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6 Third-person shooter games like Sniper Elite that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Sniper Elite down to the 6 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Freedom Fighters, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Sniper Elite V2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sniper Elite.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2005Dev Rebellion
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Within the “Third-person shooter” category, the closest game to Sniper Elite is Freedom Fighters — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Sniper Elite V2 follow close behind.

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The best third-person shooter games like Sniper Elite

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sniper Elite. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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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Freedom Fighters

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Freedom Fighters
Closest on genre
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalFantasyHistoricalThird Person
Year 2003Dev IO Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PC

Same family as Sniper Elite: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is 3D presentation.

Genre100Setting100Game mode85Combat62Visuals42
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Closest overall match
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalStealthMeleeHistoricalFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2017Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Held in common with Sniper Elite: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. Its own ground is adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

Released 12 years after Sniper Elite.

Genre100Visuals100Combat87Game mode83Setting76
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Sniper Elite V2

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Sniper Elite V2
Closest on game mode
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeStealthHistoricalThird Person
Year 2012Dev Rebellion Developments · 505 GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

What carries over from Sniper Elite is tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on visuals.

Released 7 years after Sniper Elite.

Genre100Game mode100Combat87Setting79Visuals59
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Closest on combat
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalRangedStealthFirst Person
Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The thread back to Sniper Elite runs through melee combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is offline play.

Genre100Combat100Visuals80Game mode67
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Spec Ops: The Line

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Spec Ops: The Line
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthHistoricalThird Person
Year 2012Dev Yager Development · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

Same family as Sniper Elite: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is horror setting.

Released 7 years after Sniper Elite.

Genre100Combat87Game mode85Setting60Visuals59
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Transformers: War for Cybertron

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Transformers: War for Cybertron
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalThird Person
Year 2010Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

The genre is the same as Sniper Elite’s, and with it melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

Released 5 years after Sniper Elite.

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