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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Soldier of Fortune: Payback down to the 34 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Killzone 2, Killzone: Shadow Fall and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Soldier of Fortune: Payback.
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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Soldier of Fortune: Payback is Killzone 2 — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Killzone: Shadow Fall and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Soldier of Fortune: Payback. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with setting scifi
✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and visual third person
✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with melee combat and historical setting
It predates Soldier of Fortune: Payback by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere
Released 13 years after Soldier of Fortune: Payback.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with co op
The Makarov campaign's conclusion, plus a full multiplayer suite of remastered classic maps and an open-world extraction Zombies mode. The multiplayer is the part that is genuinely well regarded. The campaign is short and widely considered the weakest in the reboot trilogy, and cheating in the online modes is the complaint that dominates recent reviews rather than anything about the design.
Released 16 years after Soldier of Fortune: Payback.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, melee combat and historical setting
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics and melee combat
Released 5 years after Soldier of Fortune: Payback.
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Soldier of Fortune: Payback, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior
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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Shooter · FPS
Rogue Warrior
Shooter · FPS
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
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STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
Shooter · FPS
Resistance: Fall of Man
Shooter · FPS
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Shooter · FPS
Delta Force
Shooter · FPS
Warface
Shooter · FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Shooter · FPS
Splitgate
Shooter · FPS
Spec Ops: The Line
Shooter · FPS
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Shooter · FPS
Valorant
Shooter · FPS
XDefiant
Shooter · FPS
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
Shooter · FPS
Newest titles in the list, for anyone who has already played the classics.