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11 Stealth games like Metal Gear Solid that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid down to the 11 that fit the “Stealth” category. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid.

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Year 1998Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

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Within the “Stealth” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes follow close behind.

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The best stealth games like Metal Gear Solid

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Solid. 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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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Closest overall match
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthCyberpunkThird Person
Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

What brings it close to Metal Gear Solid is tactical combat, a cyberpunk setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and visuals. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

Released 10 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Closest on combat
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
Year 2001Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Konami

If Metal Gear Solid worked for you because of tactical combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera, the same is here.

Same studio: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan.

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Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

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Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
Year 2004Dev Silicon Knights · Konami

It shares the essentials of what Metal Gear Solid does: tactical combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera.

Released 6 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
Year 2002Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PC

If Metal Gear Solid worked for you because of tactical combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera, the same is here.

Same studio: Konami Computer Entertainment Japan.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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Syphon Filter

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Syphon Filter
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthTacticalThird Person
Year 1999Dev Eidetic · 989 StudiosOn PlayStation 3

It shares the essentials of what Metal Gear Solid does: stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera.

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The Last of Us Part II

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The Last of Us Part II
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonDarkHorror
Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

Genre puts it alongside Metal Gear Solid, and so does stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is horror setting.

Released 22 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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True Crime: Streets of LA

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True Crime: Streets of LA
Closest on setting
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

Genre puts it alongside Metal Gear Solid, and so does stealth mechanics, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings melee combat.

Released 5 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthSci-FiThird PersonRanged
Year 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

Genre puts it alongside Metal Gear Solid, and so does stealth mechanics, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings ranged combat and horror setting.

Released 27 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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Second Sight

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Second Sight
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Year 2004Dev Free Radical Design · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The genre is the same as Metal Gear Solid’s, and with it stealth mechanics, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings melee combat and a first-person view.

Released 6 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonMeleeSandbox World
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts

With Metal Gear Solid it shares stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat — its own ground is melee combat.

Released 7 years after Metal Gear Solid.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat61
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James Bond 007: Blood Stone

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James Bond 007: Blood Stone
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonMultiplayer
Year 2010Dev Bizarre Creations · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

Shelved next to Metal Gear Solid for good reason: stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Released 12 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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