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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions down to the 24 that fit the “Historical” category. Death to Spies, Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice and Desperados III top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions.

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions is Death to Spies — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice and Desperados III follow close behind.

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The best games with a historical setting like Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions

24 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

Death to Spies
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthTacticalHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 1.0KRAWG👍 63%· 74MC69IGDB70· 2
Year 2007Dev Haggard Games · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkHistorical
Steam👍 93%· 4.8KIGDB87· 3
Year 2021Dev Mimimi Productions · Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, survival mechanics and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Desperados III
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 97%· 16KRAWG👍 90%· 218MC84IGDB86· 9OC85· 118
Year 2020Dev Mimimi Productions · THQ NordicPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, punishing difficulty and visual isometric, while skipping shooter

Assassin's Creed Shadows
ActionStealth
SoloStealthHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 36KIGDB85· 7OC81· 224
Year 2025Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthHistoricalRanged
Steam👍 66%· 1.1KIGDB60· 9OC63· 48
Year 2016Dev Climax Studios · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, melee combat and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping shooter

Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 54%· 3.2KIGDB55· 3OC65· 16
Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Sofia · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, melee combat and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping shooter

Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeHistoricalExplorationThird Person3D
Steam👍 81%· 25KRAWG👍 77%· 419MC79
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
ActionStealth
SoloStealthHistoricalThird PersonFantasy
Year 1998Dev ACQUIRE Corp. · Activision Publishing

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping shooter

Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
ActionStealth
SoloStealthHistoricalThird PersonFantasy
Year 2000Dev ACQUIRE Corp. · Activision

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and historical setting

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping shooter

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeHistorical
Steam👍 96%· 38KRAWG👍 86%· 465MC85IGDB86· 12OC83· 77
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with stealth mechanics, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, deep simulation and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Assassin's Creed Syndicate
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 32KIGDB72· 19OC77· 103
Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping shooter

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
ActionStealth
SoloStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 107KIGDB96· 19OC93· 120
Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Assassin's Creed II
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 60KIGDB90· 8
Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
ActionStealth
SoloTacticalMeleeStealthHistorical
Steam👍 62%· 1.1KRAWG👍 75%· 160MC72IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing combat tactical, melee combat and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, co op and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Assassin's Creed III
ActionStealth
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 14KIGDB81· 17
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping shooter

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