What is the best game similar to MDK?

The closest game to MDK is Sleeping Dogs, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 5 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like MDK?

The three closest games to MDK are: 1. Sleeping Dogs (97/100, 5 shared attributes) 2. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (97/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Pragmata (95/100, 5 shared attributes). All share MDK's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 9 dimensions.

Is Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation similar to MDK?

Yes, very much so — Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation scores 97/100 similarity to MDK. They share 6 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to MDK?

The best Shooter games similar to MDK are Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Pragmata and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key MDK attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus.

How is similarity to MDK calculated?

We compare MDK against every game in our catalog using 9 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the MDK experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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MDK is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, melee combat and setting scifi in quite the same way. We compared MDK against over 6,700 titles across 9 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation and Pragmata lead the list, with Sleeping Dogs reaching a 97/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes MDK special.

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Top games similar to MDK

50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to MDK. 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.

#1Sleeping Dogs

iRank88

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping precision platforming

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#2Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

iRank85

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping first-person shooting

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrative

Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189

Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

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

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#4Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

iRank92

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration

IGDB92· 4

Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping first-person shooting

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#5Jak II

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonOpen WorldExploration

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: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping first-person shooting

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#6Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2001Dev Factor 5 · Activision

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: precision platforming.

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#7Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird Person

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 adventure storytelling, while skipping first-person shooting

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#8Tomb Raider: Legend

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrativeDark

IGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

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#10Ratchet & Clank

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird Person

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 adventure storytelling, while skipping first-person shooting

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#11Ratchet & Clank

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration

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: adventure storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping first-person shooting

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#12Tomb Raider II

iRank87

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

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Steam

#13Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

iRank84

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping setting scifi

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloThird PersonDarkNarrativeHorror

IGDB93· 5

Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

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

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#15Tomb Raider: Chronicles

iRank68

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping setting scifi

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Steam

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