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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Guayota is Bramble: The Mountain King — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Deadlight and Inmost follow close behind.

#1Bramble: The Mountain King89 #2Deadlight84 #3Inmost79 #4Chants of Sennaar75 #5Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time73

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The best melee games like Guayota

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Guayota. 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.

#1Bramble: The Mountain KingClosest overall match

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Bramble: The Mountain King

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFantasyMythologyExploration

Steam👍 95%· 7.5KIGDB68· 1OC79· 38

Year 2023Dev Dimfrost StudioOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting89Tone63

Steam Epic Xbox

84

Deadlight

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 79%· 13KIGDB71· 7

Year 2012Dev Tequila Works · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Guayota.

It predates Guayota by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting63Tone50Visuals0

79

Inmost

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExploration

Steam👍 91%· 7.2KIGDB80· 1OC80· 25

Year 2019Dev Hidden Layer Games · Chucklefish GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone62Setting37

Steam GOG Nintendo

#4Chants of SennaarClosest on tone

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Chants of Sennaar

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyMythologyExplorationIsometric

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 stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension

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 Guayota: combat and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting66Visuals48

#5Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyMythology

Steam👍 86%· 5.1KRAWG👍 90%· 937MC89IGDB84· 7

Year 2003Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action game with platforming and puzzle solving elements. You take on the role of the Prince who gets two powerful artifacts: the Dagger of Time and the Sands of Time. Tricked by the Vizier, he releases the Sands that turn citizens into monsters.

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

It predates Guayota by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0

#6Far: Lone Sails

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Far: Lone Sails

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40

Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting17

#7Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyHorror

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: dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Guayota.

It predates Guayota by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone64Setting53Visuals0

69

Psychonauts

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationDark

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

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

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

It predates Guayota by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone76Visuals0

67

Shadow Bug

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 horror tension

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 Guayota: visuals.

It predates Guayota by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0

#10Will You Snail?

67

Will You Snail?

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationHardcore

Steam👍 97%· 2.8KMC82

Year 2022Dev Jonas TyrollerPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping horror tension

Dear humans, I wanted to let you know that I am better than you. You are all doomed and this game is a celebration of my superiority.Why should you play this? To entertain me. I made this game for for MY personal entertainment... Oh come on, don't worry... I'll totally make you feel like you stand a chance. Humans get frustrated so easily... pathetic.What is this game?

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone38Visuals0

Steam PS Nintendo

#11The Talos Principle II

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The Talos Principle II

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationLinear

Steam👍 95%· 13KIGDB90· 6

Year 2023Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting0

#12The Edge Ball

67

The Edge Ball

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationSci-Fi

Steam👍 88%· 39KRAWG👍 83%· 2.4KMC81IGDB73· 6

Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts DICE · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

Refreshing look of Mirror’s Edge made this first-person action platformer recognizable even by people who have never played it before. The City of the “utopian” society is highly monitored by the totalitarian military groups.

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: setting and visuals.

It predates Guayota by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting0

66

Snake Pass

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationCasual

Steam👍 80%· 3.3KIGDB72· 12OC74· 90

Year 2017Dev Sumo DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Guayota.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone24Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

64

Q.U.B.E. 2

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiSpace

Steam👍 84%· 1.7KIGDB73· 6OC76· 51

Year 2018Dev Toxic GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting0Visuals0

#15Stick it to the Man!

64

Stick it to the Man!

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 horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

It predates Guayota by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals0

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