Top 50 Crime Video Games
1. Red Dead Redemption II (2018 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Amidst the decline of the Wild West at the turn of the 20th century, outlaw Arthur Morgan and his gang struggle to cope with the loss of their way of life.
Stars: Benjamin Byron Davis, Roger Clark, Rob Wiethoff, Cali Elizabeth Moore
Votes: 34,085
2. Grand Theft Auto V (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Three very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.
Stars: Shawn Fonteno, Ned Luke, Steven Ogg, Gerald 'Slink' Johnson
Votes: 58,982
3. Cyberpunk 2077 (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
In Night City, a mercenary known as V navigates a dystopian society in which the line between humanity and technology becomes blurred.
Director: Adam Badowski | Stars: Cherami Leigh, Gavin Drea, Keanu Reeves, Emily Woo Zeller
Votes: 7,667
4. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
A family tragedy prompts gangster Carl "CJ" Johnson to return home, only to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which he must regain control of the streets before it gets even worse.
Stars: Young Maylay, Faizon Love, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Clifton Powell
Votes: 39,240
5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti left Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.
Stars: Ray Liotta, William Fichtner, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 26,159
6. Batman: Arkham Knight (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
With his back against the wall, Batman turns to his closest allies to help him save Gotham City from the clutches of Scarecrow and the Arkham Knight's army. A familiar face also returns to give The Dark Knight a message he cannot ignore.
Director: Sefton Hill | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Jonathan Banks
Votes: 18,501
7. Red Dead Redemption (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
A former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.
Stars: Rob Wiethoff, Josh Blaylock, Sophia Marzocchi, Spider Madison
Votes: 26,295
8. Grand Theft Auto IV (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Niko 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.
Stars: Michael Hollick, Jason Zumwalt, Timothy Adams, Moti Margolin
Votes: 34,285
9. L.A. Noire (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Cole Phelps, a war hero and rookie cop, moves up the ranks and solves dark cases in 1940s Los Angeles.
Director: Brendan McNamara | Stars: Aaron Staton, Michael McGrady, Adam J. Harrington, Sean McGowan
Votes: 15,311
10. Batman: Arkham City (2011 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
When part of Gotham is turned into a private reserve for criminals known as Arkham City, all hell is sure to break loose, and the Dark Knight is the only one who can stop it.
Director: Sefton Hill | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, David Kaye, Carlos Alazraqui
Votes: 30,371
11. Far Cry 5 (2018 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
A deputy is sent to the town of Hope County to arrest Joseph Seed, a corrupt evangelical religious leader who rules the town with the help of his disturbed followers.
Director: Patrick Methe | Stars: Greg Bryk, Mark Pellegrino, Seamus Dever, Jenessa Grant
Votes: 6,608
12. Heavy Rain (2010 Video Game)
M | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As a child goes missing, his father tirelessly works to rescue him, while a journalist, an FBI agent, and a private detective try to identify his kidnapper known only as the "Origami Killer".
Director: David Cage | Stars: Pascal Langdale, Jacqui Ainsley, Judi Beecher, Sam Douglas
Votes: 13,307
13. Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
You control Batman as he fights to subdue The Joker and his fellow inmates when they seize control of the Asylum on Arkham Island.
Director: Sefton Hill | Stars: Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin, Tom Kane
Votes: 27,228
14. Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
The game follows Thomas Angelo where his life as a hard-working taxi driver is forever changed after a fateful run-in with the Italian Mafia.
Director: Alex Cox | Stars: Andrew Bongiorno, Glenn Taranto, Steven J. Oliver, Don DiPetta
Votes: 2,259
15. Mafia II (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
The 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.
Stars: Rick Pasqualone, Robert Costanzo, Ray Iannicelli, Roger Rose
Votes: 10,231
16. Mafia III (2016 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
After the murder of his surrogate family at the hands of the Italian mafia, Vietnam War veteran Lincoln Clay seeks vengeance on those who took away the only thing that mattered to him.
Stars: Alex Hernandez, Lane Compton, Gordon Greene, Rick Pasqualone
Votes: 3,974
17. Batman: Arkham Origins (2013 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Years before the Arkham incidents, the neophyte Dark Knight finds himself the target of an open murder contract courtesy of Black Mask that draws eight of the world's deadliest assassins and a new criminal named The Joker.
Directors: Eric Holmes, Benoit Richer | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, JB Blanc
Votes: 13,489
18. Sleeping Dogs (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Asian-American cop Wei Shen goes undercover in Hong Kong to infiltrate a Triad organization. However, he is soon torn between his duty as a police officer and the organization he helped rise through the ranks.
Directors: Justin Bullard, Sean Horne, Blade Zavier | Stars: Will Yun Lee, Edison Chen, Kelly Hu, Robin Shou
Votes: 6,812
19. Grand Theft Auto III (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.
Stars: Frank Vincent, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Madsen, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 15,582
20. Saints Row: The Third (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Comedy, Crime
After the Saints have transformed from a small town street gang to pop culture giants, they decide to take over another city called Steelport.
Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Daniel Dae Kim, Hulk Hogan, Sasha Grey
Votes: 5,991
21. Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Scarface 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.
Stars: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Al Israel
Votes: 2,508
22. Gotham Knights (2022 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime | Post-production
Batman is dead. A new expansive, criminal underworld has swept the streets of Gotham City. It is now up to the Batman Family; Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin; to protect Gotham.
Directors: Alice Bernier, Geoff Ellenor, Ann Lemay, Wilson Mui, Patrick Redding | Stars: Elias Toufexis, Gildart Jackson, Katharine King So, Christopher Sean
23. Watch Dogs (2014 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
After losing his niece in an assassination attempt, Aiden Pierce, a street-smart vigilante, uses hacking apps on his phone to take over a new operating system in Chicago to hunt the criminals that killed his niece.
Directors: Jonathan Morin, Kun Chang | Stars: Noam Jenkins, R. Charles Wilkerson, Holly Uloth, Isabelle Blais
Votes: 8,623
25. A Way Out (2018 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Prison inmates Vincent and Leo initially clash, but after Vincent helps Leo win a fight, they warm up to each other and decide to escape together.
Director: Josef Fares | Stars: Fares Fares, Eric Krogh, Andrea Deck, Jessica Calmhede
Votes: 2,713
26. The Godfather (2006 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Set 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.
Director: Peter Mitchell Rubin | Stars: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, James Caan, Abe Vigoda
Votes: 3,724
27. Hitman 3 (2021 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Mystery
Together with Diana Burnwood and Lucas Grey, Agent 47 must face off against The Constant and his mysterious colleagues to take down Providence once and for all.
Director: Mattias Engström | Stars: David Bateson, Jane Perry, John Hopkins, Philip Rosch
Votes: 1,037
28. Saints Row (2022 Video Game)
M | Action, Comedy, Crime | Post-production
An international private military corporation based in Santo Ileso that provides security for the city.
Directors: Douglas Carrigan, Jaimie Johnson | Stars: Max Mittelman, Erica Lindbeck, Catero Colbert, Bryce Charles
29. Watch Dogs: Legion (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In the near future London is facing its downfall - unless you do something about it. Build a resistance and fight the opportunists who have seized power. But sit down and have a cup of tea first. After all, you're not a bloody monster.
Directors: Clint Hocking, Kent Hudson | Stars: Esh Alladi, Warren Brown, Rosemary Dunsmore, Mazin Elsadig
Votes: 1,143
30. Max Payne (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
A troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
Stars: James McCaffrey, Haviland Morris, Chris Phillips, Jane Gennaro
Votes: 14,937
31. Hitman (2016 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Mystery
When Agent 47 joins the ICA to hunt down threats to mankind, he is also pulled into a game of Cat and Mouse against a mysterious organization that is determined to stop him. All the while he is being stalked by someone from his past.
Directors: Ryan Barnard, Christian Elverdam, Jacob Mikkelsen | Stars: David Bateson, Jane Perry, John Hopkins, Philip Rosch
Votes: 2,695
32. Max Payne 3 (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
The ex-cop turned private security guard for a wealthy family in Sao Paulo, Brazil finds himself thrown into a new deadly conflict.
Stars: James McCaffrey, Julian Rebolledo, Frank Rodriguez, Benedita Pereira
Votes: 10,409
33. Spider-Man 2 (2023 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime | Announced
Plot unknown. A sequel to the 2018 game "Spider-Man".
Directors: Bryan Intihar, Ryan Smith | Stars: Tony Todd, Yuri Lowenthal, Nadji Jeter
34. The Sopranos: Road to Respect (2006 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Taking place after season 5 of the series, The Sopranos: Road to Respect involves Joey LaRocca attempting to rise up in Tony Soprano's organization and come out from under the shadow of his father.
Directors: Douglas Carrigan, Ali Donovan | Stars: James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Steven Van Zandt, Tony Sirico
Votes: 507
35. Watch Dogs 2 (2016 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In San Francisco, hacker Marcus Holloway joins DedSec, to take down a corrupt system by fighting and hacking his way through the entire San Francisco Bay.
Directors: Danny Bélanger, Jonathan Morin | Stars: Ruffin Prentiss, Shawn Baichoo, Tasya Teles, Jonathan Dubsky
Votes: 3,771
36. Lego DC Super-Villains (2018 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Supervillains from the DC Universe start a battle against a group of superheroes from another universe.
Directors: Andrew Holt, Arthur Parsons, Stephen Sharples | Stars: Anthony Ingruber, Armin Shimerman, Brandon Routh, Brian George
Votes: 896
37. Mad Max (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Max Rockatansky, a former highway patrol officer known across the post apocalyptic wasteland of Australia as Mad Max, has his V8 Interceptor stolen by Immortan Joe's warlord son, Scrotus. Max goes on a bloody crusade to take it back.
Directors: Frank Rooke, Neil Huxley | Stars: Elise Björner, Olivia Carmryd, Orion Acaba, Robin Atkin Downes
Votes: 3,319
38. Saints Row IV (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Play as your own customized President of United States of America and fight for an Alien invasion that nobody saw coming.
Director: Keith Arem | Stars: Troy Baker, Laura Bailey, Robin Atkin Downes, Kenny Blank
Votes: 4,076
39. The Warriors (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
The Warriors, a gang from Coney Island, go to a gang leader's meeting, when suddenly the gang leader is shot and killed. Framed for this murder, they must travel all the way back to Coney with 60,000 gang members standing in their way.
Stars: James Remar, Ephraim Benton, Dorsey Wright, David Harris
Votes: 1,864
40. Yakuza 0 (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Kiryu and Majima, both Yakuza's who are in different cities in Japan in 1988, as the fate of the two characters become intertwined in a gritty, violent, and often touching narrative.
Directors: Kazuki Hosokawa, Toshihiro Nagoshi | Stars: Takaya Kuroda, Hidenari Ugaki, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Miyuki Sawashiro
Votes: 1,418
41. Rainbow Six: Siege (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
A team of soldiers and militarists are recruited into an elite counter terrorism unit. Their objective is to fight terrorism across the globe. A threat has emerged that targets the Western world and its interests around the world.
Stars: Angela Bassett, Andy McQueen, Carlo Mestroni, Julian Bailey
Votes: 2,852
42. Batman Begins (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
You play as Batman and unleash your terror into the hearts of criminals, battling against foes such as Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow, Ra's al Ghul, and Carmine "The Roman" Falcone.
Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes
Votes: 13,685
43. Shadow the Hedgehog (2005 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Crime
Suffering from amnesia, Shadow the Hedgehog goes to extreme measures to discover the truth about his past and find out who - or what - he really is, all the while caught up in a three sided war between his friends, G.U.N., the Eggman Empire, and a strange race of alien invaders.
Director: Takashi Iizuka | Stars: Jason Griffith, Sean Schemmel, Amy Palant, Dan Green
Votes: 898
44. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (2015 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Set during the industrial revolution, play as twin assassins Jacob and Evie Frye who fight those who gain from the less privileged.
Directors: Scott Phillips, Ramiro Bélanger | Stars: Victoria Atkin, Paul Amos, Kris Holden-Ried, Sam Crane
Votes: 6,277
45. Spider-Man 3 (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Spider-Man is back to save the city with his usual hero work, only this time he bonds with an alien substance known as symbiote which turns his hero days and personal life into something ugly.
Stars: Tobey Maguire, James Franco, Topher Grace, Thomas Haden Church
Votes: 3,368
46. Manhunt (2003 Video Game)
M | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Death-row inmate James Earl Cash awakens from his "execution" to discover that prison officials were bribed to fake his death and deliver him into the clutches of a snuff film ring that wants to use him as its newest star.
Stars: Kurt Bauccio, Jon Bernthal, Darren Lenz, Alan Mozes
Votes: 2,305
47. Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Comedy, Crime
Ichiban Kasuga, a low-level Yakuza member looking to prove his self-worth, and follows him and his motley crew of unlikely allies as they attempt to rise from rags to riches in this modern human drama.
Directors: Ryosuke Horii, Toshihiro Nagoshi | Stars: Kazuhiro Nakaya, Kaiji Tang, Akio Ôtsuka, Andrew Morgado
Votes: 482
48. The Wolf Among Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
As Bigby Wolf, the big bad wolf in human form, you will discover that the brutal, bloody murder of a Fable is just a taste of things to come when another dead Fable is found which starts the hunt for a serial killer.
Directors: Nick Herman, Jason Latino, Dennis Lenart | Stars: Adam Harrington, Erin Yvette, Chuck Kourouklis, Melissa Hutchison
Votes: 7,048
49. Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Crime, Sport
A lone street racer must use his talents to rise to the top of the Blacklist, comprised of the 15 most elite drivers in the city of Rockport.
Directors: Dave 'Foots' Footman, Scott Henshaw | Stars: Paul Dzenkiw, Josie Maran, Dean McKenzie, Derek Hamilton
Votes: 6,823
50. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (2017 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Bolivia 2019, the Santa Blanca Cartel has gained too much power. "The Ghosts" are sent in to get rid of them.
Directors: Laurent Bernier, Eric Couzian | Stars: Andrea Deck, Joseph May, Derek Hagen, Eleanor Matsuura
Votes: 1,736