11 Melee games like A Way Out that you should try

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We filtered the 45 games similar to A Way Out down to the 11 that fit the “Melee” category. Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, Batman: The Enemy Within and Life is Strange: True Colors top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to A Way Out.

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The best melee games like A Way Out

11 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to A Way Out. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

Co-opOfflineMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 41KRAWG👍 84%· 1.6KMC90IGDB83· 16OC77· 31

Year 2013Dev Starbreeze Studios · 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#2Batman: The Enemy Within

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2

Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and single-player focus, while skipping co op

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#3Life is Strange: True Colors

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 89%· 17KIGDB84· 11OC81· 167

Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, single-player focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping co op

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#4Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and single-player focus, while skipping co op

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and setting scifi, while skipping co op

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#6Tales from the Borderlands

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeThird PersonSoloSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11

Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Life is Strange: Before the Storm

iRank86

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeThird PersonSoloFantasy

Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46

Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, setting scifi and single-player focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeThird PersonSoloExploration

Steam👍 82%· 15KIGDB81· 9OC81· 94

Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Xbox Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus, exploration and discovery and free to play, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#9Ceville

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeThird PersonSoloFantasy

Steam👍 80%· 211MC73IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Realmforge Studios · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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Steam GOG

#10Hulk

iRank53

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeThird PersonSolo

IGDB53· 5

Year 2003Dev Radical Entertainment · Vivendi Universal GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, melee combat and visual third person

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#11A Space for the Unbound

iRank89

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

MeleeNarrativeDarkSoloRelaxing

Steam👍 97%· 7.5KRAWG👍 84%· 36MC85OC85· 58

Year 2023Dev Mojiken · Toge ProductionsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe relaxing and setting anime, while skipping co op

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Steam GOG Nintendo

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