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We filtered the 50 games similar to L.A. Noire down to the 12 that fit the “Tactical” category. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to L.A. Noire.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2017Dev Rockstar Games

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Within the “Tactical” category, the closest game to L.A. Noire is Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater — scoring 97/100 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 tactical games like L.A. Noire

12 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to L.A. Noire. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

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

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonStealth
IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Konami

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonStealth
IGDB82· 2
Year 2004Dev Silicon Knights · Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonStealth
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

Syphon Filter
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonStealth
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Eidetic · 989 StudiosOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalHistoricalThird PersonStealth
IGDB94· 8
Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB93· 4
Year 2006Dev Darkworks · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Army of Two
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonCo-op
IGDB71· 5
Year 2008Dev EA Montreal · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Metal Gear Solid
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonStealthSci-Fi
IGDB80· 1
Year 1998Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Army of Two: The 40th Day
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonCo-opMelee
IGDB78· 3
Year 2010Dev Buzz Monkey Software · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Rogue Company
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 74%· 26KIGDB85· 1OC75· 17
Year 2020Dev First Watch Games · Hi-Rez StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, co op and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalHistoricalThird 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 stealth mechanics, fantasy world and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

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