GTA V is timeless. Even more than a decade after its release, it still dominates Twitch charts for good reason. Los Santos city is a living, chaotic sandbox where you can create mayhem, pull off cinematic heists, or cruise in a stolen supercar with your friends.
But if you’re a Twitch streamer, you know variety keeps your channel fresh. And luckily, many games capture the same GTA vibe, from crime-filled open worlds to dynamic missions and complete creative freedom. Here are the best games like GTA 5 to stream on Twitch — titles that keep viewers hooked and your content unpredictable in all the best ways.
1. Watch Dogs: Legion
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs series has a very close resemblance to GTA’s urban chaos with a tech-savvy twist. Instead of simple car thefts or causing explosions, you can hack the entire city. Cameras, drones, traffic lights, and even enemy gadgets can all be turned against your foes with the tap of a key.
The most recent entry, Watch Dogs: Legion, takes the formula further by letting you recruit and play as any NPC in the city. Want to stream as a retired assassin grandma or a protester with a stun gun? Go for it. It’s great for Twitch because it’s unpredictable — every mission plays out differently depending on who you recruit and how you use the city’s systems. Further, it gives plenty of “wow” moments that viewers love to clip.
2. Saints Row (2022 Reboot)
The Saints Row series has always been GTA’s chaotic cousin — less serious, more absurd, and ten times louder. The 2022 reboot brought the series back to life with a new cast of characters and a new city to conquer, filled with over-the-top action, gang wars, and interesting side missions.
You can completely customize your character, vehicles, weapons, and the operations base. The wild physics, explosions, and intense combat scenarios in the game are some of the most entertaining Twitch clips you can get, especially in co-op. It’s a bit of satire and a lot of sandbox fun, good title for streamers who like to mix humor with action.
3. Mafia: Definitive Edition / Mafia Trilogy
If GTA is modern mayhem, Mafia is its classic, cinematic counterpart. The Mafia Trilogy, mainly the Definitive Edition of the first game, provides an open-world experience with an in-depth story focus. Set in the 1930s to 1960s, it puts you in the shoes of mobsters trying to rise through organized crime during America’s golden gangster era. The atmosphere, music, cars, and writing ooze authenticity.
For Twitch, this is a great game for story-driven audiences for viewers who enjoy drama, moral choices, and old-school action more than mindless explosions. It’s the right one for long-play sessions or chill, immersive streams.
4. Cyberpunk 2077
Considering GTA-style freedom with a futuristic spin, Cyberpunk 2077 is the definitive pick. Despite its rocky launch, CD Projekt Red has completely rebuilt it with updates and the Phantom Liberty expansion. You play as V, a merc who wanders through crowded Night City with gang warfare, car chases, shootouts, and deep role-playing choices. You can mod your body, hack systems, and explore one of the densest open worlds ever made.
Twitch audience loves Cyberpunk for its cinematic visuals and unpredictable chaos, whether you do missions, roam freely, or see how far the physics can go before Keanu Reeves starts judging you.
5. Red Dead Redemption 2
From the same GTA devs Rockstar, Red Dead Redemption 2 is GTA’s old, gritty, and more emotional sibling. It trades cars for horses, skyscrapers for mountains, and rocket launchers for revolvers, but it has the same spirit of open-world. Arthur Morgan’s journey through the dying days of the Wild West is one of gaming’s best stories. You can rob trains, hunt wildlife, play poker, and explore amazing living landscapes.
For Twitch, this game is a solid pick for laid-back streams or cinematic roleplay sessions in Red Dead Online. It’s a slower pace than GTA, but that realism and storytelling hook gamers hard.
6. Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs is the hidden gem in the open-world crime genre. Set in Hong Kong, you play as an undercover cop infiltrating the triads, blends fast-paced martial arts combat with gunfights and street chases.
What sets it apart is the hand-to-hand combat system — fluid, cinematic, and satisfying to watch. Driving and shooting is great to do here, but it’s the brutal melee moves and environmental takedowns that get Twitch chat to cheer something. It’s a good choice for the players who want a GTA-style city with a strong narrative and plenty of stylish action moments.
7. Forza Horizon 5
If your favorite part of GTA 5 is the driving, not the crime, then Forza Horizon 5 is a streamer’s dream. Set in a massive, graphically fantastic open world inspired by Mexico, it delivers more than a usual racing game.
You can free roam, collect cars, customize them, and take part in big online events or impromptu races with other players. It has “just one more drive” addictiveness that keeps streamers and viewers hooked for hours. Plus, with its dynamic weather and photo-realistic visuals, it’s one of the best-looking games you can stream on Twitch.
8. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Breakpoint
If you like the tactical side of action like coordinating missions with your squad, scouting enemy bases, and executing perfect ambushes, Ghost Recon is a great fit. Unlike GTA 5, this game leans more into strategy and stealth, but it still delivers similar open-world freedom with plenty of explosive options. Helicopter assaults, sniper coordination, or full-blown gunfights, everything is on the table.
For Twitch, co-op play is where this is strong. Viewers love watching coordinated teams plan out missions and then (inevitably) see everything go hilariously wrong.
