ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeHardcoreDarkSandbox WorldHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 29KIGDB37· 8OC42· 53
Year 2017Dev DYNAMIC PIXELS · tinyBuildOn Xbox · PS4 · Android
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl down to the 4 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Hello Neighbor, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and Max Payne 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2007Dev GSC Game World
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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is Hello Neighbor — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat and Max Payne 3 follow close behind.
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The best sandbox games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Each one has been evaluated across 22 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.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldPost-ApocalypticHorrorSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 90%· 947MC80IGDB79· 3
Year 2009Dev GSC Game WorldPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkSandbox World
Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB89· 12
Year 2012Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthRangedDarkNarrativeSandbox WorldHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 67%· 1.6KRAWG👍 13%· 45MC29IGDB54· 2
Year 2009Dev Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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