19 Sandbox games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain that you should try

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

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

✓ 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

✓ 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

✓ 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

✓ 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

✓ 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

✓ 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

✓ 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

✓ 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

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, horror setting and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: shooter.

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and setting medieval, while skipping shooter

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, ranged combat and setting medieval, while skipping shooter