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We filtered the 50 games similar to Outcast: A New Beginning down to the 44 that fit the “Adventure” category. Sleeping Dogs, Crackdown and True Crime: Streets of LA top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Outcast: A New Beginning.

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The best adventure games like Outcast: A New Beginning

44 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Outcast: A New Beginning. 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.

#1Sleeping DogsClosest overall match

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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 action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and fighting mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

Sleeping Dogs is a third-person action shooter with RPG elements, having Hong Kong as its central location. The city is an open world for the player’s exploration, and many gameplay features revolve around interacting with the surroundings.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2CrackdownClosest on setting

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SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

IGDB85· 2

Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Outcast: A New Beginning: game mode.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3True Crime: Streets of LA

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SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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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 deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Jak IIClosest on world

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SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Jak 3

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SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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Year 2004Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Total Overdose

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SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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 and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7True Crime: New York City

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SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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Year 2005Dev Exakt Entertainment · Hands-On MobileOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Infamous: First Light

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SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

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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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 309RAWG👍 88%· 65MC75IGDB73· 4

Year 2004Dev Free Radical Design · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Second Sight is a science fiction action-adventure stealth Single-player video game, developed by Free Radical Design, and published by Codemasters for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.

Where it drifts furthest from Outcast: A New Beginning: visuals.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Tomb Raider: Underworld

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SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person

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 precision platforming, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Outcast: A New Beginning: setting.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#12Pragmata

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SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189

Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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#13Tomb Raider: Legend

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SoloMeleeExplorationThird Person

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, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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IGDB80· 1OC86· 89

Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty

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SoloSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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