29 Tactical games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and progression.

What brings it close to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on tone: this one brings punishing difficulty.

Its point of contact with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Its point of contact with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is co-op play.

The genre is the same as Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings 3D presentation.

The thread back to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain runs through strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is offline play.

Genre puts it alongside Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and so does a sandbox world, stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and world — its own ground is ranged combat.

Same family as Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: open world exploration, melee combat 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: a first-person view.

Genre puts it alongside Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and so does stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings punishing difficulty.

It meets Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

What brings it close to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and a sandbox world, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in genre and progression — its own ground is puzzle design.

It comes from the same genre as Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and shares strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: an isometric view.

If Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain worked for you because of shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, the same is here. The common ground extends to stealth mechanics and historical setting. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: a first-person view.

With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain it shares tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

It meets Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is survival mechanics and co-op play.