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An experiment by Prashant Matta
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In Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City you: drive realistic cars, shoot

465 of 20,285 games share what you do. These 10 fit best.

Show same-series games?

2 hidden: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition and Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

Your party Games like Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

Keeps what you do. Adds something new.

  1. Mafia II (Classic)

    • Story
    • Solo
    • Mature
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Keeps: shoot

    New here: play with music

    Why you’d like it: Mafia II keeps the car driving and gunplay from Liberty City, but follows a young mobster rising through the ranks in Empire Bay.

    See on Steam: Mafia II (Classic) (opens in a new tab)

  2. Driver® Parallel Lines

    • Racing
    • Solo
    • Less played
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Keeps: shoot

    New here: not in its tags yet

    Why you’d like it: Driver Parallel Lines has you drive and shoot through New York, with a revenge story split across the 70s and today.

    See on Steam: Driver® Parallel Lines (opens in a new tab)

  3. Euro Truck Simulator

    • Simulation
    • Solo
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Doesn’t keep: shoot

    New here: run an operation, a relaxed pace

    Why you’d like it: Euro Truck Simulator keeps the realistic driving but swaps gunplay for delivering cargo on time between European cities.

    See on Steam: Euro Truck Simulator (opens in a new tab)

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  1. CarX Street

    • Racing
    • Online only
    • Mixed reviews
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Doesn’t keep: shoot

    New here: play sports, exploring

    See on Steam: CarX Street (opens in a new tab)

  2. The Crew™ 2

    • Racing
    • Co-op
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Doesn’t keep: shoot

    New here: fly, first person

    See on Steam: The Crew™ 2 (opens in a new tab)

  3. Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator

    • Shooter
    • Co-op
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Keeps: shoot

    New here: play with physics, exploring

    See on Steam: Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator (opens in a new tab)

  4. Mafia: Definitive Edition

    • Story
    • Solo
    • Mature
    • Doesn’t keep: drive realistic cars
    • Keeps: shoot

    New here: film-noir style, violence

    See on Steam: Mafia: Definitive Edition (opens in a new tab)

  5. Apex Point

    • Racing
    • Solo
    • Early access
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Doesn’t keep: shoot

    New here: choose how the story goes, exploring

    See on Steam: Apex Point (opens in a new tab)

  6. Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise Of Clans / Ex Machina: Meridian 113

    • Racing
    • Solo or multiplayer
    • Less played
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Doesn’t keep: shoot

    New here: level up a character, a ruined world

    See on Steam: Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise Of Clans / Ex Machina: Meridian 113 (opens in a new tab)

  7. The Long Drive

    • Survival
    • Solo
    • Mature
    • Keeps: drive realistic cars
    • Keeps: shoot

    New here: stay alive, exploring

    See on Steam: The Long Drive (opens in a new tab)

Played one of these? See what to play after it: Mafia II (Classic)Driver® Parallel LinesEuro Truck SimulatorCarX StreetThe Crew™ 2Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) SimulatorMafia: Definitive EditionApex PointHard Truck Apocalypse: Rise Of Clans / Ex Machina: Meridian 113The Long Drive

AI wrote the “Why you’d like it” lines, and a second AI pass checked them against each game’s store page. They can be wrong, so check the store page before you buy.

How this list was made

465 of 20,285 games share what you do. These 10 fit best.

What gets in

A game is what you do in it, so a pick has to share what players say you do most. If fewer than ten games earn a place, the list stays short.

Games from the same series start hidden, and the next best fits take their places. Choose Yes to show them in their places on the list.

Lists use the tags Steam players vote on, plus each game’s Steam store page.

Less played means far fewer Steam reviews than the game you finished. Mixed reviews means 60 to 69% of its Steam reviews are positive.

What only changes the order

A shared setting, look or popularity can move a game up or down, but it can’t put a game on the list by itself. Being set in space, for example, isn’t enough: a pick has to keep something you do.

What isn’t known

No players have tested this. Newer and smaller games have less data.

Privacy

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What’s recorded

Searches

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Suggestions show a small image of each game, loaded straight from Steam’s image servers. So while you type, Steam sees which games’ images your browser asks for, though not the text itself.

The random ID

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From your connection

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AI-written lines

The “Why you’d like it” lines on cards were written by AI ahead of time and checked by a second AI pass. No AI runs while you browse.

How long it’s kept

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