8 Survival games like Tomb Raider that you should try

The genre is the same as Tomb Raider’s, and with it strong narrative focus, a sandbox world and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration.

Held in common with Tomb Raider: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat: first-person shooting and a sci-fi setting.

The genre is the same as Tomb Raider’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Its point of contact with Tomb Raider is single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

What brings it close to Tomb Raider is loot and gear systems, stealth mechanics, and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and crafting mechanics.

The genre is the same as Tomb Raider’s, and with it strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It meets Tomb Raider on strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

On paper it is what Tomb Raider is — strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: dark, oppressive atmosphere and offline play.