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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment

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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to MDK is Tomb Raider: Legend — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Tomb Raider: Chronicles and Tomb Raider II follow close behind.

#1Tomb Raider: Legend97 #2Tomb Raider: Chronicles97 #3Tomb Raider II94 #4Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft94 #5Tomb Raider: Underworld92

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The best platformer games like MDK

26 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.

#1Tomb Raider: Legend

97

Tomb Raider: Legend

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

#2Tomb Raider: Chronicles

97

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

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

#3Tomb Raider II

94

Tomb Raider II

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

#4Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

94

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

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

#5Tomb Raider: Underworld

92

Tomb Raider: Underworld

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 precision platforming

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

#6Bionic Commando

87

Bionic Commando

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6

Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting cyberpunk

#7Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

86

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5

Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping setting cyberpunk

#8Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

97

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

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

#9Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

95

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2

Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac

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

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

#10Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

95

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

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

95

Jak II

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

#12Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

95

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

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

#13Ratchet & Clank

95

Ratchet & Clank

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

#14Ratchet & Clank

95

Ratchet & Clank

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

#15Infamous: First Light

95

Infamous: First Light

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World

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 adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping first-person shooting

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The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with MDK, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

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Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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Jak 3

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Earthworm Jim 2

Earthworm Jim 2

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Infamous

Infamous

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Infamous: Second Son

Infamous: Second Son

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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