10 games similar to Tomb Raider, a Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Puzzle game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Tomb Raider.
01Shares AdventurePlatformPuzzleShooterBoth games center on Lara Croft's archaeological expeditions across exotic tombs, combining third-person action with platform navigation and puzzle-solving. Each features betrayal as a story driver and survival against hostile creatures and human enemies. The original establishes the formula that the 2013 reboot refines: exploring ancient sites, collecting artifacts, and battling through environmental hazards to reach a powerful prize.
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02Shares AdventurePuzzleBoth games cast you as a wronged protagonist driven by betrayal, using bows and dual-wielded weapons to navigate hostile environments filled with audio logs that reveal the story. Dishonored shares Tomb Raider's action-adventure structure, but trades survival and exploration for stealth and supernatural abilities. Each mission's outcome depends on your choices, offering the same sense of agency through how you engage with combat and the world.
Games like Dishonored →
03Shares AdventureShooterBoth games thrust you into intense combat against overwhelming odds, with a protagonist fighting through waves of enemies to survive and rescue allies. Each emphasizes scavenging weapons from fallen foes and the environment rather than relying on a preset arsenal. The New Order shares Tomb Raider's gritty action focus and checkpoint-based progression, delivering visceral third-person combat through a first-person lens.
Games like Wolfenstein: The New Order →
04Shares AdventureShooterBoth games strand you on a hostile island where survival means mastering combat and exploration. Far Cry 3 shares Tomb Raider's emphasis on bow-and-arrow gameplay and traversal through dangerous terrain, while its open sandbox structure lets you approach objectives with the same freedom. Betrayal and moral compromise drive both narratives as you fight cultists and discover the island's dark secrets.
Games like Far Cry 3 →
05Shares AdventureShooterBoth games pair third-person action with sandbox exploration across hostile environments, where you climb, fight, and solve puzzles to progress. Watch Dogs 2 shares Tomb Raider's emphasis on traversal and combat against enemies protecting secrets, though it replaces archaeology with hacking conspiracies. Each game rewards you for uncovering audio logs and documents that flesh out the story while you navigate open spaces filled with danger.
Games like Watch Dogs 2 →
06Shares AdventurePuzzleBoth games combine third-person adventure with puzzle-solving as you explore atmospheric environments uncovering mysteries through investigation and collectibles. Murdered: Soul Suspect shares Tomb Raider's focus on a protagonist driven by personal stakes, navigating hostile territory while piecing together a dark history. Where Tomb Raider emphasizes combat and survival, Soul Suspect leans into detective work and supernatural threats, but the core loop of exploration and discovery remains central to both.
07Shares AdventureShooterBoth games strand you on a hostile environment where survival hinges on combat and navigation. Audio logs and environmental storytelling reveal the dark history of your location, while betrayal and moral complexity emerge as you uncover what really happened. Each game uses third-person shooting and exploration to gradually transform your character through trauma, culminating in a confrontation that questions your choices.
Games like Spec Ops: The Line →
08Shares AdventureShooterBoth games pair action-shooter combat with exploration through hostile environments filled with audio logs that reveal backstory. Each features a protagonist uncovering dark secrets on an isolated location (an island versus a floating city) while protecting a companion through betrayal and danger. The third-person and first-person perspectives differ, but both emphasize environmental navigation and combat encounters that force tactical adaptation.
Games like BioShock Infinite →
09Shares AdventureShooterBoth games blend action-shooter combat with exploration across large environments where you uncover a conspiracy through radio-guided missions. Betrayal drives each story forward, with trusted allies turning against you. Metal Gear Solid V shares Tomb Raider's third-person perspective and real-time day-night cycles that affect gameplay, plus the same 60 fps console performance and boss encounters that test your survival instincts.
Games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain →
10Shares ShooterBoth games thrust you into third-person action across linear stories driven by survival and betrayal. Max Payne 3 shares Tomb Raider's emphasis on combat encounters punctuated by cutscenes, with destructible environments and explosive set pieces that force you to fight through collapsing buildings and aerial chaos. Each game uses bloody, visceral action to build a protagonist's transformation through relentless adversity.
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10 games similar to Tomb Raider: Tomb Raider, Dishonored, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Far Cry 3, Watch Dogs 2, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Spec Ops: The Line, BioShock Infinite.
Most of these games share Action, Adventure, Shooter, Sandbox and Puzzle with Tomb Raider, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Tomb Raider.