Games Like Tomb Raider Game of the Year

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Third Person 12%, Third-Person Shooter 10.2%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Lara's immediate sequel expands the 2013 reboot's blend of survival crafting, tomb puzzles, climbing, stealth, and cinematic third-person combat.

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Third Person 13.7%, Action 10.3%, Stealth 10%

Why You'll Like It: This concluding reboot entry doubles down on jungle exploration, optional challenge tombs, stealth kills, and Lara's story-driven archaeological adventures.

Play as Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer in their own standalone adventures as they confront their pasts and forge their own legacies. This game includes the critically acclaimed single-player stories from both UNCHARTED 4: A Thief’s End and UNCHARTED: The Lost Legacy.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 14.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Third Person 10.4%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its globe-trotting ruins, climbing set pieces, cover shooting, treasure-hunting banter, and blockbuster pacing make it Tomb Raider's closest cinematic peer.

Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.4%, Adventure 16%, Third Person 13.3%, Story Rich 10.7%, Action 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A capable female hero explores spectacular ruins and wilderness while using bows, traps, stealth, crafting, and narrative discoveries to survive machine-filled threats.

Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.1%, Third Person 14.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Cinematic 9.5%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a similarly intense, story-led third-person survival adventure built around scavenging, stealth, improvised combat, and dangerous journeys through collapsing environments.

Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 20.5%, Third Person 14.3%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its female-led supernatural mystery pairs a responsive third-person shooter with exploration of a secret-filled, shifting facility and satisfying environmental puzzles.

Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.5%, Adventure 17.6%, Third Person 14.8%, Action 12.5%, Third-Person Shooter 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although mechanically older, it delivers classic Lara Croft tomb-raiding with acrobatic traversal, large ruins, underwater exploration, and puzzle-focused archaeology.

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.3%, Stealth 17.1%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 14.9%, Third Person 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This emotional survival journey emphasizes a vulnerable protagonist, stealth, resourcefulness, environmental problem-solving, and cinematic storytelling over overwhelming combat.

A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.

Why similar: Third Person 24.3%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 11%

Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic campaign combines climbing, wall-running, ancient temples, environmental puzzles, combat arenas, and exploration-driven upgrades in a highly Tomb Raider-like structure.

From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.8%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Action 13.5%, Third Person 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A female explorer navigates a desert world of ruins and platforming challenges, using third-person shooting and companion abilities to uncover its secrets.

Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.

Why similar: Stealth 17%, Third Person 15.6%, Adventure 12%, Action 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Ancient Egypt provides a huge playground of tombs, pyramids, climbing, stealth, and historical mysteries for players who want more archaeological exploration.

Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Third Person 15.9%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Action 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person survival action, scavenging, crafting, stealth, and hostile wilderness create a similarly scrappy sense of fighting through danger with limited resources.

A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, Third Person 14.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 11.4%, Action-Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its beautiful third-person adventure structure centers on traversing ruins, solving environmental puzzles, discovering hidden areas, and fighting through a story-rich journey.

Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.4%, Third Person 14.3%, Stealth 11.7%, Story Rich 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers exceptionally tense third-person stealth and shooting, scavenging, traversal through abandoned spaces, and a relentlessly cinematic survival narrative.

His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

Why similar: Third Person 21.3%, Action 20.5%, Adventure 19.8%, Story Rich 17.8%, Exploration 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic third-person adventure with weighty combat, puzzle-filled ruins, gear progression, and exploration rewards for players who enjoy polished action campaigns.

Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Third Person 14.5%, Action 12.8%, Third-Person Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This older Lara Croft adventure retains the series' signature mix of exotic ruins, acrobatics, platforming, shooting, and elaborate environmental puzzles.

Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.9%, Third Person 16.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Cinematic 11.9%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel broadens the first game's cinematic stealth-survival formula with more open environments, crafted tools, exploration, and desperate action sequences.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure — globe-trotting 3rd person action-adventure in pursuit of the legendary Scion artifact. Using an enhanced 'Tomb Raider: Legend' game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure and pursuit of a mystical artifact known only as the...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Third Person 16.2%, Action 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modernized version of Lara's first expedition, it is ideal for players wanting more focused tomb traversal, perilous platforming, and puzzle-led exploration.

Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!

Why similar: Third Person 19.3%, Third-Person Shooter 18.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Action 15%, Multiplayer 13%

Why You'll Like It: This pulpy third-person shooter sends adventurers into trap-filled ruins and supernatural tombs, with treasure hunting and environmental hazards that echo Lara's expeditions.

Discover Lara Croft’s Original Adventures, Lovingly Restored – Now with New Challenge Mode

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19%, Third-Person Shooter 16.2%, Third Person 11.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: For players willing to embrace older controls and design, these foundational adventures offer dense tombs, solitary exploration, lethal platforming, and classic Lara Croft archaeology.

Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37.2%, Action 14.2%, Third Person 11.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Cinematic 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This polished third-person action adventure combines tense resource management, dangerous encounters, treasure collecting, puzzle gates, and escalating cinematic spectacle.

Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

Why similar: Third Person 20%, Action 18.9%, Third-Person Shooter 14.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its harsh open-world survival tone, scavenging, brutal third-person combat, vehicle upgrades, and hostile outposts suit the reboot's gritty survivor fantasy.

Embark on this epic adventure in up to 4K 60 fps with improved graphics and audio, a new speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an exclusive anniversary gallery.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Third Person 15.2%, Action 15.1%, Stealth 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This story-rich third-person adventure features a determined female protagonist, exploration, photography-based investigation, stealth, and memorable ancient-world mysteries.

Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.

Why similar: Stealth 17.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, Adventure 15.4%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Action 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its archaeological mystery, ancient ruins, traps, puzzles, and globe-spanning pulp adventure strongly match Tomb Raider's treasure-hunting spirit despite its first-person perspective.

RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.1%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Action 11.5%, Third Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its episodic co-op-capable survival horror campaign offers third-person shooting, scarce supplies, environmental puzzles, and a strong focus on vulnerable characters enduring hostile locations.

From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.5%, Third Person 16.2%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: While less focused on shooting, it offers an intense female-protagonist journey through hostile landscapes, environmental puzzles, combat, and highly cinematic storytelling.

Discover Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the classic pirate action-adventure game from 2013. Command your ship, hunt Templars and carve your legend as Edward Kenway across the Caribbean's Golden Age of Piracy.

Why similar: Third Person 18.9%, Stealth 18.1%, Adventure 17.1%, Action 14.5%, Multiplayer 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Naval exploration, tropical ruins, climbing, stealth, and a swashbuckling hunt for ancient secrets make this an especially fitting open-world adventure alternative.

Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Stealth 12.6%, Third Person 11%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This female-led adventure mixes stealth, light puzzle-solving, exploration, and tense encounters in a story-focused journey through a threatening isolated town.

Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.

Why similar: Adventure 23.3%, Action 19.1%, Third Person 18.3%, Story Rich 14.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven post-apocalyptic trek with agile traversal, third-person combat, ruined environments, and a strong companion-focused story gives it a similar adventure feel.

Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.4%, Third Person 20.5%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its female-led futuristic adventure blends cinematic storytelling, climbing through detailed environments, third-person combat, and collectible-driven exploration.

Her legacy lives on! Play the next series of Tomb Raider adventures in this remastered collection of Lara Croft's darkest adventures.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.1%, Third Person 16%, Adventure 12%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action 10.3%

Thousands of years ago a meteor crashed into Antarctica and the shockwaves of its impact are being felt in the modern age. Lara Croft will follow clues leading to a deadly secret, boldly leaping chasms and blasting monsters that no one has leaped or blasted before. This time she faces a mystery that's from way out of this world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.6%, Adventure 20.2%, Action 15%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Third Person 11.6%

Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artifact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way towards the truth of its origin and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Adventure 19.4%, Action 13.5%, Third Person 11.9%, Third-Person Shooter 11.1%

A series of grisly murders brings Lara into conflict with a sinister Alchemist from the past, and a secret alliance of powerful individuals shrouded in mystery. Accused of the murder of her one time mentor, Werner Von Croy, Lara becomes a fugitive on the run.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Action 20.6%, Third Person 16.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Third-Person Shooter 9%

According to Egyptian legend, Horus, son of the light, outwitted the evil God Set and imprisoned him in a secret tomb. Five thousand years later, Lara Croft discovers the lost tomb and unwittingly unleashes the evil God Set, fulfilling the ancient prophecy of his return to plunge mankind into darkness!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Adventure 19.7%, Third-Person Shooter 16.9%, Action 16.4%, Third Person 11.3%

The second instalment in the Tomb Raider series invites you to join Lara as she travels around the globe to retrieve a precious artefact before it falls into the wrong hands. The legendary artefact, the Dagger of Xian, is said to give its possessor the power of a fire breathing dragon.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.4%, Adventure 20.7%, Action 14.6%, Third Person 11.6%, Third-Person Shooter 11.3%

Lara Croft is missing in Egypt - presumed dead. Those closest to her gather together at the Croft Estate on a grey, rainy day for a memorial service in her honour. Afterwards, the friends sit quietly together in the study of the Croft Mansion and reminisce about Lara's past exploits; exploits that have until now remained a secret..

Why similar: Adventure 21.4%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Action 17.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Third Person 11.7%

Wield your high-tech umbrella to take down Italy’s last mafia family while evading capture by your own agency in this thrilling third-person action-adventure shooter.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.4%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Third Person 11.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

Lara Croft GO is a turn based puzzle-adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover well-kept secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 40%, Adventure 25.8%, Puzzle 14.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Platformer 6.7%

Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.5%, Adventure 22.6%, Action 21.1%, Third Person 8.5%, Puzzle 6.9%

A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Quick-Time Events 14.7% ★, Story Rich 13.8%, Cinematic 12.6%

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the first-ever four-player co-op experience with Lara Croft.

Why similar: Adventure 28.3%, Female Protagonist 22%, Action 20.6%, Multiplayer 12%, Puzzle 6.1%

Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.4%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Adventure 13%, Action 11.4%, Third Person 10.3%

Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Action 14.2%, Third Person 11.4%, Adventure 10.7%

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.8%, Action 15%, Quick-Time Events 13.8% ★, Multiplayer 10.5%, Third Person 9.8%

After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.6%, Stealth 22.5%, Third Person 16.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 8.9%

As the world collapses, there's only one way forward—through chaos. Face relentless firefights, unexpected encounters, and tough choices. Fight your way past every enemy, step by step, to complete your journey. Stand your ground—there’s no escape but to keep moving ahead.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Third Person 9.7%, Stealth 8.1%, Cinematic 8.1%

The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.3%, Third Person 17%, Adventure 11.5%, Third-Person Shooter 10.1%, Action 9.2%

Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, Third-Person Shooter 17.3%, Action 14.8%, Third Person 14%, Multiplayer 12.9%

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Stealth 28.9%, Atmospheric 10%, Action 8.4%, Adventure 7.6%

In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.

Why similar: Third Person 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Stealth 11.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Adventure 10%

Uncover the mystery of Archdale Castle in this Indie Action Survival Horror when an explosion threatens to expose a family curse and a new epidemic

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.2%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Third Person 11.6%, Cinematic 11.4%, Action 9.3%

A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.

Why similar: Third Person 23.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Action 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Story Rich 8.7%

Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.4%, Third Person 18%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Action 9.5%

Earn the Number. 007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training programme, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.5%, Third Person 12.2%, Stealth 11.7%, Cinematic 9.4%, Adventure 7.7%

In a desolate and ominous world, a young girl faces dark creatures that lurk in every shadow. With each step, the danger grows. But there is only one rule: stay awake.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.4%, Third Person 19.2%, Stealth 11.8%, Action 10.2%, Action-Adventure 10%

A dark history comes calling in this "African Mythology meets Survival-Horror and Souls-like" experience! You play as the soldier who mysteriously ends up in a supernatural realm, of which her only way out is to partake in an ancient ritual... or so she believes.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.1%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Third Person 13%, Shooter 7.4%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

The ultimate edition of the jaw-dropping action-adventure game set onboard a floating city.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.5%, Third Person 20.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Action 17.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.5%

Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.

Why similar: Stealth 24.1%, Third Person 24.1%, Action 20.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Story Rich 4.9%