Prime Day gaming deals have been great so far, but the wind has been taken out of them a tad by everyone refreshing retail pages to finally secure their GTA 6 pre-orders (though given they're codes in boxes, they're surely not going anywhere). Yet, while we've waited so long for Rockstar's latest, there's plenty more open-world adventures and crime capers worth getting lost in already, many of them on sale across Prime Day and beyond.
With GTA 6 still a few months out, why not whet your appetite with something else while the prices are at a discount? There are Prime Day deals to get your set-up GTA 6-ready, too before its November launch. Sure, you could replay the classics you already own, but why not use this opportunity to try something new? For cross-gen games in my picks, I've tried to account for free digital upgrade paths to still nab the best deal.
After all, games like GTA don't have to be exactly the same, many offering different spins on an open world adventure like going on foot in Assassin's Creed, a very different setting like Cyberpunk 2077's sci-fi Night City, or a different type of crime story entirely that might be a touch more linear. Join me below, and I'll round up the best deals available at the moment on games like GTA 6 that I personally go to bat for, which will get you in the mood to play this year's biggest game.
Take a look at my best Prime Day PS5 RPG deals for more bargains!
