What games are like Watch_Dogs® 2?

The best games like Watch_Dogs® 2 on Steam right now include Watch_Dogs™, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Red Dead Redemption 2. They share Watch_Dogs® 2's genre and gameplay (Open World, Hacking, Illuminati) 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 Watch_Dogs® 2, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Watch_Dogs® 2 (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 Watch_Dogs® 2? The closest matches on Steam right now are Watch_Dogs™, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Red Dead Redemption 2 — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Open World, Hacking, Illuminati) 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 Watch_Dogs® 2

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Watch_Dogs® 2
1	Watch_Dogs™	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter
2	Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition	Action	Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter
3	Red Dead Redemption 2	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter
4	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter
5	Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter
6	Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Story Rich
7	Rise of the Tomb Raider™	Action	Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter
8	Far Cry® 4	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Story Rich
9	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint	Action	Shooter, Co-op, Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter
10	Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter
11	Assassin's Creed® Origins	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Story Rich, Third Person
12	POSTAL 2	Action	Shooter, Open World, FPS, Sandbox

Why these are like Watch_Dogs® 2

1. Watch_Dogs™

From the same studio; both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, co-op. In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.

2. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Both are tagged atmospheric, shooter, story rich; 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.

3. Red Dead Redemption 2

Both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, story rich; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run.

4. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

Both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, co-op; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.

5. Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

Both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, co-op; both offer multiplayer and single-player. Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez all have one thing in common - they live in the worst city in America.

6. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist

Both are tagged shooter, atmospheric, co-op; both offer co-op and multiplayer. In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests.

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