What is the best game similar to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception?

The closest game to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception?

The three closest games to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception are: 1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (97/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (93/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (91/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 12 dimensions.

Is Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker similar to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception?

Yes, very much so — Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker scores 93/100 similarity to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. They share 7 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception?

The best Shooter games similar to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception are Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Iron Brigade. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

How is similarity to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception calculated?

We compare Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, fantasy world and single-player focus in quite the same way. We compared Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception against over 6,700 titles across 12 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End lead the list, with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves reaching a 97/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception special.

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Top games similar to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyHistoricalLootSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB95· 8

Year 2009Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

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#2Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opFantasyHistoricalThird Person

IGDB93· 2

Year 2010Dev Kojima Productions · Konami

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical and stealth mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

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#3Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerFantasyHistoricalThird Person

IGDB93· 25OC93· 148

Year 2016Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

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#4Iron Brigade

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerFantasyHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 1.2KRAWG👍 34%· 98MC75

Year 2010Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping precision platforming

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloLootThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 30K

Year 2020Dev NoisestormPlaytime ~5hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, battle royale tension and racing gameplay, while skipping fantasy world

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB83· 17OC83· 118

Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#7Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalThird PersonMelee

IGDB87· 22OC85· 143

Year 2017Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping precision platforming

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#8Splatoon 3

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB82· 6OC83· 124

Year 2022Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonTactical

Steam👍 74%· 26KIGDB85· 1OC75· 17

Year 2020Dev First Watch Games · Hi-Rez StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical and free to play, while skipping precision platforming

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Steam Epic PS

#10Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonMelee

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 single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, combat tactical and stealth mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opLootSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB97· 4

Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

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Xbox

#12Tomb Raider

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerLootSkill TreeThird Person

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping fantasy world

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Steam Epic Xbox

#13ARC Raiders

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opSkill TreeThird PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 84%· 395KIGDB89· 4OC87· 95

Year 2025Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and crafting mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

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Steam Epic Xbox

#14Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerHistoricalThird PersonDark

IGDB90· 4

Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and sandbox world, while skipping precision platforming

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#15Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerThird PersonTactical

IGDB93· 4

Year 2006Dev Darkworks · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and combat tactical, while skipping precision platforming

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