8 Melee games like Dustborn that you should try

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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 50 games similar to Dustborn down to the 8 that fit the “Melee” category. Tales from the Borderlands, Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Tell Me Why top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dustborn.

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The best melee games like Dustborn

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Tales from the BorderlandsClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11

Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling, while skipping exploration and discovery

It predates Dustborn by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46

Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping exploration and discovery

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Steam GOG Xbox

#3Tell Me WhyClosest on progression

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 15KIGDB81· 9OC81· 94

Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Xbox Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings free to play, while skipping setting scifi

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: visuals.

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Steam Epic PS

#5Batman: The Enemy Within

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2

Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

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#6Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.

It predates Dustborn by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Xbox PS

#7Ceville

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonFantasy

Steam👍 80%· 211MC73IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Realmforge Studios · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

The mean cruel cold blooded tyrant Ceville ruthlessly rules the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis. Or rather, he used to rule the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis, until the brave people revolted against his regime and drove him out of the palace.

Where it drifts furthest from Dustborn: setting.

It predates Dustborn by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#8Hulk

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