iRankGames
Tomb Raider: Legend

26 Melee games like Tomb Raider: Legend that you should try

Games like Tomb Raider: Legend · Find similar →

More about this game →

We filtered the 50 games similar to Tomb Raider: Legend down to the 26 that fit the “Melee” category. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Shadows of the Damned and Resident Evil top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tomb Raider: Legend.

iRank77/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
Tags
Solo
Year 2006Dev Crystal Dynamics

Quick answer

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

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best melee games like Tomb Raider: Legend

26 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tomb Raider: Legend. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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

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

≠ Missing: first-person shooting.

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

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeExplorationThird PersonDark
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 survival mechanics, Metroidvania exploration and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

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

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeExplorationThird PersonDark
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 survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

Tomb Raider: Underworld
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeExplorationThird PersonNarrative
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

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 precision platforming

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: exploration and discovery.

Total Overdose
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeExplorationThird PersonSandbox 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 precision platforming

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

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonDarkNarrative
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 strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Sleeping Dogs
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeExplorationThird PersonNarrative
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 precision platforming

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 adventure storytelling

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

Complete list of melee games like Tomb Raider: Legend

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Tomb Raider: Legend, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Explore games similar to Tomb Raider: Legend by category

Rankings in the same genre