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17 Tactical games like Hitman: Codename 47 that you should try

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We filtered the 40 games similar to Hitman: Codename 47 down to the 17 that fit the “Tactical” category. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hitman: Codename 47.

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth
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HardcoreSolo
Year 2000Dev IO Interactive

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Within the “Tactical” category, the closest game to Hitman: Codename 47 is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin follow close behind.

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The best tactical games like Hitman: Codename 47

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hitman: Codename 47. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

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

It meets Hitman: Codename 47 on stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

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

It meets Hitman: Codename 47 on stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Released 13 years after Hitman: Codename 47.

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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Closest on game mode
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeTacticalRangedThird Person
Year 2002Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Hitman: Codename 47 does: stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with sandbox freedom and a sci-fi setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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Hitman: Absolution

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

It meets Hitman: Codename 47 on punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. Its own ground is first-person shooting and strong narrative focus.

Same studio: IO Interactive.

Genre100Visuals100Combat95Game mode84Tone75
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Hitman

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

What brings it close to Hitman: Codename 47 is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and visuals. The distance is in tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

Same studio: IO Interactive.

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Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions

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

Same family as Hitman: Codename 47: melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: strong narrative focus and 3D presentation.

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Death to Spies

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

The thread back to Hitman: Codename 47 runs through melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Hitman: Codename 47.

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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

On paper it is what Hitman: Codename 47 is — stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay.

Released 15 years after Hitman: Codename 47.

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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

Same family as Hitman: Codename 47: melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay.

Released 6 years after Hitman: Codename 47.

Genre100Visuals100Combat96Game mode24Tone0
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Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

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

Genre puts it alongside Hitman: Codename 47, and so does punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and an isometric view.

Released 21 years after Hitman: Codename 47.

Genre100Game mode100Combat95Tone52Visuals0
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Desperados III

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Desperados III
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHardcoreThird Person
Year 2020Dev Mimimi Productions · THQ NordicPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

With Hitman: Codename 47 it shares punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

Released 20 years after Hitman: Codename 47.

Genre100Game mode100Combat95Tone81Visuals50
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Closest on tone
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHardcore
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Hitman: Codename 47 does: punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Released 16 years after Hitman: Codename 47.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat95Visuals0
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird Person
Year 2005Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Hitman: Codename 47, and so does stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: strong narrative focus and co-op play.

Released 5 years after Hitman: Codename 47.

Genre100Combat95Visuals65Game mode34Tone0
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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHardcore
Year 1998Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

The genre is the same as Hitman: Codename 47’s, and with it punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view.

Genre100Tone100Combat95Game mode36Visuals0
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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeTacticalStealthHardcore
Year 1999Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

Genre puts it alongside Hitman: Codename 47, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view.

Genre100Tone100Combat95Game mode35Visuals0

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