ShooterFPS
SoloMelee
Steam👍 93%· 43
Year 2015Dev Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks · Gamera GamePlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS
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More about this game →Metro: Last Light is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 12 gameplay attributes and found 35 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Firework, My Friend Pedro and Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie lead the list, with Firework reaching a 97/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Metro: Last Light special.
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The closest game to Metro: Last Light is Firework — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. My Friend Pedro and Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie follow close behind.
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Games like Metro: Last Light
35 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDark2D
Steam👍 96%· 28KIGDB73· 9OC80· 110
Year 2019Dev DeadToast Entertainment · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB80· 4
Year 2005Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6
Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkFantasyHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 17KIGDB86· 6OC79· 91
Year 2022Dev The Outsiders · Level InfiniteOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeFirst PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB79· 4
Year 2006Dev Radical Entertainment · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeLinear
Steam👍 89%· 16KIGDB74· 2
Year 2001Dev Remedy Entertainment · Gathering of DevelopersOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkFantasySkill TreeFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB71· 8OC76· 25
Year 2013Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkFirst PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 6.7KIGDB84· 8OC78· 73
Year 2019Dev Voidpoint · 3D RealmsOn PS4 · Linux · PC
#10Dead Space
91
iRank91
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorNarrative
Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB77· 2OC76· 25
Year 1997Dev Midway Studios San Diego · Midway Home Entertainment
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 3.8KIGDB74· 4OC69· 10
Year 2005Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · CapcomOn PC
89
iRank95
ShooterFPS
SoloFirst PersonOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
IGDB95· 2
Year 2002Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping survival mechanics
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeFirst PersonRanged
RAWG👍 89%· 27
Year 2018Dev Mobge · MOBGE YAZILIM GELISTIRME VE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIOn iOS · Android · Nintendo
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkLootSkill Tree
Steam👍 90%· 7.8KIGDB81· 9OC79· 29
Year 2010Dev PlatinumGames · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to Metro: Last Light?
- The closest game to Metro: Last Light is Firework, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 4 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like Metro: Last Light?
- The three closest games to Metro: Last Light are: 1. Firework (97/100, 4 shared attributes) 2. My Friend Pedro (96/100, 5 shared attributes) 3. Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (97/100, 5 shared attributes). All share Metro: Last Light's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 35 candidates across 12 dimensions.
- Is My Friend Pedro similar to Metro: Last Light?
- Yes, very much so — My Friend Pedro scores 96/100 similarity to Metro: Last Light. They share 5 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What Shooter games are similar to Metro: Last Light?
- The best Shooter games similar to Metro: Last Light are Firework, My Friend Pedro, Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Metro: Last Light attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus.
- How is similarity to Metro: Last Light calculated?
- We compare Metro: Last Light against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Metro: Last Light experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.