4 Third-person shooter games like Children of the Sun that you should try

Games like Children of the Sun · Find similar →

Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Filter by:Third-person shooter×← Back to home

We filtered the 50 games similar to Children of the Sun down to the 4 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Spec Ops: The Line, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and Freedom Fighters top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Children of the Sun.

iRank85/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

The best third-person shooter games like Children of the Sun

4 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

iRank88

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.

Genre100Tone100Combat73Game mode54Visuals42Setting34

Details →

Steam

#2The Bureau: XCOM DeclassifiedClosest on combat

iRank70

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals79Tone55Setting0

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalThird Person3D

Steam👍 95%· 2.7KIGDB70· 1

Year 2003Dev IO Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping puzzle design

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

It predates Children of the Sun by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals74Game mode56Setting0

Details →

Steam GOG Epic

#4Transformers: War for Cybertron

iRank84

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.

Genre100Combat100Visuals42Game mode34Setting0

Details →

Steam

Explore games similar to Children of the Sun by category

Rankings in the same genre

Best Tactical FPS Games Best FPS Games Best Shooter Games