GTA has some elements of that, but not to the extent of Just Cause 2. Just Cause is far more action-oriented, with more grandiose explosions and stunts akin to an action movie. The most obvious difference between the Just Cause series and GTA is how different the approach to a 3D sandbox is. The UI is similar to modern GTA games, but that's hardly a cause to label it as a "GTA clone." #4 - Just Cause 2 Just Cause 2 (Image via iCE, YouTube) The main protagonist is a police officer and a former racer who often use vehicles to do specific missions. GTA 1 and GTA 2 are hardly similar to Driver, so it's not a fair label to call it a "GTA clone."Īside from those erroneous claims, Driver doesn't really play like a GTA title. However, some fans still label the Driver series as such, despite the fact that it predates the 3D GTA titles.
It seems odd to call Driver a "GTA Clone" when the game came out in 1999, several years before GTA III was released. Games that are labeled as such are generally those that borrow UI elements (minimap being a popular example), gameplay elements (free roam with mission markers), or storyline elements (a life of crime).ĥ of the best games that were wrongly labeled as "GTA Clones" #5 - Driver (also known as Driver: You Are the Wheelman) Driver (Image via UNILAD) However, some other games that precede GTA are still labeled as "GTA clones." Naturally, there are a few rip-offs that cash in on the idea of a "GTA clone," but this article will focus more on the unfortunate games that deserve to break out of the mold of such a label.įor example, the 1985 game, Mercenary, is widely considered as a predecessor to the 3D open-world style seen in GTA. Rockstar Games popularized it with GTA III, but it wouldn't be fair to call certain games "GTA clones" just because they share a genre.
The term "GTA clone" is not an endearing one, especially when it describes a game's identity.Ĭontrary to popular belief, GTA didn't invent 3D open-world sandbox-style games.
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