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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain down to the 18 that fit the “Third-person shooter” 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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GenreActionSubgenreStealth
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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions

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Within the “Third-person shooter” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is Hitman — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Hitman 3 and Mafia III follow close behind.

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The best third-person shooter games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

18 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.

Hitman
ActionStealth
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.

Hitman 3
ActionOpen 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

Mafia III
ActionOpen 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

Watch Dogs 2
ActionOpen 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

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ActionOpen 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

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
ActionStealth
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

Hitman: Absolution
ActionStealth
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

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
ActionStealth
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

Mafia II (Classic)
ActionOpen 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

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ActionOpen 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

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
ActionOpen 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

Sniper Elite 4
ActionOpen 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

Arma 2
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeStealthDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 2.1K
Year 2009Dev Bohemia Interactive Studio · 505 GamesOn PC

✓ 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

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
ActionStealth
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

Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthTacticalNarrativeDarkHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 4.8KIGDB70· 1
Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, visual 3d and visual topdown, while skipping first-person shooting

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