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We filtered the 47 games similar to F.E.A.R. 3 down to the 39 that fit the “Melee” category. Cry of Fear, Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Lost Planet 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to F.E.A.R. 3.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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DarkNarrativeCo-opSolo
Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to F.E.A.R. 3 is Cry of Fear — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Lost Planet 2 follow close behind.

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The best melee games like F.E.A.R. 3

39 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to F.E.A.R. 3. 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.

Cry of Fear
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 84K
Year 2013Dev Team PsykskallarOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics and free to play, while skipping setting scifi

Wolfenstein: Youngblood
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159
Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and setting cyberpunk, while skipping horror tension

Lost Planet 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6
Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, skill tree progression and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Aliens: Colonial Marines
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14
Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, setting space and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

Back 4 Blood
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 69%· 73KIGDB79· 10OC76· 138
Year 2021Dev Turtle Rock Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping strong narrative focus

Doom II: Hell on Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2
Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, post-apocalyptic world and visual pixel, while skipping adventure storytelling

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71
Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Metal Slug
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOffline
Steam👍 89%· 5.1K
Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, offline and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 926IGDB77· 2
Year 2010Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Resident Evil: Revelations
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB75· 27OC71· 42
Year 2012Dev Capcom

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Superfighters Deluxe
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDark
Steam👍 89%· 3.5K
Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and offline, while skipping horror tension

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11
Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Descent
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3
Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and setting space, while skipping horror tension

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrative
Steam👍 65%· 3.4KIGDB60· 1
Year 2007Dev IO Interactive · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, offline and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

theHunter Classic
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 59%· 44KRAWG👍 25%· 117IGDB67· 3
Year 2014Dev Avalanche Studios · Expansive WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping horror tension

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