7 Games Like GTA 5 With Cloud Gaming Options

Looking for games like GTA 5? A city to explore, a crime story and a playground for spectacular action are different reasons to keep playing. These seven alternatives offer different combinations of those attractions. Each has a positive PC cloud catalog entry in our 27 October 2026 check.

1. Watch Dogs 2 — a technology-led city adventure

Watch Dogs 2 follows hacker Marcus and DedSec in San Francisco. It is a natural alternative when a modern urban setting is the attraction, adding a technology-led identity rather than recreating GTA 5’s particular cast and crime story.

Cloud options: GeForce NOW (Steam / Epic / Ubisoft Connect). View Watch Dogs 2 listings.

2. Watch Dogs: Legion — a different city and near-future setting

Watch Dogs: Legion moves the city adventure to near-future London, where building a resistance is central to the premise. It is worth considering for a fresh urban setting and technological theme, rather than another Los Santos.

Cloud options: GeForce NOW (Epic / Ubisoft Connect). View Watch Dogs: Legion listings.

3. Saints Row: The Third — a more exaggerated crime adventure

Saints Row: The Third sends the Third Street Saints against the Syndicate in a deliberately heightened urban crime adventure. It is a good choice when the spectacular and ridiculous possibilities of a city sandbox matter more than a grounded tone.

Cloud options: GeForce NOW (Steam). View Saints Row: The Third listings.

The linked entry is the original The Third, not the separate Remastered release.

4. Saints Row IV — a more fantastical direction

Saints Row IV adds alien invasion, superpowers and unusual weapons to the series’ already exaggerated action. It is the clearest tonal departure on this list if you want an urban playground that is happy to become much more fantastical.

Cloud options: GeForce NOW (Steam). View Saints Row IV listings.

5. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition — another city with a strong crime-story identity

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition provides a Hong Kong crime adventure with a distinct sense of place. Choose it when atmosphere and the central story matter as much as having another city to explore, rather than expecting GTA’s exact activity list.

Cloud options: GeForce NOW (Steam) · Boosteroid (Steam). View Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition listings.

6. Mafia: Definitive Edition — a focused period crime story

Mafia: Definitive Edition follows cabdriver Tommy Angelo into organised crime and the Salieri family. It is the stronger choice for a focused period story, rather than an open-ended playground designed around the same freedoms as GTA 5.

Cloud options: Boosteroid (Steam; install-to-play). View Mafia: Definitive Edition listings.

7. Just Cause 3 — an action playground beyond the city

Just Cause 3 brings Rico Rodriguez to a large landscape built for explosive action. It is a broader alternative for players who want spectacle and creative chaos rather than another city-centred crime story.

Cloud options: GeForce NOW (Steam) · Boosteroid (Steam). View Just Cause 3 listings.

Which should you try first?

For another city-led adventure, start with Watch Dogs 2 or Sleeping Dogs. Mafia is the more focused period-crime choice, while Saints Row and Just Cause are worth a look when spectacle and exaggerated action matter more than a similar tone.

Before you play

Availability check: 27 October 2026, using positive entries in the importer’s source catalogs. Global source scope is not a promise of access in every country. Confirm your region, exact store version, required plan and input support before buying. A matching game license may be required; install-to-play can involve setup. Multiplayer features must be checked separately with the provider.

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