10 Third-person shooter games like Death Stranding that you should try

What brings it close to Death Stranding is strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is action RPG combat and an anime aesthetic.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Death Stranding — the two agree on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds a third-person camera and horror setting. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings action RPG combat.

What brings it close to Death Stranding is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

If Death Stranding worked for you because of exploration and discovery, stealth mechanics, and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: action RPG combat.

Its point of contact with Death Stranding is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat: action RPG combat and multiplayer gameplay.

Held in common with Death Stranding: single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Death Stranding does: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting and skill tree progression.

What carries over from Death Stranding is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: action RPG combat and a cyberpunk setting.

On paper it is what Death Stranding is — a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

Held in common with Death Stranding: single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.