31 Games like Children of the Sun on PlayStation that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Children of the Sun down to the 31 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Spec Ops: The Line, Rogue Warrior and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Children of the Sun.

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The best games like Children of the Sun on PlayStation

31 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Children of the Sun. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Spec Ops: The LineClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorThird 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 third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: setting and visuals.

It predates Children of the Sun by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Rogue WarriorClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 67%· 1.6KRAWG👍 13%· 45MC29IGDB54· 2

Year 2009Dev Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and stealth mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Rogue Warrior is a character-driven, first-person-shooter, featuring Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko's explosive personality in an action-packed single player campaign, and intense multiplayer combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Children of the Sun.

It predates Children of the Sun by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

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SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84

Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: setting.

It predates Children of the Sun by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Doom EternalClosest on combat

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SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 215KIGDB86· 14OC89· 211

Year 2020Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: setting.

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#5The Bureau: XCOM DeclassifiedClosest on game mode

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SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB69· 10

Year 2013Dev 2K Marin · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Children of the Sun.

It predates Children of the Sun by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17

Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: game mode and setting.

It predates Children of the Sun by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Return to Castle Wolfenstein

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SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5

Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, ranged combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

A Quake III-engine shooter split between grounded WWII combat and occult nonsense, and it commits fully to both. The stealth missions and the weapon feel still hold up. Enemy variety thins out badly in the second half, the supernatural turn loses some players entirely, and the level design assumes patience for hunting hidden switches.

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: setting.

It predates Children of the Sun by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Call of Duty: Vanguard

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SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153

Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Children of the Sun.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalFirst PersonHardcore

Steam👍 91%· 40KIGDB85· 18OC82· 121

Year 2016Dev SUPERHOT TeamOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty and setting cyberpunk, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: tone and setting.

It predates Children of the Sun by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Transformers: War for Cybertron

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 90%· 1.6KIGDB71· 8

Year 2010Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: setting and game mode.

It predates Children of the Sun by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Wolfenstein: The New Order

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 61KIGDB77· 16OC82· 101

Year 2014Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: setting.

It predates Children of the Sun by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Call of Duty: WWII

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SoloTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155

Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with historical setting, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: game mode and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Children of the Sun.

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#13Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 61%· 30KIGDB77· 25OC75· 111

Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, setting space and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: game mode and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Children of the Sun.

It predates Children of the Sun by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Wall-running and thrust jumps make it the most mobile campaign in the series, and the four-player co-op campaign is a genuine structural change. Zombies is at its most elaborate here. The story is close to incomprehensible, the campaign is the weakest part of the package, and the PC version's supply-drop economy drew heavy criticism.

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: game mode.

It predates Children of the Sun by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 2.4KIGDB78· 5

Year 2008Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Children of the Sun: setting.

It predates Children of the Sun by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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