Nothing plays exactly like GTA 6 until November 19, but plenty of games share a piece of it: the open-world crime of Rockstar’s own series, a gangster story, or a big modern city to get lost in. All of these are out already, apart from one anime game due in January.
Rockstar’s own games
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013). The closest relative: three protagonists, Los Santos and GTA Online. It has been on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S since March 2022 (Rockstar) and on PC as GTA V Enhanced since March 2025 (Steam). It leaves PlayStation Plus on November 17 (fact). What happens to it after GTA 6 is in GTA 5 and GTA Online after GTA 6.
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018). Rockstar’s last big new game, and GTA 6 borrows a lot from it, from safehouses that work like camps to witnesses that trigger a wanted level (GTA 6 and RDR2).
- GTA: The Trilogy (The Definitive Edition) (2021). Remasters of GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas (Wikipedia). Vice City is the 1986 version of GTA 6’s city (Vice City 2002 vs 2026), and the trilogy is also on phones for Netflix subscribers (Netflix).
Crime stories
- Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020). A remake of the 2002 Mafia: a cab driver turned gangster in 1930s Lost Heaven (Wikipedia).
- Mafia: The Old Country (2025). Sicily in the early 1900s, out since August 8, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Critics praised the story and setting and criticized a static open world (Wikipedia). Like GTA, it’s published by Take-Two’s labels.
- Sleeping Dogs (2012). An undercover cop inside a triad in contemporary Hong Kong, built around martial arts (Wikipedia).
Big modern cities
- Cyberpunk 2077 (2020). A role-playing game in Night City, a dystopian city in California (Wikipedia).
- Watch Dogs 2 (2016). Hacking your way around the San Francisco Bay Area (Wikipedia).
- Saints Row (2022). The series reboot in Santo Ileso, a city inspired by Las Vegas (Wikipedia).
Free “anime GTA” games
Neverness to Everness has been out since April 2026, and NetEase’s Ananta comes out on January 15, 2027. Both are free, both run on phones, and both are built around a modern city (anime GTA).
New to GTA?
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Confirmed and unconfirmed1
- Reliable sourceGTA V leaves the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on November 17, 2026, two days before GTA 6 comes out
Sources
- GTAV and GTA Online coming March 15 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|SRockstar Newswire · March 1, 2022 · GTA V on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced on SteamSteam · GTA V Enhanced on PC
- GTA: The Trilogy (The Definitive Edition) on WikipediaWikipedia · The Trilogy remasters
- Netflix: GTA The Trilogy (The Definitive Edition) arrives on NetflixNetflix · November 29, 2023 · The trilogy on phones
- Mafia: Definitive Edition on WikipediaWikipedia · Mafia: Definitive Edition
- Mafia: The Old Country on WikipediaWikipedia · Mafia: The Old Country
- Sleeping Dogs on WikipediaWikipedia · Sleeping Dogs
- Cyberpunk 2077 on WikipediaWikipedia · Cyberpunk 2077
- Watch Dogs 2 on WikipediaWikipedia · Watch Dogs 2
- Saints Row (2022) on WikipediaWikipedia · Saints Row (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
What games are like GTA 6?
Rockstar’s own GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 come closest, then crime games like Mafia and Sleeping Dogs and city games like Cyberpunk 2077.
Should I play GTA 5 before GTA 6?
You don’t have to: GTA 6 tells a new story with new characters. GTA V is the closest game to it if you want something now.
Is there a free game like GTA 6?
Neverness to Everness is free and out now; NetEase’s Ananta, also free, comes out on January 15, 2027.
