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43 Multiplayer games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain down to the 43 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Hitman: Absolution, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth
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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions

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Within the “Multiplayer” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is Hitman: Absolution — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist follow close behind.

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The best multiplayer games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

43 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Each one has been evaluated across 21 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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Hitman: Absolution

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Hitman: Absolution
Closest overall match
ActionStealth
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeThird Person
Year 2012Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone61
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

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

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.

It predates Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat96Visuals65
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

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

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.

Genre100Visuals100Combat92Game mode66
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Assassin's Creed III

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Assassin's Creed III
Closest on setting
ActionStealth
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalFantasySci-FiExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and historical setting.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals100
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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
ActionStealth
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalFantasySci-FiExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

It shares the essentials of what Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to historical setting and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with puzzle design and a medieval setting.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting82
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Assassin's Creed II

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Assassin's Creed II
ActionStealth
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalFantasySci-FiExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

If Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: precision platforming and ranged combat.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting85
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Assassin's Creed Revelations

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Assassin's Creed Revelations
ActionStealth
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalFantasyExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2011Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: a medieval setting.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Combat81
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

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

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.

It predates Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone79Game mode53
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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Assassin's Creed Syndicate
ActionStealth
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalSci-FiFantasyExplorationLootSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100World84
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

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

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.

It predates Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone77Game mode70Visuals65
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Hitman 3

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Hitman 3
Closest on tone
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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.

Released 6 years after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Combat100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Progression51
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Mafia III

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Mafia III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

What brings it close to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, and the two track each other on game mode, tone and world. The common ground extends to melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is genre and progression: racing gameplay.

Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Combat76Progression61
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Untitled Goose Game

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Untitled Goose Game
ActionStealth
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeSandbox WorldThird Person
Year 2019Dev House House · PanicOn PS4 · PC · Mac

On paper it is what Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is — a sandbox world, stealth mechanics and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and offline play.

Released 4 years after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Genre100Combat78World58Visuals57Game mode51Tone0
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Mafia II (Classic)

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Mafia II (Classic)
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldFantasyHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

If Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain worked for you because of third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, the same is here. To that it adds stealth mechanics and fantasy world. They part company on genre and progression: this one brings racing gameplay.

Game mode100World100Visuals100Setting93Tone84Combat70
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Watch Dogs 2

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Watch Dogs 2
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Its point of contact with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration. Both also lean on stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting. The distance is in setting and genre — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting.

Tone100World100Visuals100Progression82Combat80Game mode71

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