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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey Studios

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Guns, Gore & Cannoli is Metal Slug — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Superfighters Deluxe and Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follow close behind.

#1Metal Slug97 #2Superfighters Deluxe95 #3Kane & Lynch: Dead Men95 #4The Expendabros93 #5Resident Evil: Revelations92

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The best melee games like Guns, Gore & Cannoli

36 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Guns, Gore & Cannoli. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

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Metal Slug

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2D

Steam👍 89%· 5.1K

Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and visual pixel, while skipping fighting mechanics

#2Superfighters Deluxe

95

Superfighters Deluxe

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMeleeDark2D

Steam👍 89%· 3.5K

Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings online features and visual pixel, while skipping horror setting

#3Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

95

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDark

Steam👍 65%· 3.4KIGDB60· 1

Year 2007Dev IO Interactive · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping precision platforming

#4The Expendabros

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The Expendabros

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2D

Steam👍 97%· 18KRAWG👍 70%· 391IGDB80· 1

Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, ranged combat and visual pixel, while skipping fighting mechanics

#5Resident Evil: Revelations

92

Resident Evil: Revelations

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorror

IGDB75· 27OC71· 42

Year 2012Dev Capcom

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

#6Aliens: Colonial Marines

92

Aliens: Colonial Marines

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14

Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

#7Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

92

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMelee2D

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping precision platforming

#8Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

91

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDark

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2

Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

#9Doom II: Hell on Earth

91

Doom II: Hell on Earth

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

89

Cry of Fear

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 89%· 84K

Year 2013Dev Team PsykskallarOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

89

F.E.A.R. 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5

Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

#12Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

89

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMeleeDarkHorror

IGDB70· 3

Year 2007Dev Cavia · CapcomOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person and visual third person, while skipping precision platforming

#13Shadowgrounds

89

Shadowgrounds

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 81%· 1.6KRAWG👍 28%· 94MC74IGDB75· 2

Year 2005Dev FrozenbytePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and ranged combat, while skipping precision platforming

#14Streets of Rogue

89

Streets of Rogue

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMeleeDark2D

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24

Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming

#15Back 4 Blood

89

Back 4 Blood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 69%· 73KIGDB79· 10OC76· 138

Year 2021Dev Turtle Rock Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming

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