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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to CounterSpy down to the 14 that fit the “Stealth” category. Syphon Filter, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to CounterSpy.

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Within the “Stealth” category, the closest game to CounterSpy is Syphon Filter — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes follow close behind.

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The best stealth games like CounterSpy

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Syphon Filter
Syphon Filter
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthTacticalThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Eidetic · 989 StudiosOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Missing: visual 2d.

It predates CounterSpy by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Konami

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping visual 2d

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
IGDB82· 2
Year 2004Dev Silicon Knights · Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping visual 2d

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65
Metal Gear Solid
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB80· 1
Year 1998Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping visual 2d

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping visual 2d

It predates CounterSpy by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird PersonMelee
IGDB94· 8
Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and melee combat, while skipping visual 2d

Genre100Game mode100Combat92Visuals65
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird PersonCo-op
IGDB93· 2
Year 2010Dev Kojima Productions · Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and co op, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from CounterSpy: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Visuals65Game mode47
The Last of Us Part II
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonDarkHorror
IGDB95· 11OC93· 205
Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat tactical

Released 6 years after CounterSpy.

Genre100Game mode100Combat68Visuals65
True Crime: Streets of LA
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonMeleeNarrative
IGDB74· 3
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and adventure storytelling, while skipping combat tactical

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65Combat61
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonMeleeSandbox World
IGDB71· 4
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping combat tactical

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65Combat61
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonRangedDark
Steam👍 96%· 22KIGDB92· 6OC90· 188
Year 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping combat tactical

Released 11 years after CounterSpy.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65Combat57
Second Sight
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonMeleeRanged
Steam👍 82%· 309RAWG👍 88%· 65MC75IGDB73· 4
Year 2004Dev Free Radical Design · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping combat tactical

Second Sight is a science fiction action-adventure stealth Single-player video game, developed by Free Radical Design, and published by Codemasters for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.

Where it drifts furthest from CounterSpy: visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Combat50Visuals46
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonMultiplayerFantasy
IGDB93· 25OC93· 148
Year 2016Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping combat tactical

Genre100Combat68Visuals65Game mode54
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB57· 8
Year 2010Dev Bizarre Creations · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, while skipping combat tactical

Genre100Combat68Visuals65Game mode54

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