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We filtered the 50 games similar to Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness down to the 21 that fit the “Melee” category. Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

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Year 2003Dev Core Design

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness is Resident Evil — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. 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.

#1Resident Evil
Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird 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 precision platforming

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
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, while skipping precision platforming

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
ShooterTPS
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, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Same studio: Core Design.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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 puzzle design, first-person shooting and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Released 3 years after Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Tomb Raider: Chronicles
ShooterTPS
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 and first-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Same studio: Core Design.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Tomb Raider II
ShooterTPS
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, first-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness: tone.

Same studio: Core Design.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat74Tone34
Tomb Raider: Underworld
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonMythology
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 puzzle design, first-person shooting and setting mythology, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness: setting and tone.

Released 5 years after Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone33Setting0
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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting0
Resident Evil Outbreak
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping precision platforming

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode55
Days Gone
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183
Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping precision platforming

Released 16 years after Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode64Setting57
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonMagicHardcore
Steam👍 84%· 1.5K
Year 1998Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness: tone.

Same studio: Core Design.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat72Tone0
Sleeping Dogs
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonOpen 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 precision platforming

Sleeping Dogs is a third-person action shooter with RPG elements, having Hong Kong as its central location. The city is an open world for the player’s exploration, and many gameplay features revolve around interacting with the surroundings.

Where it drifts furthest from Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness: tone.

Released 9 years after Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone40
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 precision platforming

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7
Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping precision platforming

Released 6 years after Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone90Setting69Game mode54
Shadows of the Damned
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB83· 4
Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, while skipping adventure storytelling

Released 8 years after Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone90

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