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SoloSci-FiCyberpunkThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 79%· 361
Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment · Playmates Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
24 Games with a sci-fi setting like Metal Gear Solid that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Solid down to the 24 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. MDK, Pragmata and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Solid.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Solid is MDK — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Pragmata and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Metal Gear Solid
24 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Solid. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189
Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration
IGDB92· 4
Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping adventure storytelling
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SoloSci-FiThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Factor 5 · Activision
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB84· 18OC86· 89
Year 2016Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration
IGDB80· 1OC86· 89
Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB76· 7OC76· 50
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration
IGDB71· 4
Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB70· 2
Year 2004Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person
IGDB70· 1
Year 1993Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonFree to Play
IGDB69· 7
Year 2013Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and free to play, while skipping survival mechanics
95
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SoloSci-FiThird Person
Year 1997Dev Capcom Production Studio 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: survival mechanics.
95
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird Person2D
Year 1995Dev Shiny Entertainment · Tec Toy
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling
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