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26 Shooter games like Death to Spies that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Death to Spies down to the 26 that fit the “Shooter” category. Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions, Hitman and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Death to Spies.

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Year 2007Dev Haggard Games

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Within the “Shooter” category, the closest game to Death to Spies is Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Hitman and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain follow close behind.

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The best shooter games like Death to Spies

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Death to Spies. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions

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Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
Closest overall match
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthTacticalHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

If Death to Spies worked for you because of melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: 3D presentation.

It predates Death to Spies by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals39
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Hitman

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Hitman
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2016Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

What brings it close to Death to Spies is open world exploration, stealth mechanics and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is third-person shooting and strong narrative focus.

Released 9 years after Death to Spies.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100World87Visuals65
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

It comes from the same genre as Death to Spies and shares open world exploration, stealth mechanics and historical setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and progression: fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.

Released 8 years after Death to Spies.

Genre100Combat100World82Setting69Visuals65Progression56
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Closest on visuals
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird PersonFirst Person
Year 2002Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What carries over from Death to Spies is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Its own ground is first-person shooting and ranged combat.

Genre100Visuals100Combat96Game mode87
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Hitman: Codename 47

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Hitman: Codename 47
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird Person
Year 2000Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC

Its point of contact with Death to Spies is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings third-person shooting and punishing difficulty.

Genre100Game mode100Combat95Visuals65
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Hitman: Absolution

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Hitman: Absolution
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird Person
Year 2012Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

What carries over from Death to Spies is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is third-person shooting and strong narrative focus.

Released 5 years after Death to Spies.

Genre100Combat100Game mode84Visuals65
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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Closest on world
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

What brings it close to Death to Spies is open world exploration, stealth mechanics and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

Released 10 years after Death to Spies.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Combat76Visuals70
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird Person
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Toronto · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

The genre is the same as Death to Spies’s, and with it stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Released 6 years after Death to Spies.

Genre100Combat92Visuals65Game mode30
9

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthTacticalThird Person
Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The genre is the same as Death to Spies’s, and with it melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Genre100Combat100Visuals65Game mode24
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeTacticalStealthOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person
Year 2017Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Its point of contact with Death to Spies is shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on genre and setting: this one brings first-person shooting and a sci-fi setting.

Released 10 years after Death to Spies.

Combat100World100Progression100Game mode86Visuals70Setting60
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Crysis Warhead

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Crysis Warhead
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeStealthTacticalOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2008Dev Crytek Budapest · Electronic ArtsOn PC

What brings it close to Death to Spies is shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on combat, world and progression. To that it adds a third-person camera and historical setting. They part company on genre and setting: this one brings first-person shooting and a sci-fi setting.

Combat100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode67Setting66
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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
ActionOpen World Action
SoloStealthMeleeTacticalOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonFirst Person
Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

If Death to Spies worked for you because of adventure storytelling, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and genre — its own ground is first-person shooting and a sci-fi setting.

Released 7 years after Death to Spies.

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100World87Genre50
13

Far Cry: Primal

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Far Cry: Primal
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeStealthOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person
Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What it holds in common with Death to Spies is shape: shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in genre and progression — its own ground is survival mechanics and crafting mechanics.

Released 9 years after Death to Spies.

Game mode100Setting100World100Combat73Visuals70Progression65
14

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person
Year 2017Dev CI GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Death to Spies does: shooting mechanics, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. The common ground extends to a first-person view and historical setting. Where the two diverge is game mode and genre: first-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay.

Released 10 years after Death to Spies.

Combat100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals70Genre50
15

We Happy Few

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We Happy Few
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeStealthOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person
Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

Its point of contact with Death to Spies is adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on genre and setting: this one brings survival mechanics and procedural generation.

Released 11 years after Death to Spies.

Game mode100Combat85Progression71Visuals70World67Setting54

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