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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Syphon Filter 3 down to the 20 that fit the “Stealth” category. Syphon Filter 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction and Battlefield Heroes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Syphon Filter 3.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2001Dev SCE Bend Studio

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Within the “Stealth” category, the closest game to Syphon Filter 3 is Syphon Filter 2 — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction and Battlefield Heroes follow close behind.

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The best stealth games like Syphon Filter 3

20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Syphon Filter 3. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Syphon Filter 2
76
Syphon Filter 2
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthTacticalThird Person
Year 2000Dev Eidetic · 989 StudiosOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and offline

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode65
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 5.0KIGDB85· 4
Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and co op

Released 9 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Visuals100Combat82Game mode70
Battlefield Heroes
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerStealthTacticalThird PersonMelee
IGDB70· 1
Year 2009Dev Easy Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping single-player focus

Released 8 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Visuals100Combat92Game mode78
Syphon Filter
ShooterTPS
SoloStealthTacticalThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Eidetic · 989 StudiosOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Missing: multiplayer gameplay.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode54
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · Konami

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode54
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
IGDB82· 2
Year 2004Dev Silicon Knights · Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Released 3 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode54
Metal Gear Solid
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB80· 1
Year 1998Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode54
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode54
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird PersonMelee
IGDB94· 8
Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and melee combat, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Released 7 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Visuals100Combat92Game mode54
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalStealthThird PersonCo-op
IGDB93· 2
Year 2010Dev Kojima Productions · Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and co op, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Syphon Filter 3: game mode.

Released 9 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode34
#11Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthThird PersonFantasy
IGDB93· 25OC93· 148
Year 2016Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping combat tactical

Released 15 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat72
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthThird Person
IGDB57· 8
Year 2010Dev Bizarre Creations · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Missing: combat tactical.

Released 9 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat72
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthThird PersonMelee
IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Pandemic Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping combat tactical

Released 7 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat64
The Last of Us
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthThird PersonMelee
IGDB92· 13
Year 2013Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat tactical

Released 12 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat55
Tomb Raider
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 96%· 265KRAWG👍 86%· 4.1KMC86IGDB85· 14OC84· 50
Year 2013Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping combat tactical

A cinematic revival of the series in its action third person form, Tomb Rider follows Lara in her least experience period of life – her youth. Heavily influenced by Naughty Dog’s “Uncharted”, the game is a mix of everything, from stealth and survival to combat and QTE action scenes.

Where it drifts furthest from Syphon Filter 3: combat.

Released 12 years after Syphon Filter 3.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat38

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