Metal Gear Solid similar games & best alternatives

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Metal Gear Solid

PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable • 1998

Should you play it?

What works

  • Innovative stealth gameplay
  • Strong cinematic storytelling
  • Memorable characters and boss fights
  • Immersive atmosphere and sound design
  • Multiple approaches and replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky controls by modern standards
  • Some frustrating combat sequences
  • Backtracking can feel tedious
  • Heavy exposition interrupts gameplay
  • Limited multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

More expressive

Games that feels like Metal Gear Solid but with more self-expression and customization

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

  • METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version

  • Hitman: Codename 47

  • Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

  • Gloomwood

  • Intravenous 2

More intense

Games that feels like Metal Gear Solid but with a more intense feel

  • Alan Wake II

  • The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

  • Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

  • Resident Evil 4

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

  • Styx: Master of Shadows

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Metal Gear Solid: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 05/08/2026