23 Melee games like Tomb Raider II that you should try

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

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

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping first-person shooting

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

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

≠ Stands apart with setting mythology, setting medieval and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat

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

≠ Missing: first-person shooting.

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

✓ 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

✓ 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 puzzle design

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

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

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

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

✓ 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 puzzle design

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling