30 Melee games like Akimbot that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Akimbot down to the 30 that fit the “Melee” category. STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, Quantum Break and Max Payne 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Akimbot.

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The best melee games like Akimbot

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Akimbot. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi OutcastClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.9KRAWG👍 86%· 456MC89IGDB73· 3OC62· 18

Year 2002Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, setting space and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast. As Kyle Katarn, agent of the New Republic, use your Lightsaber and the full power of the Force to combat a new evil plaguing the galaxy.

Where it drifts furthest from Akimbot: visuals.

It predates Akimbot by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Quantum BreakClosest on combat

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 30KIGDB77· 23OC78· 134

Year 2016Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting.

≠ Missing: precision platforming.

It predates Akimbot by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeLinearThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB89· 12

Year 2012Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and sandbox world, while skipping precision platforming

The shootdodge finally has weight behind it: bullets tear through cover, animations blend into terrain, and the last-stand mechanic keeps firefights tense. Some of the best gunfeel of its generation. It is also the most controlling — long unskippable cutscenes stitch between fights, and the linear corridors leave little room to approach an encounter your own way.

It predates Akimbot by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: co op, while skipping precision platforming

It predates Akimbot by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6

Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, online features and skill tree progression, while skipping precision platforming

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Akimbot.

It predates Akimbot by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6

Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

It predates Akimbot by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 2.2K

Year 1997Dev LucasArtsOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings setting space and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Akimbot: visuals.

It predates Akimbot by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 69%· 11KIGDB55· 8

Year 2011Dev Triptych Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, PvP competition and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Akimbot: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Akimbot.

It predates Akimbot by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Journey to the Savage Planet

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, co op and exploration and discovery, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Akimbot: visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Firework

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMelee

Steam👍 93%· 43

Year 2015Dev Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks · Gamera GamePlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: third-person shooting.

Follow usWant to know how the game is progressing? Follow us here: DiscordWeibo About the GameFirework is an oriental horror puzzle game. The story takes place in a remote mountain village. An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre.

It predates Akimbot by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#11Max PayneClosest on world

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeLinearThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 16KIGDB74· 2

Year 2001Dev Remedy Entertainment · Gathering of DevelopersOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

It predates Akimbot by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Xbox

#12Crysis 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiStealth

IGDB87· 9

Year 2011Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Akimbot: visuals.

It predates Akimbot by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Red Faction

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiOffline

Steam👍 86%· 2.9KIGDB70· 2

Year 2001Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with offline and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Akimbot: visuals.

It predates Akimbot by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG PS

#14Condemned 2: Bloodshot

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDark

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Year 2008Dev Monolith Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Akimbot: setting and visuals.

It predates Akimbot by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeThird PersonFirst Person

IGDB80· 4

Year 2005Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Akimbot: visuals.

It predates Akimbot by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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