10 games similar to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, a Strategy, Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
01Shares AdventureShooterBoth games blend action-heavy combat with stealth mechanics across third-person campaigns steeped in conspiracy and anarchism. Phantom Pain expands on Rising's formula by trading linear levels for open-world freedom, letting you approach objectives through multiple tactical routes. Each shares bullet time, cyborg themes, and a protagonist driven by vengeance against shadowy forces controlling world events from behind the scenes.
Games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain →
02Shares AdventureHack and slash/Beat 'em upBoth games pair action-heavy hack-and-slash combat with conspiracy-driven narratives following anti-heroes on the run. Final Fantasy XV shares the third-person perspective and cover system, letting you manage combat tactically while facing larger forces. Like Revengeance, it explores themes of artificial intelligence and military conflict, grounding its fantasy setting in a world of geopolitical intrigue and personal vengeance.
Games like Final Fantasy XV →
03Shares AdventureShooterBoth games blend sci-fi action with alternate-history warfare, casting you as a lone operative fighting against overwhelming military forces. Wolfenstein shares the cover-based combat and stealth options that let you approach encounters tactically, while Metal Gear Rising emphasizes melee precision. Each game structures its campaign around confronting powerful antagonists, delivering story-driven action through real-time combat and collectibles.
Games like Wolfenstein: The New Order →
04Shares AdventureShooterMetal Gear Solid shares Revengeance's foundation in stealth-action gameplay and conspiracy-driven storytelling, both exploring themes of anti-heroism and artificial intelligence through military operatives with dark pasts. Both games break the fourth wall and use extensive cutscenes to weave complex narratives around their protagonists' internal conflicts. Solid Snake's infiltration mission parallels Raiden's journey through a world of corporate warfare and cyborg soldiers.
Games like Metal Gear Solid →
05Shares ShooterBoth games center on anti-hero soldiers executing covert military operations within politically charged settings shaped by communism and espionage. Rogue Warrior shifts to first-person perspective and emphasizes stealth infiltration alongside combat, while Metal Gear Rising opts for third-person hack-and-slash action. Each features a cover system for tactical positioning and explores themes of modern warfare through a protagonist with a morally ambiguous agenda.
06Shares AdventureShooterBoth games pair action-adventure combat with stealth and conspiracy narratives set against corrupt power structures. Metal Gear Rising emphasizes slicing through enemies with precision, while Watch Dogs 2 lets you dismantle systems through hacking and infiltration. Each features a protagonist fighting anarchist ideals against surveillance and control, grounded in science fiction settings where artificial intelligence plays a central role in the conflict.
Games like Watch Dogs 2 →
07Shares AdventureShooterBoth games pair action-heavy combat with conspiracy narratives centered on anti-heroes caught in larger ideological conflicts. Metal Gear Rising's cyborg ninja and BioShock Infinite's disgraced agent navigate worlds shaped by anarchism and authoritarianism, uncovering artificial intelligence schemes and shadowy organizations. While Rising emphasizes melee combat and BioShock Infinite favors gunplay, both deliver story-driven shooters where political intrigue fuels the action.
Games like BioShock Infinite →
08Shares AdventureBoth games cast you as an anti-hero assassin driven by revenge, using stealth and direct combat to eliminate targets. Metal Gear Rising emphasizes lightning-fast sword combat and cyborg action, while Dishonored offers supernatural abilities and a first-person perspective, but each rewards creative problem-solving within hostile environments. Bullet time mechanics appear in both, slowing combat to let you execute precise strikes.
Games like Dishonored →
09Shares ShooterBoth games blend third-person action with bullet time mechanics that slow combat for tactical advantage. Max Payne 3 shares Metal Gear Rising's cover system and anti-hero protagonist, each driven by personal vengeance through violent campaigns. While Max Payne 3 emphasizes shooting over melee, it matches the narrative intensity and seamless cutscene integration that define Revengeance's storytelling approach.
Games like Max Payne 3 →
10Shares AdventureShooterBoth games center on anti-heroes navigating corrupt systems through violence and stealth. Metal Gear Rising's cyborg ninja and GTA V's three criminals operate in worlds saturated with conspiracy and anarchism, using cover systems and contextual combat to survive. While GTA V expands to an open world, both share a dark tone, destructible environments, and a focus on action-adventure storytelling where morality is compromised.
Games like Grand Theft Auto V →
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10 games similar to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Final Fantasy XV, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Metal Gear Solid, Rogue Warrior, Watch Dogs 2, BioShock Infinite, Dishonored.
Most of these games share Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth and Science fiction with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
