6 Puzzle games like Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising that you should try

What it holds in common with Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is shape: shooting mechanics, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and genre: adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is puzzle design, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on game mode, setting and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and historical setting. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics.

On paper it is what Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is — open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is a sandbox world and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in combat and game mode — its own ground is adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty.

It comes from the same genre as Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and shares open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world and a third-person camera.

Held in common with Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising: puzzle design, tactical combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and genre: real-time strategy and stealth mechanics.