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We filtered the 18 games similar to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection down to the 15 that fit the “Melee” category. Deep Rock Galactic, MoonWhite and Protonwar top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

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NarrativeDarkCo-opMultiplayer

Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection is Deep Rock Galactic — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. MoonWhite and Protonwar follow close behind.

#1Deep Rock Galactic77 #2MoonWhite56 #3Protonwar54 #4Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)39 #5Shadow Warrior39

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The best melee games like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection

15 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Deep Rock GalacticClosest overall match

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Deep Rock Galactic

Co-opRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiSpaceHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 375KRAWG👍 85%· 689MC84IGDB82· 6OC85· 32

Year 2020Dev Ghost Ship Games · Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings procedural generation, skill tree progression and exploration and discovery, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Closed AlphaWant to try the game - earlier than early access? http://www.deeprockgalactic.com/ About the GameJoin a team of badass space dwarves and fight, dig and explore your way through enormous cave systems and uncover the greatest riches.

Released 7 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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#2MoonWhiteClosest on game mode

56

MoonWhite

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeRanged

Steam👍 67%· 39

Year 2017Dev A Sweet StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, it's known for melee combat, ranged combat and co op

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping horror tension

Scalpers: Turtle & the Moonshine Gang is a fast paced, action packed and skill-based multiplayer shooter where you enlist with the infamous Scalpers in a frantic hunt for bounty!

Released 4 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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54

Protonwar

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 112

Year 2016Dev Outer Planet StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, it's known for dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, battle royale tension and shooter, while skipping horror tension

Protonwar is a multiplayer focused, Fast paced AFPS with an emphasis on quick and flowing movement. Full Room Scale VR with HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Also included Non-VR and Seated VR.

Released 3 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

Genre100Combat100Tone78Visuals71Game mode70Setting50

#4Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)

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Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 1.6KRAWG👍 61%· 378MC73

Year 1997Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty and free to play, while skipping horror tension

1997 classic Shadow Warrior is a genuine specimen of a Doom-like first-person shooters craze that took place in the 90s. Coming from the developer of Duke Nukem, the game uses the same slightly modified engine and uses 3D voxels instead 2D pixels.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: game mode.

It predates Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Shadow Warrior

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Shadow Warrior

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 1.6KRAWG👍 61%· 378MC73OC76· 25

Year 1997Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and free to play, while skipping horror tension

1997 classic Shadow Warrior is a genuine specimen of a Doom-like first-person shooters craze that took place in the 90s. Coming from the developer of Duke Nukem, the game uses the same slightly modified engine and uses 3D voxels instead 2D pixels.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: game mode.

It predates Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone58Game mode19

#6Venusian Vengeance

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Venusian Vengeance

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 102

Year 2015Dev Renegade Sector GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, expect melee combat, ranged combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, visual isometric and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

The year is 196X and the Communists have won the space race. They've set up a research colony on Venus free from the prying eyes of the Americans. However, the Americans were not far behind with their own space program. They send you, Sgt. John Dagger, in a one-man vessel to Venus. Your mission: uncover the Soviet Super-Weapon being created in the Venusian Laboratory.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: tone and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode26Tone0Visuals0

#7Deathtrap Dungeon

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Deathtrap Dungeon

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeRangedMagicFantasy

Steam👍 51%· 209RAWG👍 37%· 27

Year 1998Dev Branching Narrative · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, it's known for melee combat, ranged combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Hear ye, hear ye! The Honorable Baron Sukumvit has offered a prize worth 10,000 gold pieces to the first to survive his dungeon. As an added bonus the Baron has agreed to graciously step down from his position of absolute power and leave the town of Fang to rule itself as it sees fit.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: setting and visuals.

It predates Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8The Deadly Tower of Monsters

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The Deadly Tower of Monsters

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5OC71· 30

Year 2016Dev ACE Team · AtlusOn PS4 · PC

✓ Like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, it's known for melee combat, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, shooter and visual isometric, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: visuals.

Released 3 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

Genre100Game mode88Combat59Setting52Visuals0

#9Ecco the Dolphin

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Ecco the Dolphin

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiHorror

Steam👍 85%· 13RAWG👍 46%· 26IGDB30· 1

Year 2006Dev SEGAOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and setting anime, while skipping survival mechanics

Life was an adventure for Ecco, the young dolphin. The ocean seemed endless with rolling breakers to race through! At high speed Ecco could burst through the waves leaping through the air – almost flying! Until one day, all of that changed.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Setting67Combat59Tone40Game mode27Visuals0

Steam Xbox Nintendo

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Worms W.M.D

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOffline

Steam👍 85%· 15KIGDB79· 14OC78· 82

Year 2016Dev Team17On PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, expect melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: tone and visuals.

Released 3 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

Genre100Game mode70Combat43Tone0Visuals0

#11We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie

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We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSpaceOffline

Steam👍 96%· 2.6KOC83· 39

Year 2023Dev MONKEYCRAFT Co · Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, expect melee combat, setting space and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, offline and visual 3d, while skipping horror tension

Special Edition Includes: • Main Game • Little Prince Costume • Katamari Damacy Series Music Pack • Little King Costume *Contents/specifications are subject to change without notice. *The main game is also sold separately. Be careful of duplicate purchases. About the Game The King of the Cosmos once accidentally destroyed all the stars in the universe.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: tone and visuals.

Released 10 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

Genre100Combat59Setting56Game mode42Tone0Visuals0

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The Path

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeProceduralPost-Apocalyptic

Year 2017Dev LosCabezaOn PC

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, procedural generation and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

Concepto: Eres un rehén obligado a guiar a tu secuestrador que intenta llegar a su refugio. Tendrás que decidir si guiarle hasta su destino, o buscar alguna otra alternativa. Mientras recorréis las enrevesadas calles de la ciudad, le irás conociendo más a fondo.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: setting and visuals.

Released 4 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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#13Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

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Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 1.2KIGDB59· 3

Year 2003Dev TransGaming Inc. · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, expect melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: visuals and game mode.

It predates Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat59Game mode27Visuals0

#14Potty Knight Saga

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Potty Knight Saga

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMelee

RAWG👍 63%· 26MC77

Year 2010Dev Larian Studios · Focus Home InteractiveOn PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping horror tension

A player described this game as "Dark Souls meets Mario."It's quite an amusing analogy, and surprisingly accurate too.Player WantedFor hazardous journey, bitter condition, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honor and recognition in case of success.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: game mode.

Genre100Combat54Game mode26

#15One Finger Death Punch 2

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One Finger Death Punch 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeDarkCasual2D

Steam👍 96%· 4.5KRAWG👍 83%· 52MC81OC84· 25

Year 2019Dev Silver Dollar GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

DEMO LAUNCHES FEBRUARY 11 Demo link will be activated on February 11th. You're surrounded, outnumbered and have to use any weapon you can get your hands on to dismantle your opponents in a flurry of kung fu. That's the essence of OFDP2, the world's fastest brawler.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: visuals and game mode.

Released 6 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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