47 Melee games like Day of Defeat that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Day of Defeat down to the 47 that fit the “Melee” category. Day of Defeat: Source, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Day of Defeat.

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The best melee games like Day of Defeat

47 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Day of Defeat. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Day of Defeat: Source

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 23KIGDB85· 2

Year 2005Dev ValveOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression

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#2Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 2.2K

Year 2003Dev Splash Damage · ActivisionOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

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#3Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

IGDB82· 3

Year 2004Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with single-player focus

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GOG

#4Call of Duty: Finest Hour

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

IGDB82· 6

Year 2004Dev Spark Unlimited · Activision

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

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus

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#5Battlefield Vietnam

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MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

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Year 2004Dev Digital Illusions CE: Canada · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus

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#6Medal of Honor

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

IGDB75· 1

Year 1999Dev Dreamworks Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with single-player focus

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#7Call of Duty 3

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

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Year 2006Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus

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#8Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 2.1KIGDB92· 6

Year 2005Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and single-player focus

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Steam GOG

#9Medal of Honor: Airborne

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 5.0KIGDB82· 4

Year 2007Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus

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#10Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 2.4KIGDB78· 5

Year 2008Dev Gearbox Software · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerTacticalMeleeFirst PersonSolo

IGDB93· 4

Year 2005Dev Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

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#12Toy Soldiers

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalSolo

Steam👍 89%· 1.5KRAWG👍 63%· 62MC71IGDB80· 1

Year 2010Dev Signal Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, deep simulation and real-time strategy, while skipping visual first person

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Steam Xbox

#13Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 1.1KIGDB73· 4

Year 2005Dev Gearbox SoftwareOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with single-player focus and co op

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Steam GOG

#14Homefront

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 61%· 13KIGDB74· 9

Year 2011Dev Digital Extremes · SpikeOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, fantasy world and single-player focus

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalSolo

Steam👍 95%· 2.7KIGDB70· 1

Year 2003Dev IO Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, deep simulation and fantasy world, while skipping visual first person

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