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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Survive down to the 23 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Metro Exodus, Generation Zero and RAGE top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Survive.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer

Year 2018Dev Konami

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Metal Gear Survive is Metro Exodus — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Generation Zero and RAGE follow close behind.

#1Metro Exodus78 #2Generation Zero75 #3RAGE73 #4Lost Planet 375 #5Red Faction: Armageddon72

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Metal Gear Survive

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Gear Survive. 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.

#1Metro ExodusClosest overall match

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Metro Exodus

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals and progression.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100World100Game mode65

#2Generation ZeroClosest on game mode

75

Generation Zero

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiHorrorExplorationBase BuildingCrafting

Steam👍 72%· 42KIGDB53· 12OC49· 65

Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100World61Combat57

73

RAGE

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticSci-FiHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 18KRAWG👍 52%· 834MC79IGDB81· 10

Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, racing gameplay and deep RPG systems, while skipping survival mechanics

id Software shooting at its most precise, wrapped in a wasteland that mostly exists to connect combat arenas. The gunfeel and enemy animation still hold up. Everything around it is weaker: driving sections pad the runtime, the world is a hub-and-spoke rather than open, and it ends abruptly enough that many players assume they missed a final act.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression and combat.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100World100Visuals61

#4Lost Planet 3Closest on visuals

75

Lost Planet 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12

Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression and tone.

Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals100Setting80Combat59

#5Red Faction: Armageddon

72

Red Faction: Armageddon

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 5.0KIGDB75· 5

Year 2011Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting83Tone82World79

#6HELLDIVERS™ 2

67

HELLDIVERS™ 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 1.1MRAWG👍 93%· 121

Year 2024Dev Arrowhead Game Studios · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~22hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with third-person shooting, shooter and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, ranged combat and setting space, while skipping survival mechanics

Digital Deluxe Edition Edition includes: ‘DP-53 Savior of the Free’ Armor Set. ‘Will of the People’ Cape. ‘MP-98 Knight’ Weapon. Super Citizen Status. Stratagem Hero Ship Game. ‘Steeled Veterans’ Premium Warbond. About the Game The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression and combat.

Released 6 years after Metal Gear Survive.

Genre100World100Visuals100Tone79Game mode73Setting61

75

Watch Dogs 2

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 92KIGDB81· 21OC82· 136

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, first-person shooting and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: setting and progression.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100World69

Steam Epic Xbox

71

Gears 5

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 71%· 24KIGDB88· 12OC85· 150

Year 2019Dev The Coalition · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting and offline, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression and setting.

Genre100Tone100World100Visuals100Game mode91Combat59

71

Watch Dogs

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 50KIGDB81· 20OC79· 105

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, first-person shooting and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: setting and progression.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100World69Tone36

Steam Epic Xbox

#10Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

70

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 6.0KIGDB75· 10

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, procedural generation and combat tactical, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat77World54Setting39

#11Saints Row IV

64

Saints Row IV

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 77KIGDB84· 14

Year 2013Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Superpowers replace most of the driving: you sprint faster than cars and glide over buildings, which makes the open world trivial to cross and much more fun to move through. Combat is chaotic rather than precise. It reuses the previous game's city wholesale, and once you have full powers almost nothing offers resistance.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression and setting.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode89World67Combat48Setting44

63

Crysis 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 85%· 5.6KIGDB74· 12

Year 2013Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals and progression.

Genre100Tone100World100Combat88Game mode71Setting44

#13Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

61

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB87· 22

Year 2017Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals and progression.

Genre100Tone100World100Combat81Game mode64Setting30

#14Serious Sam 4

60

Serious Sam 4

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 83%· 17KIGDB72· 9OC68· 105

Year 2020Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, punishing difficulty and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals and progression.

Genre100Game mode100World100Tone71Combat59Setting43

#15Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

59

Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 7.7KRAWG👍 67%· 627MC82

Year 2009Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Its destruction system is the reason to play it — buildings collapse structurally rather than in scripted pieces, and the sledgehammer makes demolition a genuine tactic. Mars is drab and repetitive as a setting, missions recycle a small set of objectives, and the story is barely there. The physics carry almost the entire game.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression and setting.

It predates Metal Gear Survive by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100World82Game mode71Combat46Setting44

Complete list of games with a sci-fi setting like Metal Gear Survive

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Metal Gear Survive, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

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Adventure · Shooter

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Crysis Warhead

Shooter · FPS

Deathloop

Deathloop

Shooter · FPS

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

Adventure · Sandbox

Crysis

Crysis

Shooter · FPS

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Adventure

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Adventure · Platformer

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

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Adventure · Puzzle

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