Games like this? (Not GTA)

[AC Denton]

Games with a dark gritting story with crime like this. It doesn't have to have ALL the same qualities, open world, martial arts etc. Just something similar? The closer it is the SD the better ;)

[Hibiya]

Yakuza 6 is pretty great, I have a lot of mates that are really looking forward to a western port of it.

[Finn]

True Crime is obviousky the most similiar in terms of the game itself, but other than that there aren't that many dark crime games like this. Thats what made this game so great.

[AXExX420Xx]

Originally posted by CAT with the MAC:

Originally posted by Garib aatma:

normally i don't reply to posts but lol yakuza and the true crime series aren't overrated in the slightest at all bruh,plenty of gamers are unaware of both series and need to play them

idk bout Yakuza but True Crime is always mentioned when talking about Sleeping Dogs..

Sleeping dogs is part of the True Crime series. Thats why.

[BDK]

Originally posted by SpawnCap:

Mafia III. Unlike others I liked the game a lot. Definitely more dark than Sleeping Dogs and the best sound track ever.

Don't buy Mafia 3. It's a BORING game. Get Mafia 2 instead.

[Hibiya]

Originally posted by BDK:

Don't buy Mafia 3. It's a BORING game. Get Mafia 2 instead.

Agreed.

[Amurpo]

la noire maybe

[Oliverio]

Originally posted by Garib aatma:

yakuza series,not exactly like sleeping dogs but has the martial arts, story driven,somewhat semi open world but no driving .Although its only on playstation consoles,so if you have a ps4 then pick up yakuza 0

Yakuza 0 is extremely niche, also it's kinda boring. The characters are amazing and all but unlike sleeping dogs it lacks fun factor and it takes itself too serious when in reality your character can sing karaoke between missions so the Yakuza series would not be a good recommendation

[lPaladinl]

Yakuza is a pretty good series with a lot of variety to it. Plays more like an Action-RPG with you earning experience from random encounters, but it has a lot of similar vibes with Sleeping Dogs. The theme is basically the Japanese equivalent of what's going on in Sleeping Dogs.

Originally posted by Mr.Robot:

Yakuza 0 is extremely niche, also it's kinda boring. The characters are amazing and all but unlike sleeping dogs it lacks fun factor and it takes itself too serious when in reality your character can sing karaoke between missions so the Yakuza series would not be a good recommendation

But that's just like, your opinion, man.

As is this is mine: I find the mix of seriousness with silliness to be charming. It's part of why I enjoy the Metal Gear series so much. You've got these serious military themed games with some James Bond spy elements, the stakes are high and real, majority of the games deal with pretty dark themes with nuclear warfare, government conspiracies to control all populations, and war crimes. A lot of being based on and exaggerating real world events or potential threats, and then turning it up to 11.

And then you can confuse enemies by playing sound files of your having a hard time in the bathroom to get people to stay away from you. Or find all of the pin-up posters they hide in the games. Dress up as other people as get unexpected reactions. Fight giant walking tanks that roar like dinosaurs, or large automated robots that Moo like cows and excrete white goo from their rear ends in an awkward ritual of cleansing their mechanical fluids of impurities because of reasons similar to when living animals build up lactic acid in their bodies from overworking their muscles.

All the meanwhile you're patting down some guy to see if he has another box of rations for you, or you're making a call to your Medic to ask what your latest catch tastes like.

Suddenly having a Criminal Gang Member who punches people in the face by day and sings karaoke at night, sounds pretty tame and normal. Hardened Criminals can have hobbies too.

[Dogs231]

Sleeping Dogs started out as a True Crime game. That's why it gets mentioned a lot.

[Inane]

As mentioned above, if you have console then get yakuza series, and first two game of the series you can emulate from ps2.

[Overson]

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