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We filtered the 50 games similar to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project down to the 22 that fit the “Melee” category. Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation and Tomb Raider: Legend top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project.

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Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is Sleeping Dogs — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation and Tomb Raider: Legend follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

22 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

Sleeping Dogs
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonNarrativeOpen World
Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13
Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom, while skipping precision platforming

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
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 puzzle design, while skipping setting scifi

Tomb Raider: Legend
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonExploration
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 puzzle design, first-person shooting and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

Tomb Raider: Chronicles
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
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: puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping setting scifi

Total Overdose
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB66· 3
Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping precision platforming

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonSpace
Steam👍 73%· 1.4K
Year 1998Dev Factor 5 · NintendoOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and setting space, while skipping precision platforming

MDK
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonCyberpunk
Steam👍 79%· 361
Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment · Playmates Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonSpace
Steam👍 74%· 857IGDB65· 1
Year 1996Dev LucasArts · NintendoOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting space, while skipping precision platforming

Tomb Raider II
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonRangedNarrative
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 puzzle design, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonMagicHardcore
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 puzzle design, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping setting scifi

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

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonDarkNarrative
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping precision platforming

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

Tomb Raider: Underworld
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonNarrativeMythology
Steam👍 76%· 6.7KIGDB72· 4
Year 2008Dev Crystal Dynamics · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

True Crime: Streets of LA
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonStealth
IGDB74· 3
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping precision platforming

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