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We filtered the 50 games similar to Death to Spies down to the 21 that fit the “Tactical” category. Desperados III, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions and Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Death to Spies.

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth
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Year 2007Dev Haggard Games

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Within the “Tactical” category, the closest game to Death to Spies is Desperados III — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions and Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice follow close behind.

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21 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Death to Spies. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Desperados III
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 97%· 16KRAWG👍 90%· 218MC84IGDB86· 9OC85· 118
Year 2020Dev Mimimi Productions · THQ NordicPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing stealth mechanics, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthTacticalHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 4.8KIGDB70· 1
Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping open world exploration

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHistorical
Steam👍 93%· 4.8KIGDB87· 3
Year 2021Dev Mimimi Productions · Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, real-time strategy and survival mechanics, while skipping shooter

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHistorical
Steam👍 96%· 38KRAWG👍 86%· 465MC85IGDB86· 12OC83· 77
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with stealth mechanics, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, deep simulation and punishing difficulty, while skipping adventure storytelling

Hitman: Codename 47
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 71%· 4.9KRAWG👍 77%· 597MC73IGDB60· 2
Year 2000Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, punishing difficulty and ranged combat, while skipping open world exploration

Hitman
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 37KIGDB79· 29
Year 2016Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping historical setting

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird PersonFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 3.9KRAWG👍 91%· 489MC91IGDB85· 7
Year 2002Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, third-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping open world exploration

Hitman: Absolution
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 62KIGDB72· 16
Year 2012Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping open world exploration

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 107KIGDB96· 19OC93· 120
Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping visual first person

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHistorical
Steam👍 90%· 4.0KRAWG👍 89%· 237
Year 1998Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: stealth mechanics, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, real-time strategy and punishing difficulty, while skipping adventure storytelling

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird PersonFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 5.7KRAWG👍 91%· 487MC92IGDB78· 5
Year 2005Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing shooter, stealth mechanics and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, co op and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeTacticalStealthHistorical
Steam👍 89%· 1.1KRAWG👍 84%· 148IGDB66· 1
Year 1999Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with melee combat, combat tactical and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, punishing difficulty and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
ActionStealth
SoloTacticalMeleeStealthHistorical
Steam👍 62%· 1.1KRAWG👍 75%· 160MC72IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing combat tactical, melee combat and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, co op and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 21KIGDB78· 13
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Toronto · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, first-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping open world exploration

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthTacticalThird Person
Steam👍 36%· 1.9KRAWG👍 73%· 343MC80IGDB79· 4
Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping open world exploration

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