Outcast: A New Beginning

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Outcast: A New Beginning down to the 19 that fit the “Narrative” category. Sleeping Dogs, True Crime: Streets of LA and True Crime: New York City top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Outcast: A New Beginning.

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Outcast: A New Beginning is Sleeping Dogs — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. True Crime: Streets of LA and True Crime: New York City follow close behind.

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The best narrative games like Outcast: A New Beginning

19 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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Sleeping Dogs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World70Visuals66

#2True Crime: Streets of LAClosest on setting

77

True Crime: Streets of LA

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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 deep RPG systems

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression100World68

#3True Crime: New York City

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True Crime: New York City

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB64· 3

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100World68Visuals65

71

Second Sight

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Combat54Visuals47

#5Tomb Raider: Underworld

71

Tomb Raider: Underworld

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals66

71

Pragmata

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals65

#7The GodfatherClosest on world

70

The Godfather

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB80· 1

Year 2006Dev Headgate Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals65

#8Tomb Raider II

69

Tomb Raider II

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonRanged

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

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat74Visuals66

#9Resident Evil

68

Resident Evil

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person

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 deep RPG systems

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

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals65Tone54

#10Deadly Premonition

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Deadly Premonition

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB89· 1

Year 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals65Tone59

#11The Punisher

67

The Punisher

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeThird Person

IGDB79· 3

Year 2004Dev Volition · THQOn PC

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

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals65

#12Dino Crisis 2

67

Dino Crisis 2

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonDark

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting66Visuals65Tone59

#13Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

66

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeExplorationThird PersonFantasy

IGDB90· 4

Year 2007Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals65Setting0

#14Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

65

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65Tone54Setting0

#15Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

65

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 61%· 1.6KIGDB62· 4

Year 2003Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Outcast: A New Beginning.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals66Tone46Setting0

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