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

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Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999)

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

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Indiana Jones® and the Infernal Machine™

  • Tomb Raider I (1996)

  • In Sound Mind

  • Darkenstein 3D

  • Shadow Man Remastered

  • Indiana Jones® and the Emperor's Tomb™

More intense

Games that feels like Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999) but with a more intense feel

  • Cosmodread

  • Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi

  • Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰

  • DUSK

  • Fear the Timeloop - Prologue

  • Caput Mortum

More expressive

Games that feels like Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999) but with more self-expression and customization

  • Monomyth

  • Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered

  • Tomb Raider II (1997)

  • Resident Evil (1996)

  • Arx Fatalis

  • Psychopomp GOLD

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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).

Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999): 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 Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026