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We filtered the 50 games similar to Hitman down to the 20 that fit the “Tactical” category. Death to Spies, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hitman.

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2016Dev IO Interactive

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Within the “Tactical” category, the closest game to Hitman is Death to Spies — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell follow close behind.

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The best tactical games like Hitman

20 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

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

Death to Spies
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthTacticalOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 1.0KRAWG👍 63%· 74MC69IGDB70· 2
Year 2007Dev Haggard Games · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with historical setting and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

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

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting, while skipping first-person shooting

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeThird 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, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and visual first person, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, punishing difficulty and historical setting, while skipping shooter

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
ActionStealth
SoloStealthMeleeTacticalSandbox WorldThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 4.8KRAWG👍 84%· 653MC87IGDB77· 2
Year 2002Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

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

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

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 third-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHardcore
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 shooter

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird 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 third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and historical setting

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

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing shooter, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: co op, multiplayer gameplay and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

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

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, offline and co op, while skipping first-person shooting

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
ActionStealth
SoloTacticalMeleeStealthCo-op
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, historical setting and co op, while skipping shooter

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 third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping sandbox freedom

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeMultiplayer
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 shooter

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