ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeThird PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189
Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC
19 Narrative games like True Crime: New York City that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to True Crime: New York City down to the 19 that fit the “Narrative” category. Pragmata, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Tomb Raider II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to True Crime: New York City.
iRank65/ 100
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2005Dev Exakt Entertainment
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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to True Crime: New York City is Pragmata — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Tomb Raider II follow close behind.
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The best narrative games like True Crime: New York City
19 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.
ShooterTPS
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
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeRanged
Steam👍 87%· 2.4K
Year 1997Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeThird Person
IGDB79· 3
Year 2004Dev Volition · THQOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeExplorationThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 76%· 6.7KIGDB72· 4
Year 2008Dev Crystal Dynamics · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB74· 3
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and stealth mechanics
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeThird PersonHistorical
Year 2015Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeThird PersonHistorical
Year 2015Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeStealth
Steam👍 82%· 309RAWG👍 88%· 65MC75IGDB73· 4
Year 2004Dev Free Radical Design · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
97
iRank88
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13
Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox
95
iRank80
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2006Dev Headgate Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with historical setting, while skipping sandbox freedom
#12L.A. Noire
94
iRank75
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB75· 10
Year 2017Dev Rockstar GamesOn PS4 · Xbox · Switch
94
iRank90
ShooterTPS
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
#14Alan Wake II
93
iRank93
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeExplorationThird PersonDark
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5
93
iRank80
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeExplorationThird PersonMelee
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom
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