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We filtered the 50 games similar to Payday: The Heist down to the 24 that fit the “Stealth” category. PAYDAY 2, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Medal of Honor top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Payday: The Heist.

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Year 2011Dev Overkill Software
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Within the “Stealth” category, the closest game to Payday: The Heist is PAYDAY 2 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Medal of Honor follow close behind.

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The best stealth games like Payday: The Heist

24 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Payday: The Heist. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

PAYDAY 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalMeleeStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 672KRAWG👍 62%· 2.2KMC79IGDB75· 17
Year 2013Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping punishing difficulty

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeStealthHardcoreFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 1.6KIGDB68· 3
Year 2001Dev Red Storm Entertainment · Ubi Soft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping online features

Medal of Honor
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 11KIGDB74· 9
Year 2010Dev Danger Close · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting and setting modern, while skipping punishing difficulty

Sniper Elite V2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeStealth
Steam👍 88%· 25KIGDB67· 11
Year 2012Dev Rebellion Developments · 505 GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, historical setting and visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Commandos 2: Men of Courage
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthMelee
Steam👍 86%· 2.8KRAWG👍 88%· 220MC87IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Pyro Studios · Merge GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalStealthHardcoreFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 1.7KRAWG👍 69%· 272MC85IGDB86· 4
Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, ranged combat and offline

Sniper Elite
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 76%· 4.1KRAWG👍 57%· 179MC76IGDB81· 2
Year 2005Dev RebellionPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, third-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping punishing difficulty

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 6.0KRAWG👍 73%· 317MC78IGDB82· 5
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, offline and skill tree progression, while skipping punishing difficulty

Killzone 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opStealthTacticalMeleeFirst Person
IGDB84· 5
Year 2011Dev Guerrilla Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and offline, while skipping punishing difficulty

Perfect Dark
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalStealthMeleeFirst Person
IGDB70
Year 2000Dev Rare

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and offline, while skipping punishing difficulty

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalStealthMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 74%· 493IGDB78· 6
Year 2004Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings offline and visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Sniper: Ghost Warrior
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 58%· 8.7KIGDB56· 3
Year 2010Dev City InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeFirst Person
IGDB68· 4
Year 2002Dev Raven Software · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

Medal of Honor: Underground
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeFirst Person
Year 2000Dev Dreamworks Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

Medal of Honor: Warfighter
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalMeleeFirst Person
IGDB49· 9
Year 2012Dev Danger Close · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

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