What is the best game similar to True Crime: New York City?

The closest game to True Crime: New York City is Pragmata, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like True Crime: New York City?

The three closest games to True Crime: New York City are: 1. Pragmata (97/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (97/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Tomb Raider II (97/100, 6 shared attributes). All share True Crime: New York City's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Uncharted: Drake's Fortune similar to True Crime: New York City?

Yes, very much so — Uncharted: Drake's Fortune scores 97/100 similarity to True Crime: New York City. They share 7 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to True Crime: New York City?

The best Shooter games similar to True Crime: New York City are Pragmata, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Tomb Raider II and Infamous. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key True Crime: New York City attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to True Crime: New York City calculated?

We compare True Crime: New York City against every game in our catalog using 10 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 True Crime: New York City experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Few titles capture what makes True Crime: New York City unique: shooter, strong narrative focus and sandbox world. After measuring 10 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 50 most faithful alternatives. Pragmata, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Tomb Raider II top the ranking, with Pragmata at number one (97/100).

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Top games similar to True Crime: New York City

50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to True Crime: New York City. 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.

#1Pragmata

iRank92

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeThird PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189

Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#2Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeExplorationThird PersonFantasy

IGDB90· 4

Year 2007Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#3Tomb Raider II

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeRanged

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, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping sandbox freedom

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB86· 8

Year 2009Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#5Sleeping Dogs

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

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 fighting mechanics

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeStealth

Steam👍 82%· 309RAWG👍 88%· 65MC75IGDB73· 4

Year 2004Dev Free Radical Design · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#7Jak II

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB90· 1

Year 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#8The Punisher

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeThird Person

IGDB79· 3

Year 2004Dev Volition · THQOn PC

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

≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.

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#9Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloExplorationThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB92· 4

Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#10Infamous: Second Son

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB79· 15OC82· 79

Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#11Alan Wake II

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeExplorationThird PersonDark

IGDB93· 5

Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#12Infamous: First Light

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB76· 7OC76· 50

Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#13Dino Crisis 2

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeThird PersonDarkHorror

IGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#14Tomb Raider: Underworld

iRank75

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeExplorationThird PersonMelee

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 precision platforming, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping sandbox freedom

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloNarrativeRangedCasualCozy

Steam👍 99%· 36K

Year 2020Dev Yuzusoft · NekoNyanPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping sandbox freedom

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