercenaries and mutants, fighting your way through sprawling areas with guns, vehicles and close combat. This Xbox reimagining of the original offers varied firefights and a dense island adventure.

  • Dense, handcrafted world
  • Open world
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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In short: Games like Far Cry Instincts

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Far Cry Instincts special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Grand Theft Auto III

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2001USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox87 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Far Cry Instincts: a dense, handcrafted world, an open world and good gunplay.

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.

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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.

Sleeping Dogs

Action-packed real-time combat

As undercover cop Wei Shen, you infiltrate the Triads in a neon-lit Hong Kong, brawling through kung-fu-movie style melee with counters and brutal environmental takedowns, plus car chases. Its tale of torn loyalties between police and gang is the real hook.

Crysis

Lavish presentation

A landmark first-person shooter on a tropical island where the Nanosuit's cloak, strength and armor modes let you tackle each encounter your own way in wide sandbox levels. Its visuals set a new technical benchmark for years.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Dense, handcrafted world

A top-down entry in the GTA series where you rise through Liberty City's Triad underworld, dealing drugs, stealing cars and shooting your way through a revenge plot. Touch-based minigames like hotwiring cars and a dense open-world sandbox set it apart.

Grand Theft Auto IV

Dense, handcrafted world

As immigrant Niko Bellic, you chase the American dream through the gritty, living metropolis of Liberty City, only to sink deeper into crime and revenge. It tells a darker, more grounded story than earlier entries while keeping the series' sharp satire.

Watch Dogs

Open world

As hacker Aiden Pearce, you turn an open-world Chicago's networked infrastructure into a weapon, hijacking cameras, traffic lights and phones to outwit enemies. It's a grim revenge thriller that blends gunfights, stealth and car chases with on-the-fly hacking.

Grand Theft Auto 2

Open world

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.

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