4 Third-person shooter games like Spec Ops: The Line that you should try

Shelved next to Spec Ops: The Line for good reason: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is co-op play and a first-person view.

What carries over from Spec Ops: The Line is tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: co-op play.

It comes from the same genre as Spec Ops: The Line and shares melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: fantasy world and a first-person view.

Shelved next to Spec Ops: The Line for good reason: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and 3D presentation.