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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 41 games similar to Crossing Guard Joe down to the 17 that fit the “Melee” category. Pinkman, DuckTales: Remastered and Ristar top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Crossing Guard Joe.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Crossing Guard Joe is Pinkman — scoring 61/100 on our similarity scale. DuckTales: Remastered and Ristar follow close behind.

#1Pinkman61 #2DuckTales: Remastered61 #3Ristar60 #4Gravity Circuit60 #5Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment60

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The best melee games like Crossing Guard Joe

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crossing Guard Joe. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1PinkmanClosest overall match

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Pinkman

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMeleeCasual2D

Steam👍 98%· 696

Year 2017Dev Viridino StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, vibe casual and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

Pinkman is a fast-paced, action platformer about a lost man with pink skin and an incredible skill to fart. Pinkman is set in deadly fantasy world called "The Mind", where many traps will try to cut your body in half when you struggle to discover what happened, and keep yourself alive.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals53

#2DuckTales: Remastered

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DuckTales: Remastered

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMeleeCasual2DCartoon

Steam👍 88%· 7.8KIGDB75· 13

Year 2013Dev Capcom · Disney InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, vibe casual and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and setting cartoon, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals55

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#3RistarClosest on visuals

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Ristar

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtSci-Fi

Steam👍 100%· 11

Year 1995Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Tec ToyOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100

#4Gravity Circuit

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Gravity Circuit

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 3.5KMC89IGDB90· 1OC86· 14

Year 2023Dev Domesticated Ants · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Gravity Circuit - a flashy action packed 2d platformer in the spirit of console classics. Mission: Stop Virus Army Uprising! In a post-apocalyptic world populated by sentient robots, its inhabitants are once more threatened by an old foe.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100

#5Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

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Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtFantasy

Steam👍 94%· 481IGDB83· 6OC86· 32

Year 2017Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100

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Sonic CD

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtSci-Fi

Steam👍 90%· 5.5KIGDB85· 1

Year 1993Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100

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Duke Nukem

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtSci-Fi

Steam👍 88%· 137

Year 1991Dev Apogee SoftwareOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100

#8Super Mario Bros. 2

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Super Mario Bros. 2

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtFantasy

Year 1988Dev Nintendo R&D4 · Nintendo

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 34 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100

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Wake

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 27%· 195

Year 2013Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

Wake is the story of an engineer trapped on a sinking ship. Navigate through the ship however you want to find your way to the surface above, but avoid the ship's corrupted security system!Key Features Run and swim to escape a sinking ship Dodge bullets, fire, electricity and LASERS - but most of all avoid drowning!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against very positive for Crossing Guard Joe.

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100

#10Valkyrie Saga

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Valkyrie Saga

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMeleePixel ArtProceduralAnime

Steam👍 66%· 132

Year 2017Dev Daniel Fernandez Chavez · COWCATPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems, while skipping deep simulation

Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play. There are a lot of characters, stores and enemies that will tell you a legendary story.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Crossing Guard Joe.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals83

#11Disney's The Jungle Book

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Disney's The Jungle Book

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2D

Steam👍 86%· 14IGDB70· 1

Year 1994Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals53

#12Kirby's Adventure

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Kirby's Adventure

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DFantasy

IGDB60· 1

Year 1993Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals53

#13Kirby's Dream Land

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Kirby's Dream Land

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DFantasy

Year 1992Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals53

#14Sonic Generations

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Sonic Generations

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DThird Person3D

Steam👍 94%· 25KIGDB75· 10

Year 2011Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Crossing Guard Joe: visuals.

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Disney's Hercules Action Game

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Disney's Hercules Action Game

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DMythologyThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 700IGDB60· 1

Year 1997Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting mythology and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Crossing Guard Joe: visuals.

It predates Crossing Guard Joe by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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