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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots down to the 10 that fit the “Survival” category. Metal Gear Solid, Alan Wake II and Dino Crisis 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

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Solo
Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions

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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is Metal Gear Solid — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Alan Wake II and Dino Crisis 2 follow close behind.

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The best survival games like Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

10 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.

Metal Gear Solid
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthCyberpunkThird Person
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 setting scifi, while skipping melee combat

Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkNarrativeHorror
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping combat tactical

Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonNarrativeDarkHorror
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping combat tactical

The Last of Us: Left Behind
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorrorPost-Apocalyptic
IGDB87· 9
Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping combat tactical

Cronos: The New Dawn
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping combat tactical

Resident Evil Zero
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
IGDB70· 3
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · Capcom

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping combat tactical

The Thing
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorrorSci-Fi
IGDB69· 2
Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping combat tactical

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping combat tactical

The Last of Us Part II
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthThird PersonDarkHorror
IGDB95· 11OC93· 205
Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping combat tactical

The Suffering
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonDarkHorror
IGDB82· 4
Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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