Single-player games like Tomb Raider III (1998)
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Tomb Raider III (1998), ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Tomb Raider II (1997)
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
The second instalment in the Tomb Raider series invites you to join Lara as she travels around the globe to retrieve a precious artefact before it falls into the wrong hands. The legendary artefact, the Dagger of Xian, is said to give its possessor the power of a fire breathing dragon.
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Tomb Raider I (1996)
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artifact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way towards the truth of its origin and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
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Haydee 3
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
Haydee III is a hardcore metroidvania with third-person shooter mechanics, platforming, puzzles, a sexy heroine and cake!
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tomb Raider III (1998).
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tomb Raider III (1998).
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
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Grand Theft Auto III
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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Tomb Raider VI: The Angel of Darkness (2003)
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tomb Raider III (1998).
A series of grisly murders brings Lara into conflict with a sinister Alchemist from the past, and a secret alliance of powerful individuals shrouded in mystery. Accused of the murder of her one time mentor, Werner Von Croy, Lara becomes a fugitive on the run.
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Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999)
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
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!
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Tomb Raider V: Chronicles (2000)
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
Lara Croft is missing in Egypt - presumed dead. Those closest to her gather together at the Croft Estate on a grey, rainy day for a memorial service in her honour. Afterwards, the friends sit quietly together in the study of the Croft Mansion and reminisce about Lara's past exploits; exploits that have until now remained a secret..
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Switchblade
Single-player alternative to Tomb Raider III (1998) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Tomb Raider III (1998).
You must guide Hiro, the Bladeknight through the labyrinth of the Undercity, to recover the 16 fragments of the shattered Fireblade. Once you have collected all 16 fragments, you must use it to defeat Havok, to bring to an end his reign of terror and to avenge your people.