Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999) similar games & best alternatives

Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999)

PlayStation 3, PlayStation, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast, PlayStation Portable • 2012

Should you play it?

According to Egyptian legend, Horus, son of the light, outwitted the evil God Set and imprisoned him in a secret tomb. Five thousand years later, Lara Croft discovers the lost tomb and unwittingly unleashes the evil God Set, fulfilling the ancient prophecy of his return to plunge mankind into darkness!

What works
  • Engaging and challenging puzzles
  • Immersive ancient egyptian setting
  • Non-linear level design with backtracking
  • Strong narrative with cinematic cutscenes
  • Long gameplay offering many hours of content
Things to keep in mind
  • Clunky and dated tank controls
  • Some frustrating backtracking and obscure puzzles
  • No multiplayer or cooperative features
  • Occasional bugs and technical issues on modern systems
  • Limited character customization and expression

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Tomb Raider V: Chronicles (2000)

  • Tomb Raider III (1998)

  • Tomb Raider I (1996)

  • Crow Country

  • Half-Life 2: Episode Two

  • Deadfall Adventures

  • Realms of the Haunting

  • Tomb Raider II (1997)

  • Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Realms of the Haunting

  • Evil Tonight

  • Dread X Collection 4: The Hunt
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999): A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership.

Why this game works

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