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24 games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Shadow of the Tomb Raider on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, which made by the same studio, Eidos-Montréal.
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider is tagged Adventure, Action, Female Protagonist, Singleplayer, Open World, Third Person, Story Rich, Puzzle by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 9 are from the same studio: Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider Game of the Year, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT, Tomb Raider: Legend, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Eidos-Montréal; both open world, survival, stealth, crime, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 14 player tags including Female Protagonist, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2018 Studio Eidos-Montréal Player sentiment 85% positive of 87,994 Price $5.99 Female ProtagonistThird PersonStory RichPuzzleStealthAction-AdventureExplorationSurvival
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Rise of the Tomb Raider
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Crystal Dynamics; both open world, survival, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 10 player tags including Female Protagonist, Third Person and Exploration; released around the same time (2015).
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”.
Rise of the Tomb Raider at a glance Released 2015 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 94% positive of 155,369 Price $4.49 Female ProtagonistThird PersonExplorationAction-AdventureStory RichSurvivalPuzzleStealth
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A Plague Tale: Innocence
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Stealth and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2019).
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
A Plague Tale: Innocence at a glance Released 2019 Studio Asobo Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 71,473 Price $39.99 Story RichStealthFemale ProtagonistThird PersonDarkGreat SoundtrackViolentSurvival
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both open world, survival, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Story Rich, Gore and Third Person; released around the same time (2017).
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
The Evil Within 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 30,959 Price $39.99 Story RichGoreThird PersonViolentStealthSurvivalShooterDark
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Tomb Raider
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Crystal Dynamics; both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Female Protagonist, Third Person and Story Rich.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Tomb Raider at a glance Released 2013 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 96% positive of 269,385 Price $2.99 Female ProtagonistThird PersonStory RichExplorationAction-AdventurePuzzleShooterStealth
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Metro Exodus
Why it matched: both open world, survival, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Survival and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Metro Exodus at a glance Released 2020 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 135,440 Price $29.99 Story RichSurvivalShooterStealthExplorationGreat SoundtrackViolentGore
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Hitman: Contracts
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, crime, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2014).
Enter the world of a HITMAN - a world of crime, sin and greed. Delve into the mind of Agent 47 and encounter his greatest adversaries, completing the work that made him so brutally efficient and shaped him as an assassin. Eliminate your targets by any means necessary. There are no rules... only the contract, signed in blood.
Hitman: Contracts at a glance Released 2014 Studio Io-Interactive A/S Player sentiment 87% positive of 3,658 Price $8.99 StealthThird PersonGreat SoundtrackDarkShooterPuzzleGoreViolent
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Crystal Dynamics; both stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Female Protagonist, Third Person and Story Rich.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year at a glance Released 2013 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 96% positive of 269,396 Price $2.99 Female ProtagonistThird PersonStory RichExplorationAction-AdventurePuzzleShooterStealth
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, crime, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Puzzle; published by the same company; released around the same time (2014).
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Murdered: Soul Suspect at a glance Released 2014 Studio Airtight Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 17,391 Price $19.99 Story RichThird PersonPuzzleStealthDark
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Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Guerrilla; both open world, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Female Protagonist, Exploration and Story Rich.
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition at a glance Released 2024 Studio Guerrilla Player sentiment 88% positive of 30,267 Price $59.99 Female ProtagonistExplorationStory RichThird PersonGreat SoundtrackAction-AdventureStealth
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Tomb Raider: Underworld
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Crystal Dynamics; both open world, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Female Protagonist, Third Person and Puzzle.
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...
Tomb Raider: Underworld at a glance Released 2008 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 77% positive of 6,883 Price $0.98 Female ProtagonistThird PersonPuzzleAction-AdventureExplorationShooterStory Rich
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Mafia III
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Violent; released around the same time (2016).
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III at a glance Released 2016 Studio Aspyr Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,036 Price $29.99 Story RichThird PersonViolentShooterGreat SoundtrackStealthGore
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Little Nightmares
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Dark, Puzzle and Story Rich; released around the same time (2017).
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Little Nightmares at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 116,529 Price $19.99 DarkPuzzleStory RichStealthGreat SoundtrackThird PersonFemale Protagonist
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2015).
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at a glance Released 2015 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 107,873 Price $19.99 StealthStory RichThird PersonGreat SoundtrackShooterDarkHeist
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Dark and Puzzle; released around the same time (2022).
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Bendy and the Dark Revival at a glance Released 2022 Studio Joey Drew Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 16,194 Price $5.99 Story RichDarkPuzzleSurvivalStealthAction-AdventureGreat Soundtrack
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Dishonored 2
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Story Rich and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2016).
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
Dishonored 2 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 66,755 Price $29.99 StealthStory RichFemale ProtagonistExplorationGoreGreat SoundtrackHeist
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Resident Evil 2
Why it matched: both survival, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Third Person, Gore and Puzzle.
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.
Resident Evil 2 at a glance Released 1998 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 221,677 Price $39.99 Third PersonGorePuzzleStory RichViolentSurvivalFemale ProtagonistDark
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The Evil Within
Why it matched: both open world, survival, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Gore, Third Person and Survival; released around the same time (2014).
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
The Evil Within at a glance Released 2014 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 85% positive of 33,579 Price $19.99 GoreThird PersonSurvivalDarkStealthShooterStory Rich
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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Sucker Punch Productions; both open world, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Stealth and Third Person.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT at a glance Released 2024 Studio Sucker Punch Productions Player sentiment 94% positive of 96,000 Price $59.99 Story RichStealthThird PersonAction-AdventureExplorationGoreViolent
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Tomb Raider: Legend
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Crystal Dynamics; both story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Female Protagonist, Third Person and Puzzle.
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.
Tomb Raider: Legend at a glance Released 2006 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 88% positive of 6,103 Price $0.97 Female ProtagonistThird PersonPuzzleAction-AdventureShooterExplorationStory RichGreat Soundtrack
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Action-Adventure, Puzzle and Story Rich; released around the same time (2020).
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Amnesia: Rebirth at a glance Released 2020 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 9,326 Price $29.99 Action-AdventurePuzzleStory RichExplorationStealthDarkFemale Protagonist
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Female Protagonist, Action-Adventure and Violent; released around the same time (2018).
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Darksiders III at a glance Released 2018 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 76% positive of 17,431 Price $39.99 Female ProtagonistAction-AdventureViolentThird PersonStory RichPuzzleGoreDark
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Mafia III: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, stealth, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Violent; released around the same time (2020).
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia III: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,063 Price $29.99 Story RichThird PersonViolentShooterGreat SoundtrackStealthGore
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Insomniac Games; both open world, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Action-Adventure and Third Person; released around the same time (2022).
In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered at a glance Released 2022 Studio Insomniac Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 142,256 Price $59.99 Story RichAction-AdventureThird PersonExplorationStealthGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like Shadow of the Tomb Raider?
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Eidos-Montréal. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Shadow of the Tomb Raider" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Shadow of the Tomb Raider do?
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider Game of the Year, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT, Tomb Raider: Legend, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered are also from Crystal Dynamics, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.