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We filtered the 41 games similar to Aphelion down to the 19 that fit the “Narrative” category. Gunpoint, Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist and Hitman: Absolution top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aphelion.

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Aphelion is Gunpoint — scoring 69/100 on our similarity scale. Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist and Hitman: Absolution follow close behind.

#1Gunpoint69 #2Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist66 #3Hitman: Absolution64 #4Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions63 #5Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent58

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19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Aphelion. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1GunpointClosest overall match

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Gunpoint

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiMelee

Steam👍 98%· 13KRAWG👍 85%· 293MC83IGDB88· 5

Year 2013Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data. To get past security, you'll need to make creative use of your main gadget: the Crosslink.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: visuals.

It predates Aphelion by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Combat87Tone67Visuals0

#2Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind HeistClosest on combat

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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeCasualFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 10K

Year 2015Dev Crows Crows CrowsOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, visual first person and free to play, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: visuals.

It predates Aphelion by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone83Visuals0

#3Hitman: AbsolutionClosest on visuals

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Hitman: Absolution

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 93%· 62KIGDB72· 16

Year 2012Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

It predates Aphelion by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode83Tone75Combat62

#4Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions

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Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 82%· 4.8KIGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Hundreds of very short training challenges stripped from the original Metal Gear Solid — sneak past guards, clear a room, solve a weapon puzzle — set in abstract wireframe rooms with no world attached. It is the pure mechanical core of the game and nothing else. There is no story to speak of, and this PC release is a widely criticised port that many players replace with a community fix.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: setting and visuals.

It predates Aphelion by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone78Combat63Visuals48Setting0

#5Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double AgentClosest on tone

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 36%· 1.9KRAWG👍 73%· 343MC80IGDB79· 4

Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

The best-selling Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® saga takes on an entirely new direction. In the highly anticipated sequel to the 2005 game of the year, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent™, play as a double agent spy for the first time ever.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against mixed for Aphelion.

It predates Aphelion by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#6Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

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Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeTacticalMelee

Steam👍 93%· 4.8KIGDB87· 3

Year 2021Dev Mimimi Productions · Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, real-time strategy and survival mechanics, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

A standalone expansion to Shadow Tactics set in the same Edo-period Japan, with the same real-time squad stealth: pause, plan, and execute several characters' actions at once. If you finished the original and want more, this is exactly that. It is also only three real missions long, reuses maps from the base game, and adds nothing mechanically new.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Combat59Tone50Setting0Visuals0

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Aragami

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 90%· 13KRAWG👍 62%· 226MC71IGDB70· 9OC72· 50

Year 2016Dev Lince WorksPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, combat magic and setting anime, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

You are Aragami, a vengeful spirit with the power to control the shadows. You’ve been summoned by Yamiko, a girl imprisoned in the city fortress of Kyuryu. Embark on a dark journey full of blood and secrets to discover the truth about aragami.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: setting and game mode.

It predates Aphelion by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat78Game mode29Setting0

#8Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition

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Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 25KRAWG👍 77%· 419MC79

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Assassin’s Creed is an action-adventure game that follows the confrontation of the Assassins and the Templars. It’s the first installment in the series, followed by several standalone titles and DLCs.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat75Visuals57Setting27

#9Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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Assassin's Creed Syndicate

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 32KIGDB72· 19OC77· 103

Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode80Combat77Setting46

Steam Epic Xbox

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Hitman

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeThird PersonTactical

Steam👍 83%· 37KIGDB79· 29

Year 2016Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

The 2016 reboot that rebuilt the series around a handful of enormous sandbox levels — Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh — designed to be replayed until you know every route, disguise and accident in them. Depth beats quantity here. The frustration is structural: much of the scoring and unlock system requires an online connection in a single-player game, and the trilogy's ownership and content-transfer rules remain a mess.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world.

It predates Aphelion by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat66World0

#11Assassin's Creed II

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Assassin's Creed II

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 60KIGDB90· 8

Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode79Combat63Setting36

#12Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiMelee

Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB82· 11OC82· 95

Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep RPG systems and shooter, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and visuals.

It predates Aphelion by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting67Combat65Tone65World0

#13Assassin's Creed III

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Assassin's Creed III

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 14KIGDB81· 17

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat75Game mode53Setting44

#14Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 26KIGDB83· 9

Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat74Game mode53Setting36

#15Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 107KIGDB96· 19OC93· 120

Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Tone82Combat62Game mode53Setting38

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

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