Top 30 Best Free-Roam Sandbox Games
This is a genre that has offered quite a few awesome games in the past decade. It is likely one of the most enthralling in terms of plot, and has some of the most compelling visually appealing bonus features, including but not limited to the wide variety of side quests and the free-roam aspect. Sandbox games have come a long way and offer a large amount of replay value.
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- StarsRay LiottaWilliam FichtnerTom SizemoreAfter being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti leaves Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.
- StarsFrank VincentJoe PantolianoMichael MadsenA young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.
- StarsDorian MissickPhilip Michael ThomasLynda AsheFollows a young man, named Victor 'Vic' Vance (Dorian Missick) who's kicked out of the army and precedes to rise through the ranks of multiple gangs in the glamourous and dangerous world of Vice City in 1984.
- StarsMichael HollickJason ZumwaltTimothy AdamsNiko Bellic comes to Liberty City, America to live the good life, but ends up having to assist his dangerously indebted cousin Roman with his financial troubles, by any (mostly illegal) means necessary.
- StarsMario D'LeonDavid KennerGregory SiffLuis Lopez is forced to help his boss Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince and clean up his mess, discovering that the rich life of Liberty City is just as dangerous as the tough streets where Luis grew up.
- StarsYoung MaylayFaizon LoveYolanda 'Yo-Yo' WhittakerCarl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find it overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.
- StarsScott HillChris McKinneyLou SumrallWhen Billy Grey returns from rehab hell-bent on bloodshed and debauchery, Johnny Klebitz finds himself in the middle of a vicious turf war with rival gangs for control of a city torn apart by violence and corruption.
- DirectorChris BusseStarsSean MarquetteAndrea BakerArthur BurghardtYou play the Marvel Ultimate Universe versions of Spider-Man and his nemesis, Venom, as both clash with each other and others.
- DirectorScott MorganEric HolmesTom KeeganStarsNeal McDonoughRon PerlmanDaniel RiordanThe Incredible Hulk faces against his greatest adversary - the Abomination - in a free-roaming, open-world action-adventure.
- DirectorAndrew S. GavinJason RubinStarsMax CasellaMike ErwinWarren BurtonAfter being tortured and experimented upon in a dystopian city for two years, Jak escapes from prison and joins a rebel group, hoping for answers to his newfound dark powers.
- StarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightWhen mysterious surveillance equipment, mind control cola and aliens terrorize Springfield, only the Simpsons can find out why and save the town.
- DirectorDaniel AreyAndrew S. GavinStarsMax CasellaMike ErwinWarren BurtonAfter being unjustly exiled to the Wasteland, Jak discovers the secrets of his past in addition to a dark force which is threatening the planet.
- DirectorChristofer SundbergStarsRobin Atkin DownesRichard McGonagleGrey GriffinA hired operative named Rico Rodriquez lands on a tropical island called San Esperito in an attempt to overthrow a dictatorship rumoured to having weapons of mass destruction.
- StarsAlan AdlerBhasker PatelCharlie BoyleRico Rodriguez, a CIA agent, travels to the infamous and beautiful island of Panau and joins various tribes bent on destroying each other. What follows is a story of politics, greed and exploration throughout the huge open world of Panau.
- DirectorSimon AndreasenStarsYeni AlvarezSimon PrescottCarlos CarrilloRamio "Ram" Cruz, a youthful criminal turned DEA agent seeks for his father's murderers in the city of Los Toros, Mexico.
- DirectorTomo MoriwakiYoshitomo MoriwakiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstAlfred MolinaSpider-Man/Peter Parker struggles between his personal life which involves Mary Jane Watson and his superhero life where he joins up with a vigilante known as Black Cat battling a series of foes including the mad Doc Ock.
- StarsGerry RosenthalPeter VackMatt BushA troubled teen is dropped off at the worst school in the country and must survive by rising through the rankings of the school system.
- StarsMichael McConnohieMike ShapiroSet in a futuristic city, it is up to the agent to help clean it up and keep this city free from crime.
- DirectorPeter Mitchell RubinStarsMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallJames CaanSet in New York from 1945-1955, Players will join the Corleone family as "soldiers" and work their way up the ranks through loyalty, fear, and any number of illegal activities. The goal is to become Don of your own mafia family.
- DirectorSteve CoallierDon ReganJohn SaleraStarsChris CoxRobert DuvallCarlos FerroA video game in which players control a new member of the Corleone crime family who is rising through the ranks.
- StarsRick PasqualoneRobert CostanzoRay IannicelliThe chronicles of Vito Scalletta, a young Italian immigrant who joins the Italian mafia, but soon gets in over his head when illegal drug dealing and deception take place.
- DirectorDaniel VávraStarsMichael SorvinoWilliam DeMeoGeorge DiCenzoYou play a 1930s mobster as you act out your confession of your rise in the ranks of organized crime.
- StarsAl PacinoSteven BauerRobert LoggiaScarface the game begins during the final scene of the film, with the mansion of Tony Montana under attack from assassins sent by Alejandro Sosa. When Tony survives, his quest to kill Sosa begins.
- DirectorDouglas CarriganStarsBrian TeeDaniel Dae KimEliza DushkuSeveral new upstart gangs have been able to sweep in and make their mark on Stilwater. As leader of the Saints, you'll have to do whatever it takes to protect the members of your gang.
- DirectorDouglas CarriganStarsKeith DavidMichael RapaportDaniel Dae KimIn Saints Row you start as a member of the 3rd Street Saints, a gang that is under attack from three other gangs that dominate the city of Stilwater. In order to survive, you have to take over their strongholds, and kill the gang kingpins.