ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeTacticalStealthThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 5.0KIGDB85· 4
Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Android · PC · iOS
13 Melee games like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots down to the 13 that fit the “Melee” category. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and True Crime: Streets of LA top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
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Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and True Crime: Streets of LA follow close behind.
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The best melee games like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
13 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthMeleeThird PersonSandbox World
IGDB71· 4
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthMeleeThird PersonNarrative
IGDB74· 3
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeStealthThird PersonRanged
Steam👍 82%· 309RAWG👍 88%· 65MC75IGDB73· 4
Year 2004Dev Free Radical Design · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthMeleeThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Pandemic Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.4K
Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1
Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonExploration
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6
Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonNarrativeOpen World
Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13
Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonMagicHardcore
Steam👍 84%· 1.5K
Year 1998Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonRangedNarrative
Steam👍 87%· 2.4K
Year 1997Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB66· 3
Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeCyberpunkThird PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 79%· 361
Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment · Playmates Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
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