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2012PCPlayStationXbox93 % positive

A third-person cover shooter set in a sand-buried Dubai that gradually turns into a harrowing critique of war, guilt and the genre's own power fantasies. Its moral dilemmas and Captain Walker's psychological unraveling make it unforgettable.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Shooting and gunplay

The closest matches for Spec Ops: The Line are Singularity, Metro 2033 and The Last of Us: Left Behind - Remastered. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Spec Ops: The Line special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Singularity

88 %Match

2010PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable93 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Spec Ops: The Line: a post-apocalyptic setting, good gunplay and a dark atmosphere.

A sci-fi shooter set on an abandoned Soviet island, where a time-manipulation device lets you age enemies to dust, restore decayed objects and solve environmental puzzles. Its BioShock-style horror atmosphere frames a Cold War time-paradox story.

Metro 2033

Post-apocalyptic setting

A claustrophobic first-person shooter set in Moscow's post-nuclear metro tunnels, where scarce ammo, gas mask filters and darkness turn every encounter into a fight for survival. Hidden moral choices quietly shape which ending Artyom reaches.

The Last of Us: Left Behind - Remastered

Post-apocalyptic setting

Left Behind is a quiet, emotional story about loss and connection in a collapsed world. This remastered expansion shows how tense survival fights and intimate character moments can blend into something memorable.

The Last of Us Remastered

Post-apocalyptic setting

An emotional, cinematic survival adventure in a world ravaged by fungal infection, where you guide Ellie across the US as Joel. Tense stealth and gunplay support one of gaming's most acclaimed stories.

Homefront

Shooting and gunplay

A cinematic first-person shooter set in a near-future America occupied by North Korea, where you fight as a resistance member through ravaged suburbs. The short, intense campaign is backed by a vehicle-based multiplayer mode.

Metro 2033 Redux

Post-apocalyptic setting

An atmospheric story-driven shooter set in the ruined Moscow metro tunnels after nuclear apocalypse. Scarce ammo, gas mask management and stealth sections create a tense survival-horror mood.

Metro: Last Light Redux

Post-apocalyptic setting

A dark, story-driven first-person shooter set in the ruined Moscow metro after nuclear war, mixing stealth, scarce ammo and horror atmosphere. The Redux edition adds improved visuals and all DLC.

Metro: Last Light

Shooting and gunplay

A claustrophobic first-person shooter set in the post-nuclear Moscow metro, where scarce ammo, gas mask filters and stealth turn every encounter into a fight for survival. Dense atmosphere and a grim story following Artyom drive the experience.

The Suffering

Shooting and gunplay

As death-row inmate Torque, you fight through a maximum-security prison overrun by monstrous creatures and hallucinations. A grim third-person horror shooter where your moral choices shape Torque's fate and the ending.

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