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Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions
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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Infamous: Second Son is Infamous — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Infamous: First Light and Jak II follow close behind.

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The best platformer games like Infamous: Second Son

23 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Infamous: Second Son. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

Infamous
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB86· 8
Year 2009Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: loot and gear systems.

Infamous: First Light
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB76· 7OC76· 50
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping loot and gear systems

Jak II
ShooterTPS
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Jak 3
ShooterTPS
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB70· 2
Year 2004Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
ShooterTPS
SoloExplorationThird PersonNarrativeFantasy
IGDB90· 4
Year 2007Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Ratchet & Clank
ShooterTPS
SoloExplorationThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB80· 1OC86· 89
Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
ShooterTPS
SoloExplorationThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB71· 4
Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Tomb Raider: Legend
ShooterTPS
SoloExplorationThird PersonMelee
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 melee combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

Tomb Raider: Underworld
ShooterTPS
SoloExplorationThird PersonMeleeNarrative
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 sandbox freedom

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 puzzle design, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Ratchet & Clank
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB84· 18OC86· 89
Year 2016Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 puzzle design, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping sandbox freedom

Uncharted: Golden Abyss
ShooterTPS
SoloThird Person
IGDB81· 5
Year 2011Dev SCE Bend Studio · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.

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