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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence down to the 25 that fit the “Stealth” category. Wolfenstein: The New Order, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and Battlefield Hardline top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence.

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Year 2005Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

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Within the “Stealth” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence is Wolfenstein: The New Order — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and Battlefield Hardline follow close behind.

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The best stealth games like Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

Wolfenstein: The New Order
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloStealthTacticalNarrativeHistoricalFantasyFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 61KIGDB77· 16OC82· 101
Year 2014Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalStealthFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2006Dev Kojima Productions · Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

Battlefield Hardline
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloStealthTacticalFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB73· 14OC72· 83
Year 2015Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

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

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalFantasyFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84
Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Metro 2033
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloStealthTacticalNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 34KIGDB87· 3
Year 2010Dev 4A Games · THQOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloStealthTacticalFirst PersonMultiplayer
IGDB68· 4
Year 2002Dev Raven Software · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Medal of Honor: Warfighter
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloStealthTacticalFirst PersonMultiplayer
IGDB49· 9
Year 2012Dev Danger Close · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Medal of Honor: Underground
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloStealthTacticalHistoricalFirst Person
Year 2000Dev Dreamworks Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

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

Hitman 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloStealthTacticalFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 75KIGDB82· 14OC83· 143
Year 2018Dev IO Interactive · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping survival mechanics

Sniper: Ghost Warrior
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalStealthHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 58%· 8.7KIGDB56· 3
Year 2010Dev City InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

SWAT 4
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalStealthFirst PersonMultiplayer
IGDB85· 2
Year 2005Dev Irrational Games · Vivendi UniversalOn PC

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

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

Sniper Elite
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloStealthTacticalHistoricalFantasyFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 4.1KRAWG👍 57%· 179MC76IGDB81· 2
Year 2005Dev RebellionPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, third-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Spec Ops: The Line
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 56KIGDB77· 9
Year 2012Dev Yager Development · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping survival mechanics

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalStealthNarrativeHistoricalFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 104KIGDB73· 20OC72· 132
Year 2017Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping fantasy world

Commandos 2: Men of Courage
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalStealthHistoricalCo-op
Steam👍 86%· 2.8KRAWG👍 88%· 220MC87IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, melee combat and co op, while skipping survival mechanics

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