plugin dependency check.php

require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';

//Your Plugins here
$required_plugins = [
  'Meta Box' => is_plugin_active('meta-box/meta-box.php'),
  'MB Admin Columns' => is_plugin_active('mb-admin-columns/mb-admin-columns.php'),
];

//Alternative Plugins here
$required_plugins_alt = [
  'Meta Box' => is_plugin_active('meta-box/meta-box.php'),
  'Meta Box AIO' => is_plugin_active('meta-box-aio/meta-box-aio.php'),
];
if (is_plugin_active('meta-box-aio/meta-box-aio.php')) {
  $required_plugins = $required_plugins_alt;
}

$is_plugin_missing = (in_array(false, $required_plugins));

if ($is_plugin_missing) {
  add_action(
    'admin_notices',
    function () {
      global $required_plugins;
      global $required_plugins_alt;
      $plugin_list = '<p>';
      foreach ($required_plugins as $plugin => $status) {
        $status_string = $status ? __('(active)', 'text-domain') : __('(missing or deactivated)', 'text-domain');
        $plugin_list .= "$plugin <code>$status_string</code><br>";
      }
      $plugin_list .= '</p><p><strong>' . __('or as a alternate setup', 'text-domain') . '</strong></p><p>';

      foreach ($required_plugins_alt as $plugin => $status) {
        $status_string = $status ? __('(active)', 'text-domain') : __('(missing or deactivated)', 'text-domain');
        $plugin_list .= "$plugin <code>$status_string</code><br>";
      }
      $plugin_list .= '</p>';
      echo "<div class='notice notice-error'>
        <p><strong>" . __('This Project requires the following plugins', 'text-domain') . "</strong></p>
        $plugin_list
        </div>";
    }
  );
  return; //or whatever you want to do if plugins are missing
}