13 Survival games like Metal Gear Survive that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Metal Gear Survive down to the 13 that fit the “Survival” category. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Metro Exodus top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Survive.

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The best survival games like Metal Gear Survive

13 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.

#1Shadow of the Tomb RaiderClosest overall match

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 86KIGDB80· 17OC80· 169

Year 2018Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, first-person shooting and historical setting, while skipping tower defense planning

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

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#2Rise of the Tomb Raider

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Steam👍 94%· 152KIGDB87· 25OC86· 108

Year 2015Dev Crystal Dynamics · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping tower defense planning

Bigger and better paced than the 2013 reboot: tombs are more numerous and more elaborate, and the crafting and hunting loops give the hub areas a reason to exist. Traversal is excellent. The story is forgettable and the survival framing sits awkwardly beside a protagonist who kills dozens of people without comment.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: tone.

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#3Metro ExodusClosest on setting

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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.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11

Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, survival mechanics and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Quad-wielding combat: two guns plus two demon arms that grab, throw and tear, which makes fights faster and more physical than the first game. The comic-book art style holds up well. It is short — a single sitting for many players — and the darkness-and-light mechanic reduces most encounters to shooting out the same lamps.

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

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#5Generation ZeroClosest on progression

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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.

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#6Resident Evil Village

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, ranged combat and resource management, while skipping third-person shooting

Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: visuals.

Released 3 years after Metal Gear Survive.

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#7The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB76· 9OC73· 123

Year 2021Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, historical setting and setting mythology, while skipping shooter

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

Released 3 years after Metal Gear Survive.

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#8Homefront: The Revolution

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 61%· 17KIGDB48· 22OC48· 83

Year 2016Dev Deep Silver Dambuster Studios · Deep SilverOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping third-person shooting

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

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExploration

Steam👍 75%· 34KIGDB72· 11OC73· 146

Year 2019Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, deep RPG systems and online features, while skipping third-person shooting

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

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#10Far Cry 3

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB90· 15

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

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

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

The template every later Far Cry followed: outposts to liberate, towers to climb, and a genuinely good stealth loop with a bow that makes clearing a camp silently the most satisfying thing in it. The second half loses the plot once the antagonist exits, and the island's activities repeat well before you finish clearing them.

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

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#11Far Cry 2

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 76%· 18KIGDB58· 6

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, sandbox freedom and roguelike runs, while skipping third-person shooting

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

It predates Metal Gear Survive by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Far Cry® 5

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MultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 81%· 185KRAWG👍 68%· 2.2KMC80OC82· 184

Year 2018Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~19hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, visual first person and visual 3d, while skipping shooter

Far Cry 5 is an open-world adventure first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal. It is the fifth main installment in the series. Welcome to Hope County, Montana, where a violent religious doomsday cult appeared.

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

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#13Down To One

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 40%· 2.1K

Year 2016Dev Gadget GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with survival mechanics, shooter and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, battle royale tension and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Down to One is a competitive survival shooter in a large, interactive, open-world environment. Start out with nothing, and use anything you can find in the environment to survive, and eliminate other competitors over the course of a brutal round.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against mixed for Metal Gear Survive.

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