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We filtered the 42 games similar to Deliver Us Mars down to the 22 that fit the “Melee” category. Bramble: The Mountain King, Deadlight and The Talos Principle II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Deliver Us Mars.

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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2023Dev KeokeN Interactive

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Deliver Us Mars is Bramble: The Mountain King — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Deadlight and The Talos Principle II follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Deliver Us Mars

22 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Deliver Us Mars. 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.

#1Bramble: The Mountain King
Bramble: The Mountain King
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkLinearThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 7.5KIGDB68· 1OC79· 38
Year 2023Dev Dimfrost StudioOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals43
Deadlight
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativePost-Apocalyptic
Steam👍 79%· 13KIGDB71· 7
Year 2012Dev Tequila Works · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: visuals and setting.

It predates Deliver Us Mars by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting32Visuals0
#3The Talos Principle II
The Talos Principle II
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeLinearSci-FiPost-ApocalypticFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 13KIGDB90· 6
Year 2023Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual 3d, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals79Setting72
Far: Lone Sails
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativePost-ApocalypticSci-Fi
Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40
Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone67Setting67Visuals0
Viewfinder
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 12KIGDB89· 3OC83· 94
Year 2023Dev Sad Owl Studios · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals71Setting34
#6Q.U.B.E. 2
Q.U.B.E. 2
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 84%· 1.7KIGDB73· 6OC76· 51
Year 2018Dev Toxic GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting73Visuals68Tone63
Psychonauts
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 19KRAWG👍 79%· 985MC87IGDB85· 6OC89· 8
Year 2005Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Double Fine Productions and Tim Shafer are known for making very curious games out of amazing ideas. Psychonauts is exactly about some idea. You have to get inside people's mind and help them fight with their fears or memories from the past.

It predates Deliver Us Mars by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals61
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 67%· 1.1KIGDB95· 2
Year 2001Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and horror setting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Deliver Us Mars.

It predates Deliver Us Mars by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals61Setting0
Freedom Planet
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 95%· 4.9KRAWG👍 77%· 77MC81IGDB82· 7OC81· 45
Year 2014Dev GalaxyTrail · MarvelousPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping survival mechanics

Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: visuals and tone.

It predates Deliver Us Mars by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting64Tone39Visuals0
The Edge Ball
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 39KRAWG👍 83%· 2.4KMC81IGDB73· 6
Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts DICE · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with setting cyberpunk and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Refreshing look of Mirror’s Edge made this first-person action platformer recognizable even by people who have never played it before. The City of the “utopian” society is highly monitored by the totalitarian military groups.

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: setting.

It predates Deliver Us Mars by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals68Tone59Setting28
Tinykin
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 98%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 88IGDB83· 3OC82· 45
Year 2022Dev Splashteam · tinyBuildPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Milo arrives on Earth to find that he's way too small, everybody's gone and a day hasn't passed since 1991! Team up with the mysterious tinykin and use their unique powers to create ladders, bridges, explosions and a lot more!

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: setting and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals63Tone41Setting34
Inmost
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 91%· 7.2KIGDB80· 1OC80· 25
Year 2019Dev Hidden Layer Games · Chucklefish GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, horror setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting0Visuals0
Snake Pass
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonCasual
Steam👍 80%· 3.3KIGDB72· 12OC74· 90
Year 2017Dev Sumo DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals60Tone23
Save the Ninja Clan
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeDarkHardcore2D
Steam👍 91%· 112IGDB74· 2
Year 2017Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

SummarySave the Ninja Clan is a platformer for casual players as well as speed runners. There are two ways to play this game: play through the normal story mode or find secrets/"bugs" in the game to annoy the Game Manager watching. StoryAn evil ninja kidnapped your friends.

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone58Visuals0
Shadow Bug
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrative2D
Steam👍 95%· 111IGDB60· 1OC78· 15
Year 2016Dev Muro Studios · Muro Studios OyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Read our open letter to find out how Shadow Bug came to be: http://steamcommunity.com/games/shadowbug/announcements/detail/1420174864656857505 You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces.

Where it drifts furthest from Deliver Us Mars: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone54Visuals0

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