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We filtered the 50 games similar to Sleeping Dogs down to the 25 that fit the “Melee” category. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, MDK and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sleeping Dogs.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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Year 2012Dev United Front Games

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Sleeping Dogs is Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. MDK and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project follow close behind.

#1Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation97 #2MDK97 #3Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project97 #4Star Wars: Rogue Squadron97 #5Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire97

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The best melee games like Sleeping Dogs

25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sleeping Dogs. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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: 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 adventure storytelling

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

97

MDK

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiCyberpunk

Steam👍 79%· 361

Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment · Playmates Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, first-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

#3Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

97

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-Fi

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 and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

#4Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

97

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiSpace

Steam👍 73%· 1.4K

Year 1998Dev Factor 5 · NintendoOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping adventure storytelling

#5Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

97

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiSpace

Steam👍 74%· 857IGDB65· 1

Year 1996Dev LucasArts · NintendoOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and setting space, while skipping deep RPG systems

#6Tomb 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, first-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

#7Total Overdose

97

Total Overdose

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB66· 3

Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

#8Tomb Raider: Underworld

96

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

#9Tomb Raider: Legend

96

Tomb Raider: Legend

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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

#10Tomb Raider II

94

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

#11Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

93

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

#12Resident Evil

93

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

#13Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

93

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

#14Orcs Must Die!

92

Orcs Must Die!

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonMagicRanged

Steam👍 96%· 8.4KRAWG👍 72%· 434MC83IGDB86· 4

Year 2011Dev Robot Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

#15Second Sight

91

Second Sight

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonStealth

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 setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

Complete list of melee games like Sleeping Dogs

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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Shadows of the Damned

Shadows of the Damned

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Resident Evil

Resident Evil

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Days Gone

Days Gone

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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