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10 Survival 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 10 that fit the “Survival” category. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Dino Crisis 2 and The Thing 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 “Survival” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid is Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Dino Crisis 2 and The Thing follow close behind.

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The best survival games like Metal Gear Solid

10 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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Dino Crisis 2

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Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrativeDark
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

With Metal Gear Solid it shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.

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The Thing

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The Thing
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonDarkHorror
Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

The thread back to Metal Gear Solid runs through a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.

Released 4 years after Metal Gear Solid.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting47
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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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat68Setting0
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Alan Wake II

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Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkNarrativeHorror
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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.

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The Last of Us: Left Behind

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The Last of Us: Left Behind
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorrorPost-Apocalyptic
Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

Its point of contact with Metal Gear Solid is single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.

Released 16 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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Cronos: The New Dawn

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Cronos: The New Dawn
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

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.

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Resident Evil Zero

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Resident Evil Zero
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · Capcom

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 4 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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Resident Evil Code: Veronica X

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Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

The thread back to Metal Gear Solid runs through single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

Released 3 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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The Suffering

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The Suffering
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC

Held in common with Metal Gear Solid: single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

Released 6 years after Metal Gear Solid.

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