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2006PlayStation

A portable stealth-action entry set in Cold War Colombia after Snake Eater. As Naked Snake you sneak through the jungle and capture enemies to recruit into your squad, which adds a tactical team-building layer to the classic Metal Gear story.

  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Historical setting
  • A party of several characters
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops are Hidden & Dangerous, Hitman: Absolution and Hidden & Dangerous 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Hidden & Dangerous

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1999PCPlayStation

  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Historical setting
  • A party of several characters

A tactical World War 2 shooter where you lead a four-man Allied commando team through risky sabotage and rescue missions. You switch between soldiers and can drive vehicles, and the high difficulty rewards careful planning.

Hitman: Absolution

Tactical depth

Hunted by his own agency, Agent 47 sneaks through tightly built, detailed levels where disguises, Instinct and creative kills beat open gunfights. Absolution leans harder than earlier entries into a cinematic, gritty revenge story.

Hidden & Dangerous 2

A party of several characters

A tactical WWII shooter where you lead a small SAS squad through risky commando missions. Planning, stealth and loadout choices matter, and the difficulty is punishing.

Cold War

Strong, story-driven narrative

You play journalist Matt Carter, wrongly thrown into a KGB prison in Cold War Moscow, and must sneak and fight your way through a conspiracy using improvised gadgets and stolen weapons. The blend of stealth, crafting and third-person action gives it a tense spy-thriller feel.

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

A party of several characters

A demanding real-time tactics game set in World War II, where you guide a squad of specialists with unique skills through richly detailed maps you can explore freely, even inside buildings. Each mission plays like an intricate stealth puzzle that rewards careful planning and clever combinations of your team's abilities.

Alekhine's Gun

Dark, serious atmosphere

A Cold War stealth action game where you play an agent uncovering conspiracies, betrayal and nuclear threats. It follows the Death to Spies series and favors careful sneaking and disguises over open firefights.

Sniper Elite III

Shooting and gunplay

A tactical stealth shooter set in WWII North Africa, defined by its sniping with realistic ballistics and the gruesome X-ray kill cam. Large, open-ended levels let you approach each objective in different ways.

War Mongrels

A party of several characters

An isometric real-time tactics game set on the Eastern Front of WWII, where you lead a small band of deserters through grim missions. Stealth, careful planning and morally difficult choices are at its core.

Sniper Elite 4

Shooting and gunplay

A third-person sniper game set in WWII Italy where you tackle sprawling maps with realistic ballistics, sound masking and the signature X-ray kill cam. Each mission offers many ways to reach your target, including in co-op.

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