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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid down to the 6 that fit the “PS5” category. The Last of Us Part II, Alan Wake II and Cronos: The New Dawn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid.
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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid is The Last of Us Part II — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Alan Wake II and Cronos: The New Dawn follow close behind.
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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.
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.
What carries over from Metal Gear Solid is single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.
Released 25 years after Metal Gear Solid.
Its point of contact with Metal Gear Solid is single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.
Released 27 years after Metal Gear Solid.
Held in common with Metal Gear Solid: a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: strong narrative focus.
Released 28 years after Metal Gear Solid.
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.
Held in common with Metal Gear Solid: tactical combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on combat.
Released 27 years after Metal Gear Solid.
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