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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Wheelman down to the 27 that fit the “Melee” category. True Crime: Streets of LA, Total Overdose and Sleeping Dogs top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Wheelman.

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Year 2009Dev Tigon Studios

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Wheelman is True Crime: Streets of LA — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Total Overdose and Sleeping Dogs follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Wheelman

27 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Wheelman. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1True Crime: Streets of LA
True Crime: Streets of LA
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB74· 3
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Wheelman: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100World62Combat39
#2Total Overdose
Total Overdose
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
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 and sandbox world, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100World62
Sleeping Dogs
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeOpen 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 sandbox freedom, while skipping racing gameplay

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.

Released 3 years after Wheelman.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100World65Progression57
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100
Tomb Raider: Legend
ShooterTPS
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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100
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 precision platforming, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100
#7Days Gone
Days Gone
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird 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 racing gameplay

Released 10 years after Wheelman.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Progression76World68Game mode63
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 and precision platforming, while skipping racing gameplay

It predates Wheelman by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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 adventure storytelling

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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 racing gameplay

It predates Wheelman by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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

It predates Wheelman by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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 precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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 racing gameplay

It predates Wheelman by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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 puzzle design, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping racing gameplay

It predates Wheelman by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat65
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, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping racing gameplay

It predates Wheelman by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat64

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