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We filtered the 48 games similar to Fe down to the 14 that fit the “Melee” category. Little Nightmares, Darq and INSIDE top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fe.

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The best melee games like Fe

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Fe. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Little NightmaresClosest overall match

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 116KIGDB78· 18OC79· 137

Year 2017Dev Tarsier Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: setting.

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#2Darq

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 4.2KIGDB70· 1OC73· 19

Year 2019Dev Unfold GamesOn Xbox · PC · Switch

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: setting.

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#3INSIDE

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkSci-Fi

Steam👍 97%· 74KRAWG👍 90%· 2.6KMC87IGDB93· 39OC91· 169

Year 2016Dev PlaydeadPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, horror setting and visual 2d, while skipping fantasy world

INSIDE is a platform adventure game that transfers the atmosphere of a dystopic world. Players assume the role of a lonely boy, who walks through the monochromatic 2.5D environment and solves various puzzles. By the time main antagonists of the character pursue him throughout the whole world.

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: visuals and setting.

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#4Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®Closest on setting

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 95%· 1.7KRAWG👍 86%· 147IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · GT Interactive SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty and visual 2d, while skipping fantasy world

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a spin-off installment of the Oddworld game series. It is a direct sequel to the Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. ###Setting The game is set in the Oddworld, a planet in another dimension, ten times larger than our Earth.

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: visuals.

It predates Fe by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Chants of SennaarClosest on progression

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SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 98%· 30KRAWG👍 86%· 111IGDB80· 2OC82· 46

Year 2023Dev Rundisc · Focus EntertainmentPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with setting mythology and visual isometric, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Unveil mysteries behind the fragments of the past Legend says that one day, a lone traveler will reunite the Peoples of the Tower, who are no longer able to understand each other following a terrible malediction.

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: visuals.

Released 5 years after Fe.

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#6PsychonautsClosest on visuals

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 19KRAWG👍 79%· 985MC87IGDB85· 6OC89· 8

Year 2005Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: stealth 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 Fe by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiExploration

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 visual first person, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: visuals.

Released 5 years after Fe.

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Steam GOG Epic

#8Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyThird 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: horror setting, while skipping stealth mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Fe.

It predates Fe by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Fe: visuals.

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SoloMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 64%· 84IGDB80· 1

Year 1994Dev Westwood Studios · GradienteOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Fe.

It predates Fe by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#11Stick it to the Man!

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMelee2D

Steam👍 95%· 869IGDB78· 8OC80· 39

Year 2013Dev Zoink · RipstoneOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: visuals.

Same studio: Zoink.

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMelee2D

Steam👍 95%· 1.6KIGDB74· 15OC70· 66

Year 2013Dev Press Play · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: visuals.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel Art

IGDB78· 2

Year 2001Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Fe: visuals.

It predates Fe by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 8.3KIGDB75· 2

Year 2012Dev BlitWorks · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, while skipping adventure storytelling

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