28 Third-person shooter 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 28 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Strange Brigade top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Gear Survive.

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The best third-person shooter games like Metal Gear Survive

28 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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SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationCraftingThird Person

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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Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB73· 12OC74· 93

Year 2018Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, first-person shooting and online features, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression.

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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.

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#5Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6

Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping survival mechanics

The largest of the PS2-era entries by a distance: three cities, countryside between them, and systems the series never repeated — stat training, gang territory, vehicle variety from bikes to planes. It is also the most uneven. Mission difficulty spikes without warning, and the RPG-ish stat grind sits oddly against the pace of everything else.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression.

It predates Metal Gear Survive by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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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.

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#7Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 67%· 9.4KIGDB69· 7

Year 2010Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Shot entirely through a handheld-camera aesthetic — grain, blown-out light, censored gore — which is the reason to see it, and consistently committed to. The shooting itself is unremarkable and the cover system is imprecise. It is also very short, and the unrelentingly bleak tone gives you little reason to return once it ends.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression.

It predates Metal Gear Survive by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23

Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping survival mechanics

New Bordeaux and its period soundtrack are exceptional, and the story handles race and its era with more seriousness than the genre usually manages. Driving feels heavy and right. The structure undercuts all of it — the same racket-clearing loop repeats across every district, and the mission variety runs out long before the map does.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression.

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#9Grand Theft Auto IV

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 195KRAWG👍 96%· 103MC95

Year 2010Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

The most grounded entry: heavier driving, a euphoria physics system that makes collisions and stumbles feel physical, and a city built for density rather than scale. Combat is serviceable. It is also the slowest — long drives between missions, friends who phone constantly asking for activities, and a tone considerably more sombre than the games around it.

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

It predates Metal Gear Survive by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Sunset OverdriveClosest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB82· 16OC83· 89

Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression.

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#11Red Faction: Armageddon

iRank74

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.

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#12Gears 5

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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.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeStealthDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 62KIGDB76· 19OC78· 133

Year 2017Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · iOS

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

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

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

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#14Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 9.7KIGDB64· 11OC67· 69

Year 2015Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

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

A standalone expansion set in Hell, built around flight: you unlock wings early and the whole map is designed for vertical movement rather than driving. That traversal is the best part. It is very short — a few hours — and reuses the systems and much of the structure of Saints Row IV without adding a real campaign.

Where it drifts furthest from Metal Gear Survive: progression.

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#15Watch Dogs

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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.

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