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Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, punishing difficulty and melee combat in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 11 gameplay attributes and found 58 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Orcs Must Die!, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction lead the list, with Orcs Must Die! reaching a 96/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft special.

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The closest game to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft is Orcs Must Die! — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction follow close behind.

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58 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Orcs Must Die!
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeMagicThird PersonRanged
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, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.4K
Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Missing: first-person shooting.

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 setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping adventure storytelling

Jak II
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB90· 1
Year 2001Dev Factor 5 · Activision

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

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

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB90· 1
Year 2003Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

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

MDK
ShooterTPS
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 precision platforming

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

Infamous
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
IGDB86· 8
Year 2009Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Ratchet & Clank
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB84· 18OC86· 89
Year 2016Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

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

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

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping punishing difficulty

Ratchet & Clank
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSci-FiExploration
IGDB80· 1OC86· 89
Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
ShooterTPS
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 precision platforming

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

Uncharted: Golden Abyss
ShooterTPS
SoloThird Person
IGDB81· 5
Year 2011Dev SCE Bend Studio · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
ShooterTPS
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

Infamous: Second Son
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
IGDB79· 15OC82· 79
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

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What is the best game similar to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft?
The closest game to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft is Orcs Must Die!, scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft?
The three closest games to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft are: 1. Orcs Must Die! (96/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (94/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (92/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 58 candidates across 11 dimensions.
Is Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation similar to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft?
Yes, very much so — Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation scores 94/100 similarity to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft. They share 8 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft?
The best Shooter games similar to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft are Orcs Must Die!, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Jak II. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft calculated?
We compare Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.