17 Stealth games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. Where they diverge is progression.

It shares the essentials of what S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: co-op play.

If S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and ranged combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: puzzle design and crafting mechanics.

If S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, the same is here. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and world: a cyberpunk setting.

On paper it is what S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is — open world exploration, ranged 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 progression and game mode — its own ground is co-op play.

If S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings historical setting.

Its point of contact with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. They part company on tone: this one brings racing gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where they diverge is tone and setting.

It shares the essentials of what S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. To that it adds a first-person view and a sci-fi setting. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings fantasy world.

What carries over from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is stealth mechanics, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting.

What brings it close to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to a first-person view. It sets itself apart with puzzle design.

It comes from the same genre as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

The thread back to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat runs through loot and gear systems, stealth mechanics, and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: fantasy world.

Its point of contact with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is stealth mechanics, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting.

What carries over from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is stealth mechanics, single-player focus and a first-person view.