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We filtered the 43 games similar to Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs down to the 4 that fit the “Melee” category. Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Among the Sleep and Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is Amnesia: The Dark Descent — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Among the Sleep and Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 35KRAWG👍 70%· 1.2KMC85IGDB89· 2
Year 2010Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

Among the Sleep
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 8.2KIGDB66· 11OC66· 42
Year 2014Dev Krillbite StudioOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: exploration and discovery.

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 2.9KRAWG👍 81%· 124MC78IGDB80· 2
Year 2009Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping exploration and discovery

Outlast
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 135KRAWG👍 73%· 1.9KMC80IGDB77· 11OC77· 30
Year 2013Dev Red BarrelsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

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