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We filtered the 50 games similar to Cronos: The New Dawn down to the 13 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Resident Evil, Resident Evil Code: Veronica X and Resident Evil top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cronos: The New Dawn.

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Year 2025Dev Bloober Team

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Cronos: The New Dawn is Resident Evil — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Resident Evil Code: Veronica X and Resident Evil follow close behind.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cronos: The New Dawn. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB79· 3
Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and exploration and discovery

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design.

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, strong narrative focus and melee combat

The Thing
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB69· 2
Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi

Resident Evil Code: Veronica
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMultiplayer
Year 2000Dev Nextech · Eidos Interactive

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 85%· 1.4K
Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Tomb Raider: Legend
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMeleeExploration
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6
Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Tomb Raider: Chronicles
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1
Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Tomb Raider II
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMeleeRangedNarrative
Steam👍 87%· 2.4K
Year 1997Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMeleeMagicHardcore
Steam👍 84%· 1.5K
Year 1998Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping survival mechanics

Shadows of the Damned
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB83· 4
Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-FiExploration
IGDB92· 4
Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping adventure storytelling

Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkCo-opRangedNarrative
Steam👍 79%· 15KRAWG👍 8%· 76
Year 2009Dev Invent4 Entertainment · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, roguelike runs and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

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