Similar to Malinovka

Widen the net to full standalone games — not mods or fan-run roleplay servers — and the picks shift toward titles built on the same core idea: a free life inside an open world with no single storyline, just a chosen role and real players around you.

The selection criteria here are a proper client and economy run by an actual studio, a free or freemium model, and either a law-versus-crime conflict or a social life-simulation loop as the main gameplay loop.