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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 29 that fit the “PC” category. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and True Crime: Streets of LA top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to CounterSpy.

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to CounterSpy is Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and True Crime: Streets of LA follow close behind.

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The best games like CounterSpy on PC

29 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.

#1Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
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 Delta: Snake Eater
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 18KIGDB87· 8OC85· 153
Year 2025Dev Konami Digital Entertainment · KonamiOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping stealth mechanics

Released 11 years after CounterSpy.

Genre100Game mode100Combat65Visuals65
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
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
Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkNarrativeHorror
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat tactical

Released 9 years after CounterSpy.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
Pragmata
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonNarrativeSci-Fi
Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189
Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping combat tactical

Released 12 years after CounterSpy.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonNarrativeDarkHorror
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping combat tactical

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
Cronos: The New Dawn
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping combat tactical

Released 11 years after CounterSpy.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
The Suffering
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
IGDB82· 4
Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
The Godfather
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonNarrativeOpen WorldHistorical
IGDB80· 1
Year 2006Dev Headgate Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping combat tactical

It predates CounterSpy by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
The Punisher
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonNarrative
IGDB79· 3
Year 2004Dev Volition · THQOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
The Thing
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorrorSci-Fi
IGDB69· 2
Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
True Crime: New York City
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB64· 3
Year 2005Dev Exakt Entertainment · Hands-On MobileOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65
Mega Man Legends
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
Year 1997Dev Capcom Production Studio 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping combat tactical

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65

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