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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 47 games similar to Far Cry 3: Classic Edition down to the 24 that fit the “Stealth” category. The Evil Within 2, Prey and Thief top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Far Cry 3: Classic Edition.

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Year 2018Dev Ubisoft Montreal

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Within the “Stealth” category, the closest game to Far Cry 3: Classic Edition is The Evil Within 2 — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Prey and Thief follow close behind.

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The best stealth games like Far Cry 3: Classic Edition

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Far Cry 3: Classic Edition. 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.

#1The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 31KIGDB81· 15OC80· 156
Year 2017Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, deep RPG systems and third-person shooting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Genre100Game mode100Combat82Visuals70Progression63World61
#2Prey
Prey
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 54KIGDB76· 16OC81· 166
Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, horror tension and puzzle design, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Classic Edition: progression.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat79World65Progression49
#3Thief
Thief
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthSandbox WorldFirst PersonMelee
Steam👍 75%· 24KIGDB64· 14OC64· 75
Year 2014Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat74World71
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthExplorationFirst PersonMelee
Steam👍 68%· 3.3KRAWG👍 84%· 251MC76IGDB80· 2
Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate.

It predates Far Cry 3: Classic Edition by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat59
Rage 2
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 63%· 17KIGDB69· 11OC71· 156
Year 2019Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, racing gameplay and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

Genre100Visuals100Game mode75Progression74Combat70World68
The Last of Us Part I
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDark
Steam👍 84%· 103KIGDB77· 12OC82· 180
Year 2022Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Classic Edition: visuals.

Released 4 years after Far Cry 3: Classic Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Combat73Visuals0
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 29KIGDB92· 8
Year 2011Dev Eidos Montréal · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat85World51
Dishonored 2
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 66KIGDB86· 20OC87· 145
Year 2016Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat68Progression58World56
BioShock
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 32KRAWG👍 89%· 3.4KMC96IGDB93· 8
Year 2007Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping survival mechanics

FPS with RPG elements, Bioshock invites players to experience horrors of underwater isolation in the city of Rapture, the failed project of the better future. After surviving the plane crash, the protagonist has only one way to go – to the giant lighthouse that opens a way to the underwater utopia.

Where it drifts furthest from Far Cry 3: Classic Edition: progression and combat.

It predates Far Cry 3: Classic Edition by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100World62Combat48Progression39
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthFirst PersonMeleeSci-Fi
IGDB89· 5
Year 2004Dev Tigon Studios · Vivendi GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

It predates Far Cry 3: Classic Edition by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat86Visuals71
#11I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthFirst PersonMultiplayer
IGDB68· 3
Year 2003Dev Innerloop Studios · CodemastersOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Far Cry 3: Classic Edition by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode54
Crysis 2
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthFirst PersonMultiplayerMelee
IGDB87· 9
Year 2011Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Visuals100Combat86Game mode54
Aliens versus Predator 2
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthFirst PersonMultiplayerMelee
Year 2001Dev Monolith Productions · Fox InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Far Cry 3: Classic Edition by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Combat86Game mode54
Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthFirst Person
Year 2000Dev Innerloop Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

It predates Far Cry 3: Classic Edition by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Black
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthFirst PersonMelee
IGDB71· 4
Year 2006Dev Criterion Games · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Far Cry 3: Classic Edition by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat86

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