22 Narrative games like Spec Ops: The Line that you should try

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: co op, PvP competition and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, co op and online features, while skipping third-person shooting

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, fantasy world and skill tree progression, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with co op, offline and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting