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8 Tactical games like Syphon Filter that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Syphon Filter down to the 8 that fit the “Tactical” category. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Metal Gear Solid top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Syphon Filter.

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Year 1999Dev Eidetic

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Within the “Tactical” category, the closest game to Syphon Filter is Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Metal Gear Solid follow close behind.

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The best tactical games like Syphon Filter

8 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Syphon Filter. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 18KIGDB87· 8OC85· 153
Year 2025Dev Konami Digital Entertainment · KonamiOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping stealth mechanics

L.A. Noire
ShooterTPS
SoloTacticalThird PersonNarrativeDark
IGDB75· 10
Year 2017Dev Rockstar GamesOn PS4 · Xbox · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping stealth mechanics

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