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We filtered the 50 games similar to GreedFall: The Dying World down to the 31 that fit the “Melee” category. Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to GreedFall: The Dying World.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2026Dev Spiders

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to GreedFall: The Dying World is Dragon Age: The Veilguard — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic follow close behind.

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The best melee games like GreedFall: The Dying World

31 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to GreedFall: The Dying World. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 68%· 44KIGDB91· 7OC80· 155
Year 2024Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat83Tone79Setting74
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 26KIGDB86· 6OC77· 22
Year 2004Dev Obsidian Entertainment · LucasArtsOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting space and visual first person, while skipping action RPG combat

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone85
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 33KIGDB94· 9OC83· 34
Year 2003Dev BioWare · LucasArtsOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and setting space, while skipping action RPG combat

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting86
Persona 4
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
IGDB93· 4
Year 2008Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: combat magic and setting mythology, while skipping action RPG combat

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone84Combat75
Elex
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasySci-FiExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 19KIGDB60· 3OC61· 71
Year 2017Dev Piranha Bytes · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, post-apocalyptic world and historical setting, while skipping action RPG combat

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals100Progression93
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkFantasySci-FiThird Person
IGDB90· 2OC88· 100
Year 2004Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from GreedFall: The Dying World: tone.

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Combat75Tone44
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeThird Person
Year 2000Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings horror setting and setting cyberpunk, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from GreedFall: The Dying World: setting.

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting0
Paper Mario
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from GreedFall: The Dying World: tone.

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting70Visuals66Tone44
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalFantasyThird Person
IGDB87· 12OC85· 38
Year 2004Dev LEVEL-5 · Square Enix

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting70Combat61
Game of Thrones
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 2.4KIGDB57· 7
Year 2012Dev Cyanide Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting medieval, while skipping action RPG combat

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone82Setting55
GreedFall
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124
Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, while skipping turn-based strategy

A mid-budget RPG with a colonial-era setting that is genuinely unusual, and diplomacy that can resolve most quests without combat if you invest in it. Faction reputation matters. Production values show the budget — environments repeat heavily between regions, animation is stiff, and combat never becomes more than adequate.

Where it drifts furthest from GreedFall: The Dying World: combat.

Same studio: Spiders.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 6.4KIGDB63· 15OC61· 30
Year 2014Dev MercurySteam · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, horror setting and setting medieval, while skipping turn-based strategy

The close of the Lords of Shadow trilogy, alternating a weakened Dracula between his castle and a modern city, with the same weighty whip combat as the first game plus magic and platforming. Its reputation is deserved in one specific way: the modern-city stealth sections are widely disliked, and the game is poor at signposting where to go or what an acquired item is for.

Where it drifts furthest from GreedFall: The Dying World: setting.

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Combat72
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 4.0KRAWG👍 90%· 845MC83IGDB80· 6
Year 2004Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and setting mythology, while skipping turn-based strategy

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an action adventure game and a part of the vast Prince of Persia series which includes ten titles overall.

Where it drifts furthest from GreedFall: The Dying World: progression and setting.

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Combat72
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 18KIGDB81· 11OC77· 63
Year 2016Dev Kaiko · Nordic Games GroupOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping turn-based strategy

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone78Combat72
Mass Effect
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiSkill TreeExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 17KIGDB89· 4
Year 2007Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and roguelike runs, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from GreedFall: The Dying World: setting.

It predates GreedFall: The Dying World by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone85

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