Tomb Raider: Anniversary similar games & best alternatives

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Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Wii • 2007

Should you play it?

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...

What works

  • Faithful remake with updated graphics and controls
  • Challenging and well-designed puzzles
  • Immersive exploration of varied exotic locations
  • Nostalgic appeal for fans of original tomb raider
  • Good replay value with collectibles and unlockables

Things to keep in mind

  • Imprecise controls and frustrating camera angles
  • Some bugs and glitches affecting gameplay
  • Combat is minimal and not well developed
  • Checkpoint system can cause repeated backtracking
  • Quick time events occasionally disrupt immersion

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

  • Tomb Raider: Underworld

  • Hell is Us

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Nihilumbra

  • Baby Steps

More violent

Games that feels like Tomb Raider: Anniversary but with more combat and destruction

  • Rise of the Tomb Raider™

  • Darksiders III

  • Shadow Complex Remastered

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • Resident Evil

  • Tomb Raider: Legend

Less expressive

Games that feels like Tomb Raider: Anniversary but with less self-expression and customization

  • The Chant

  • Tomb Raider I (1996)

  • Deadfall Adventures

  • Outcast - Second Contact

  • Ori and the Blind Forest

  • The Cursed Forest

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Tomb Raider: Underworld

  • Tomb Raider: Legend

  • Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

  • Rise of the Tomb Raider™

  • Tomb Raider Game of the Year

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Tomb Raider: Anniversary. These titles are not in What to play next.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026