iRankGames
Battlefield 3

27 Stealth games like Battlefield 3 that you should try

Games like Battlefield 3 · Find similar →

More about this game →

We filtered the 50 games similar to Battlefield 3 down to the 27 that fit the “Stealth” category. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Sniper Elite V2 and Commandos 2: Men of Courage top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Battlefield 3.

iRank77/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS
Tags
NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2011Dev EA Digital Illusions CE

Quick answer

Within the “Stealth” category, the closest game to Battlefield 3 is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Sniper Elite V2 and Commandos 2: Men of Courage follow close behind.

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best stealth games like Battlefield 3

27 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Battlefield 3. 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.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalStealthMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 104KIGDB73· 20OC72· 132
Year 2017Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Sniper Elite V2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeStealthHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 25KIGDB67· 11
Year 2012Dev Rebellion Developments · 505 GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Commandos 2: Men of Courage
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthMeleeHistoricalIsometric
Steam👍 86%· 2.8KRAWG👍 88%· 220MC87IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy and adventure storytelling, while skipping strong narrative focus

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 60KIGDB85· 10
Year 2009Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings offline and online features, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Medal of Honor
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalStealthHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 11KIGDB74· 9
Year 2010Dev Danger Close · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings setting modern, while skipping strong narrative focus

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalStealthMeleeFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 493IGDB78· 6
Year 2004Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, while skipping strong narrative focus

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 27KIGDB88· 7
Year 2007Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, linear, story-driven structure and setting modern, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Sniper Elite
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalHistoricalFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 4.1KRAWG👍 57%· 179MC76IGDB81· 2
Year 2005Dev RebellionPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, third-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

PAYDAY 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 672KRAWG👍 62%· 2.2KMC79IGDB75· 17
Year 2013Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

Sniper: Ghost Warrior
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 58%· 8.7KIGDB56· 3
Year 2010Dev City InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and adventure storytelling, while skipping strong narrative focus

Medal of Honor: Underground
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2000Dev Dreamworks Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Call of Duty: Ghosts
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 32KIGDB74· 23OC72· 58
Year 2013Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping historical setting

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeFirst Person
IGDB68· 4
Year 2002Dev Raven Software · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeFirst Person
IGDB49· 9
Year 2012Dev Danger Close · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Spec Ops: The Line
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeDarkHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 56KIGDB77· 9
Year 2012Dev Yager Development · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and horror tension, while skipping co op

Complete list of stealth games like Battlefield 3

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Battlefield 3, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Explore games similar to Battlefield 3 by category

Rankings in the same genre