22 Melee games like Gears of War 2 that you should try

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and visual isometric, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics and setting cyberpunk

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

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

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, turn-based strategy and fighting mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat.

≠ Missing: ranged combat.