Games Like Tomb Raider
Quick Answer
The closest games to Tomb Raider are Rise of the Tomb Raider, Uncharted 4, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Tomb Raider, and what does not.
What Made Tomb Raider Work
The question means one of two things. Classic Tomb Raider is a slow, grid-based puzzle game about reading a room and not falling; the 2013 reboot is a cinematic survival adventure. They need different recommendations, so both are here.
Tomb Raider began with Core Design's 1996 game for PlayStation, Saturn and PC, where Lara Croft explores tombs using precise, grid-based jumps and puzzles. Crystal Dynamics rebooted the series in 2013 with a grittier survival story and cinematic set pieces. The two eras play very differently, so fans of each usually want different games — either classic puzzle-platforming or modern cinematic adventure.
9 Games Like Tomb Raider
1.Rise of the Tomb Raider
The best of the reboot trilogy, with the strongest actual tombs.
Why it fits: Crystal Dynamics' 2015 sequel to the reboot takes Lara to Siberia and puts more emphasis on optional challenge tombs.
What is different: Reboot-style: more combat, crafting and cover than the classic games' careful jumping and puzzle rooms.
Where to play it: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC and PS4.
More about this game →2.Uncharted 4
The reboot's closest peer, and better written.
Why it fits: Naughty Dog's 2016 PS4 game follows Nathan Drake on a final treasure hunt, with climbing, puzzles and cinematic action.
What is different: More gunfights and set pieces, and the climbing is hard to fail; puzzles are fewer and gentler.
Where to play it: PS4; also on PS5 and PC in the Legacy of Thieves Collection.
Games like this →3.Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
The classic games, restored, if you meant the originals.
Why it fits: Aspyr's 2024 collection restores the first three Core Design games with updated graphics and optional modern controls.
What is different: The classic grid-based games, so if you came from the reboot, expect tank controls, no cover and much harder jumps.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch.
More about this game →4.Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Puzzle-led adventuring in the genre's original clothes.
Why it fits: MachineGames' 2024 first-person adventure mixes puzzles, exploration and combat in locations around the world in 1937.
What is different: First person, with more stealth and fist fights than shooting, and the climbing is lighter.
Where to play it: Xbox Series X|S, PC and PS5.
More about this game →5.Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Classic Tomb Raider's puzzle-platforming with a better camera.
Why it fits: Ubisoft Montreal's 2003 game combines acrobatic platforming and puzzle rooms, with a power to rewind time after mistakes.
What is different: One palace rather than a globe-trotting trip, sword fights instead of guns, and a rewind that forgives mistakes.
Where to play it: PS2, Xbox, GameCube and PC.
More about this game →6.Horizon Zero Dawn
Open-world adventuring with far better combat.
Why it fits: Guerrilla Games' 2017 open-world game has ancient ruins, climbing and Cauldron dungeons to explore.
What is different: An open world built around hunting machines with a bow; tombs are a small part of it.
Where to play it: PS4 and PC; remastered for PS5 and PC.
Games like this →7.Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Traversal, puzzles and combat in a beautiful world.
Why it fits: Ember Lab's 2021 adventure mixes platforming, puzzle-solving and combat, with small creatures called the Rot helping you.
What is different: Softer and more colourful, with a staff and bow; there is no gunplay and no ruins full of traps.
Where to play it: PS4, PS5, PC and Xbox.
More about this game →8.Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The same shape of climbing, exploring and unlocking shortcuts.
Why it fits: Respawn Entertainment's 2019 game has you climb, explore and solve puzzles in ancient tombs, with a lightsaber in place of pistols.
What is different: Combat is soulslike lightsaber duelling, and the map loops back on itself like a Metroidvania.
Where to play it: PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
More about this game →9.The Talos Principle 2
If the ancient-ruins puzzling was the real draw.
Why it fits: Croteam's 2023 first-person puzzle game is set among monumental ruins and asks philosophical questions alongside the puzzles.
What is different: Pure puzzles with no combat or climbing, in first person, with a lot of philosophy to read.
Where to play it: PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
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Where to Start
If you meant the classic games, start with Tomb Raider I-III Remastered. For the modern reboot style, Rise of the Tomb Raider is the best of the trilogy. Uncharted 4 is the pick if you want the most cinematic version of this kind of adventure.
How We Picked These Games
We included picks for both eras: puzzle-led exploration for fans of the originals, and cinematic third-person adventures for fans of the reboot. Every pick involves climbing, exploring and solving environmental puzzles.
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How These Picks Match Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider is catalogued here as an action-adventure on the PlayStation. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — nine adventures, eight action games and two shooters among them.
Going by the "where to play it" notes, nine can be played on PC, nine can be played on a PlayStation, two can be played on a Nintendo system and seven can be played on an Xbox. Kena: Bridge of Spirits is the one a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Tomb Raider | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | Adventure, Action, Shooter | Adventure, Action, Shooter | Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC and PS4. |
| Uncharted 4 | Adventure, Action, Shooter | Adventure, Action, Shooter | PS4; also on PS5 and PC in the Legacy of Thieves Collection. |
| Tomb Raider I-III Remastered | Adventure, Action, Puzzle | Adventure, Action | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch. |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | Adventure, Action, Puzzle | Adventure, Action | Xbox Series X|S, PC and PS5. |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Platformer, Action, Adventure | Adventure, Action | PS2, Xbox, GameCube and PC. |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | Action, RPG, Adventure | Adventure, Action | PS4 and PC; remastered for PS5 and PC. |
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | Action, Adventure, Family | Adventure, Action | PS4, PS5, PC and Xbox. |
| Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Action, Adventure, Platformer | Adventure, Action | PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. |
| The Talos Principle 2 | Puzzle, Adventure | Adventure | PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. |
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