Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a 2001 stealth game developed by Konami under Hideo Kojima, a hugely ambitious sequel that opened with Solid Snake aboard a tanker before shifting to a large offshore decontamination facility. It became famous for its bold narrative and its unexpected swap of protagonist to the rookie agent Raiden.
The game refined the series' stealth mechanics with far more reactive guards who could call for backup, a first-person aiming mode, and richly interactive environments full of physics-driven detail, while its story delved into themes of information control, censorship, memes and the nature of reality in ways that felt strikingly prescient of the digital age.
Provocative, self-referential and deeply influential, Metal Gear Solid 2 sparked lasting discussion about storytelling and player expectation in games. It has been included in modern collections and re-releases, allowing players to revisit its inventive stealth and thought-provoking narrative.
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Modern alternatives to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
Alien: Isolation
€ 39,99Tense hiding-and-observing stealth aboard a single station, with one unkillable hunter.
Alien: Isolation runs on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1
€ 59,99Official collection that includes Sons of Liberty with modern platform support.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Untested.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
€ 29,99The most flexible stealth sandbox Kojima built, and the best pure gameplay in the series.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Intravenous 2 Indie
€ 19,99An indie top-down stealth game with deep systemic infiltration mechanics.
Intravenous 2 runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
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