50 Adventure games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain down to the 50 that fit the “Adventure” category. Hitman, Hitman 3 and Mafia III top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

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The best adventure games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Each one has been evaluated across 21 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.

#1Hitman

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 37KIGDB79· 29

Year 2016Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB85· 16OC85· 196

Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping fantasy world

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23

Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, expect adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, while skipping combat tactical

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 92KIGDB81· 21OC82· 136

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, it's known for adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cyberpunk and co op, while skipping combat tactical

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#5Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6

Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, it's known for adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, ranged combat and co op, while skipping combat tactical

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#6Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeThird 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 and visual first person, while skipping sandbox freedom

GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeThird 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, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#8Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeThird 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, co op and online features, while skipping sandbox freedom

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldFantasyHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 58KRAWG👍 88%· 2.2KMC77IGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, expect third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, puzzle design and ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

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#10Far Cry 2

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration

Steam👍 76%· 18KIGDB58· 6

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, expect shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, survival mechanics and procedural generation, while skipping third-person shooting

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#11Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4

Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, expect third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and shooter

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, puzzle design and ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

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#12Far Cry 4

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalExplorationLootSkill Tree

Steam👍 85%· 69KIGDB86· 19OC84· 97

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, it's known for shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

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#13Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 86KIGDB80· 17OC80· 169

Year 2018Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, expect adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and co op, while skipping sandbox freedom

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloMeleeTacticalStealthDarkOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 62KIGDB76· 19OC78· 133

Year 2017Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings co op and visual first person, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#15Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthTacticalNarrativeThird 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: offline and co op, while skipping first-person shooting

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