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5 Puzzle games like Rise of the Tomb Raider that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Rise of the Tomb Raider down to the 5 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Strange Brigade and Mafia II (Classic) top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Rise of the Tomb Raider.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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NarrativeSoloCo-op
Year 2015Dev Crystal Dynamics

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Rise of the Tomb Raider is Shadow of the Tomb Raider — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Strange Brigade and Mafia II (Classic) follow close behind.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Rise of the Tomb Raider. Each one has been evaluated across 21 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.

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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NGL83
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2018Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

Genre puts it alongside Rise of the Tomb Raider, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting.

Released 3 years after Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Genre100Game mode100World100Combat87Tone77Visuals65
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Strange Brigade

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NGL79
Strange Brigade
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2018Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Rise of the Tomb Raider, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: dark, oppressive atmosphere and an isometric view.

Released 3 years after Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Genre100World100Game mode78Tone55Combat47Visuals46
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Mafia II (Classic)

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NGL85
Mafia II (Classic)
Closest on combat
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Same family as Rise of the Tomb Raider: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on progression and game mode: this one brings a sandbox world.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World68Visuals65Game mode57
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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

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NGL84
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

Genre puts it alongside Rise of the Tomb Raider, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings precision platforming and offline play.

Genre100World100Game mode74Visuals64Combat46Progression34
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LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

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NGL81
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2014Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Same family as Rise of the Tomb Raider: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and progression — its own ground is precision platforming and a sci-fi setting.

Genre100World100Game mode74Visuals65Progression42Combat41

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