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We filtered the 50 games similar to Ghostbusters: The Video Game down to the 24 that fit the “Melee” category. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Bionic Commando and Resident Evil Outbreak top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

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Year 2009Dev Threewave Software

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Ghostbusters: The Video Game is Lost Planet: Extreme Condition — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Bionic Commando and Resident Evil Outbreak follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Ghostbusters: The Video Game

24 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5
Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, survival mechanics and first-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Bionic Commando
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6
Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Resident Evil Outbreak
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Days Gone
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183
Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

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

Dark Sector
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 75%· 3.4KRAWG👍 45%· 165MC66IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Digital Extremes · D3 PublisherPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonCo-op
IGDB56· 12
Year 2013Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonHistorical
IGDB87· 22OC85· 143
Year 2017Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and historical setting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonStealth
IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Pandemic Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling

Inversion
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7
Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 33KIGDB78· 6
Year 2011Dev Relic Entertainment · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, first-person shooting and action RPG combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.4K
Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Tomb Raider: Legend
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonExploration
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6
Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Tomb Raider: Chronicles
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1
Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, first-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The Last of Us
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB92· 13
Year 2013Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi

Total Overdose
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB66· 3
Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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