Games like La Noire
Closest overall match: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (★ 3.7). Highest rated: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Tomb Raider: Underworld at about 1 hours.
These 25 games score highest on our similarity model for L.A. Noire — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: Third Person, Singleplayer and Third-Person Shooter. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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68%
1. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Shares Crime, Detective, Nudity, Mystery and Third Person and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 65
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
63%
2. Mafia III
Shares Crime, Mature, Nudity, Third-Person Shooter and Third Person and 2 more tags; rated 1.0 lower.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 62
- Playtime
- 9h
- Finish rate
- 57%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
63%
3. Saints Row: The Third
Shares Crime, Third-Person Shooter, Third Person, Open World and Partial Controller Support and 1 more tags; about 7h longer; same release year.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 14h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
63%
4. Deadpool
Shares Mature, Nudity, Third-Person Shooter, Third Person and Open World and 2 more tags; rated 0.4 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 63
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 78%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
62%
5. Sleeping Dogs
Shares Crime, Third-Person Shooter, Third Person, Open World and Singleplayer; about 7h longer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 14h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
61%
6. Resident Evil Revelations
Shares Third-Person Shooter, Third Person and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 82%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
61%
7. Tomb Raider: Underworld
Shares 3D Vision, Third-Person Shooter, Third Person and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; about 6h shorter.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
61%
8. Grand Theft Auto IV
Shares Crime, Third-Person Shooter, Third Person, Open World and Partial Controller Support and 1 more tags.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 95
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
60%
9. Assassin’s Creed Rogue
Shares Cinematic, Third Person, Open World, Partial Controller Support and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; about 5h longer.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
60%
10. Watch Dogs
Shares Third-Person Shooter, Third Person, Open World, Partial Controller Support and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower; about 9h longer.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 16h
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
60%
11. STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II
Shares Third Person, Partial Controller Support and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 59
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
59%
12. The Walking Dead: Season 2
Shares Mature, Cinematic and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 93%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
59%
13. Alice: Madness Returns
Shares 3D Vision, Third Person and Singleplayer; same release year.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 67%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
59%
14. The Walking Dead: Season 1
Shares Mature, Third Person and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 89%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
59%
15. LEGO The Lord of the Rings
Shares 3D Vision, Third Person, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower; about 5h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 67%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
59%
16. Tomb Raider: Legend
Shares Third-Person Shooter, Third Person, Partial Controller Support and Singleplayer; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 2006
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 86%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
59%
17. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Shares Investigation, Crime, Detective, Mystery and Third Person and 2 more tags.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3
-
59%
18. Friday the 13th: The Game
Shares Mature, Nudity, Third Person, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 1.0 lower.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 61
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 21%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
59%
19. I Am Alive
Shares Third-Person Shooter, Third Person, Open World, Partial Controller Support and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 lower; about 5h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 60%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
59%
20. Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Shares Third Person, Open World, Partial Controller Support and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 52%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
58%
21. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Shares Third-Person Shooter, Third Person and Singleplayer; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 2005
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
58%
22. Prototype 2
Shares Third Person, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
58%
23. Resident Evil Revelations 2
Shares Third-Person Shooter, Third Person and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
58%
24. Saints Row IV
Shares Third-Person Shooter, Third Person, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower; about 6h longer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 13h
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
57%
25. Thief
Shares 3D Vision, Nudity, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 lower.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 70
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 52%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
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What is the best game like L.A. Noire?
On our similarity model, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is the closest match to L.A. Noire — shares Crime, Detective, Nudity, Mystery and Third Person and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 lower.
Which game like L.A. Noire is rated highest?
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 489 players.
Are there games like L.A. Noire on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 15 games like L.A. Noire on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against L.A. Noire on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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