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If Dishonored left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 14 attributes. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider comes closest (94/100).

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2012Dev Bethesda Softworks

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The closest game to Dishonored is Dishonored: Death of the Outsider — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Dishonored

50 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dishonored. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Closest overall match
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

The resemblance to Dishonored is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: fantasy world.

Released 5 years after Dishonored.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Combat95
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSci-Fi
Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Same family as Dishonored: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay.

Released 3 years after Dishonored.

Genre100Tone100World75Combat70Game mode54Setting38
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeRangedFirst Person
Year 2002Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What carries over from Dishonored is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is third-person shooting and tactical combat.

It predates Dishonored by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode87Combat77Visuals70
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Hitman

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Hitman
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen World
Year 2016Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

Shelved next to Dishonored for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is tactical combat and a third-person camera.

Released 4 years after Dishonored.

Genre100Game mode100World80Combat69Tone62Visuals0
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Hitman: Absolution

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

The genre is the same as Dishonored’s, and with it strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: punishing difficulty and a third-person camera.

Genre100Game mode84Combat70Tone50Visuals0
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Gunpoint

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Gunpoint
Closest on setting
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-Fi
Year 2013Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

It shares the essentials of what Dishonored does: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Combat84Visuals0
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

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

Genre puts it alongside Dishonored, and so does stealth mechanics and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera.

Genre100Combat77Game mode30Visuals0
8

Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions

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Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDark
Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

Genre puts it alongside Dishonored, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is historical setting and a third-person camera.

It predates Dishonored by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat76Setting0Visuals0
9

Assassin's Creed II

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Assassin's Creed II
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen WorldSci-Fi
Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

On paper it is what Dishonored is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sandbox world and historical setting.

Genre100Combat91Game mode80Tone72World61Setting36
10

Death to Spies

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Death to Spies
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthOpen WorldFirst Person
Year 2007Dev Haggard Games · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

Held in common with Dishonored: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: historical setting.

Genre100Game mode100World100Combat74Visuals70Setting0
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Thief II: The Metal Age

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Thief II: The Metal Age
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloStealthMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2000Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

If Dishonored worked for you because of shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, the same is here. The common ground extends to stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting. Where the two diverge is genre and setting: deep simulation and fantasy world.

It predates Dishonored by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Combat91Setting65
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Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition

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Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSci-Fi
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC

On paper it is what Dishonored is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sandbox world and historical setting.

Genre100Game mode100Combat85Tone77World58Setting27
13

Hitman: Codename 47

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

The genre is the same as Dishonored’s, and with it stealth mechanics and single-player focus. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings punishing difficulty and a third-person camera.

It predates Dishonored by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat78Tone0Visuals0
14

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

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Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDark
Year 2021Dev Mimimi Productions · Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Linux

Same family as Dishonored: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: historical setting and an isometric view.

Released 9 years after Dishonored.

Genre100Game mode100Tone71Combat70Setting0Visuals0
15

Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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Assassin's Creed Syndicate
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSci-Fi
Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Same family as Dishonored: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus and a sci-fi setting. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is historical setting and a third-person camera.

Released 3 years after Dishonored.

Genre100World100Combat84Game mode81Tone69Setting46

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