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We filtered the 50 games similar to Shadows of the Damned down to the 14 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Cronos: The New Dawn and Resident Evil top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shadows of the Damned.

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Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Shadows of the Damned is Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Cronos: The New Dawn and Resident Evil follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Shadows of the Damned

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shadows of the Damned. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
ShooterTPS
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 puzzle design

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

Cronos: The New Dawn
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping melee combat

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB79· 3
Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and exploration and discovery

Tomb Raider: Legend
ShooterTPS
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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Tomb Raider: Chronicles
ShooterTPS
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 puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, first-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping melee combat

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and Metroidvania exploration

The Thing
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB69· 2
Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping melee combat

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-FiExploration
IGDB92· 4
Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Resident Evil Code: Veronica
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMultiplayer
Year 2000Dev Nextech · Eidos Interactive

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping melee combat

Resident Evil Outbreak
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus

Tomb Raider II
ShooterTPS
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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
ShooterTPS
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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Tomb Raider: Underworld
ShooterTPS
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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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