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We filtered the 50 games similar to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft down to the 20 that fit the “Melee” category. Orcs Must Die!, MDK and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft is Orcs Must Die! — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. MDK and Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

20 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

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

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

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

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

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
ShooterTPS
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 puzzle design

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.

Tomb Raider: Chronicles
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1
Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

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

Total Overdose
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB66· 3
Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

✓ 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

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonStealthSandbox World
IGDB71· 4
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts

✓ 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

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonTacticalStealth
IGDB94· 8
Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, combat tactical and stealth mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonDarkNarrative
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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

Sleeping Dogs
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonNarrativeOpen World
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 deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting mythology and setting medieval, while skipping punishing difficulty

Shadows of the Damned
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonDarkHorror
IGDB83· 4
Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

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