11 Melee games like Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive down to the 11 that fit the “Melee” category. Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge, Shogun: Total War and Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive.

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The best melee games like Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

11 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. 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.

#1Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

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SoloMeleeTacticalStealthHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 50%· 308RAWG👍 43%· 35MC66IGDB70· 1

Year 2006Dev Spellbound Entertainment · THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, co op and online features, while skipping strong narrative focus

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SoloMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KIGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#3Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

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SoloMeleeTacticalHistoricalMultiplayer

Steam👍 85%· 1.7KRAWG👍 55%· 20

Year 2017Dev Archaic EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay and free to play, while skipping strong narrative focus

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SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 17KIGDB91· 3

Year 2004Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#5Napoleon: Total War

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SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB83· 3

Year 2010Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#6Medieval: Total War

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SoloMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 71%· 2.4KIGDB90· 1

Year 2002Dev The Creative Assembly · ActivisionOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#7Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

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SoloMeleeTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 1.8KRAWG👍 75%· 32MC72IGDB73· 3

Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#8Medieval II: Total War

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SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 36KIGDB90· 3

Year 2006Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, turn-based strategy and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

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SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 5.6KIGDB70· 3

Year 2005Dev Firefly Studios · 2K GamesOn PC

✓ Both are real-time strategy games — sharing real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#10Star Wars: Empire at War

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SoloTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 42KIGDB73· 2

Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping strong narrative focus

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SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 82%· 37KIGDB77· 10OC79· 47

Year 2015Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of real-time strategy games: real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping stealth mechanics

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