8 amazing open-world games that nearly beat GTA at its own game
They may not have succeeded at being "GTA-killers", but these fantastic open-world titles definitely came close.

Every time a new open-world game is announced, it's almost always labeled a "GTA killer" — as if that's the only benchmark that matters. However, over the years, some of the GTA-clones we've seen have done more than just follow in Rockstar's tire tracks. They've managed to carve their own path, build their own open-world playgrounds, and introduced players to mechanics that no GTA game had.