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This MSX2 classic by Hideo Kojima refined the stealth genre: Snake infiltrates an enemy fortress, exploiting guard vision, noise and gadgets, while following a surprisingly cinematic story for its era.
What defines Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake:
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The closest matches for Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake are Left Alive, Dino Crisis and Crusader: No Regret. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
88 %
Best match
A grim survival shooter with stealth elements set in a war-torn city, where you scavenge scarce resources and avoid enemies and mechs. Yoji Shinkawa's character design and the mech art give it a distinctive look.
85 %
Sci-fi setting
Capcom's survival horror classic sends agent Regina into a research facility overrun by dinosaurs. Scarce ammo, puzzles and relentless raptors keep the tension high throughout.
84 %
Sci-fi setting
A 1996 isometric sci-fi shooter in which you play the Silencer, blasting through heavily guarded bases with big weapons and destructible environments while fighting a tyrannical corporation. Traps, tricky jumping sections and live-action cutscenes make it unforgiving yet gloriously explosive.
83 % −90 %Tactical depth
Agent 47's debut: open-ended assassination contracts where disguises, planning and quiet execution matter more than firepower. Harsh, clunky and without mid-mission saves, it's a rough but influential stealth classic.
83 % 4.99 €
Challenging difficulty
A minimalist first-person shooter where every gun action is manual: ejecting the magazine, loading rounds one by one, cocking the hammer. Randomized levels and scattered tapes tell a dark story in fragments, while turrets and drones punish every mistake.
83 %
Sci-fi setting
An isometric sci-fi action shooter where you play a defecting Silencer taking down a corrupt world government with heavy weapons, destructible environments, and tricky traps and puzzles.
83 %
Strong, story-driven narrative
As bounty hunter Jack Wade, you track down criminals in a near-future world, mixing third-person gunplay, stealth sections and motorbike racing. It has an action-thriller feel built around a conspiracy plot.
83 %
Strong, story-driven narrative
A groundbreaking sci-fi first-person shooter with RPG elements: alone on Citadel Station, you explore bleak corridors, piece together the story through audio logs and face the murderous AI SHODAN. Its dense atmosphere and environmental storytelling shaped later immersive sims.
82 % free
Challenging difficulty
You are a test subject trying to escape an SCP Foundation facility while escaped anomalies like the statue SCP-173 hunt you. Blinking as a mechanic, randomly generated corridors and constant dread make for a tense, scary experience.
82 % 14.79 €
Strong, story-driven narrative
An atmospheric 2D side-scroller where you ride a train through a collapsing world, scavenge stations for supplies, fight off the infected, and keep your passengers alive. The shift between tense, ammo-scarce station raids and quiet train upkeep creates a bleak, oppressive mood.