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We filtered the 50 games similar to True Crime: Streets of LA down to the 16 that fit the “Melee” category. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, Second Sight and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to True Crime: Streets of LA.

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NarrativeSolo

Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to True Crime: Streets of LA is Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Second Sight and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames follow close behind.

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The best melee games like True Crime: Streets of LA

16 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to True Crime: Streets of LA. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

97

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloStealthMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB71· 4

Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom.

≠ Missing: racing gameplay.

96

Second Sight

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

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 ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping racing gameplay

#3Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

89

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloStealthMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB70· 5

Year 2008Dev Pandemic Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping racing gameplay

#4Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

89

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloStealthMeleeThird PersonTactical

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 fantasy world, while skipping racing gameplay

85

Tomb Raider

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeSandbox WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 265KRAWG👍 86%· 4.1KMC86IGDB85· 14OC84· 50

Year 2013Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and survival mechanics, while skipping racing gameplay

Steam Epic Xbox

#6Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

92

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2

Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping racing gameplay

#7Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

91

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 and precision platforming, while skipping racing gameplay

#8Sleeping Dogs

91

Sleeping Dogs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen 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 loot and gear systems, while skipping racing gameplay

#9Tomb Raider: Legend

91

Tomb Raider: Legend

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeExplorationThird Person

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 precision platforming, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping racing gameplay

#10Tomb Raider: Chronicles

91

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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, first-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping racing gameplay

#11Tomb Raider II

90

Tomb Raider II

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping racing gameplay

#12Total Overdose

90

Total Overdose

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB66· 3

Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Missing: racing gameplay.

#13Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

90

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonSpace

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 and setting space, while skipping racing gameplay

#14MDK

90

MDK

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonCyberpunk

Steam👍 79%· 361

Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment · Playmates Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, first-person shooting and setting cyberpunk, while skipping racing gameplay

#15Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

89

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonSpace

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 space, while skipping racing gameplay

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