Games like L.A. Noire
Looking for games like L.A. Noire? Here are top open world shooter recommendations with a mystery, thriller and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Max Payne 3, Sherlock Holmes The Devil's Daughter or Mafia II.
1 86%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding85% User Score 27,855 reviewsCritic Score 77%8 reviewsMax Payne 3 is a third-person shooter in which the player assumes the role of its titular character, Max Payne. A new feature to the series, introduced in Max Payne 3, is the cover system, which allows players to gain a tactical advantage, and avoid taking damage from enemies. To progress through the linear story, players take on enemies throughout levels. The game features interactive cutscenes w…
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, optimization78% User Score 5,152 reviewsCritic Score 63%22 reviewsFeaturing taut action and investigative work, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter, the eighth and latest entry in the franchise, will push your abilities to the limit in a one-of-a-kind interactive experience.
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92%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding92% User Score 16,647 reviewsSpecial OfferBuying Mafia II: Definitive also gives you Mafia II (Classic) for free. For details on that version, click here! About the GameAbout Mafia IIVito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder…
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76%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding78% User Score 2,466 reviewsCritic Score 74%34 reviewsIn this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death. As Sherlock, your legacy is written by the decisions you make in this open world. Deception, violence, and deduction are just a few resources in your arsenal—your mysterious companion and soun…
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding82% User Score 4,368 reviewsCritic Score 65%2 reviewsMafia is a 3D action crime epic set in the seedy underworld of the 1930's. Rise from the lowly but well-dressed Footsoldier, to an envied and feared Made Man in an era of mob hits, car chases, and bootlegging. Earn a reputation as a tough enforcer, daring getaway driver, and deadly hitman in your quest for respect and power within the Salieri Family.
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60%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, optimization61% User Score 25,781 reviewsCritic Score 71%48 reviewsThe Deluxe Edition of Mafia II include the Season Pass.
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89%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding94% User Score 89,742 reviewsCritic Score 84%20 reviewsTomb Raider is the ninth game in the long-running series, serving as a complete reboot of the franchise and a prequel to it. Like the predecessors, it is an action-adventure game starring Lara Croft.
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83%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding90% User Score 1,752 reviewsCritic Score 76%28 reviewsBecome the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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79%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, stability83% User Score 12,554 reviewsCritic Score 75%38 reviewsFix Time Before It Destroys Everything! When time breaks, catastrophe becomes your playground. As hero Jack Joyce, you'll fight your way through epic disasters that stutter back and forth in time. But surviving this unstable world--and halting the end of time itself--is only possible by mastering your new time powers.
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, replayability81% User Score 6,653 reviewsCritic Score 61%26 reviewsMURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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