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We filtered the 44 games similar to Harvest Hunt down to the 23 that fit the “Melee” category. Ad Infernum, Alien: Isolation and The Evil Within top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Harvest Hunt.

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The best melee games like Harvest Hunt

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Ad InfernumClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 1.5K

Year 2023Dev Hekate · NaconPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, historical setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping card game strategy

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

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SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 65KIGDB86· 19OC81· 121

Year 2014Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: setting.

It predates Harvest Hunt by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3The Evil WithinClosest on setting

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SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 85%· 33KIGDB75· 17OC73· 95

Year 2014Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: visuals.

It predates Harvest Hunt by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 1.2KRAWG👍 33%· 27MC76IGDB70· 1

Year 2012Dev IonFX StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, exploration and discovery and crafting mechanics, while skipping card game strategy

Steam Greenlight About the GameMiasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure.

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: world.

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

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

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#5Friday the 13th: The Game

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SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 80%· 77KIGDB61· 8OC61· 48

Year 2017Dev Illfonic · Gun InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: world and visuals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

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Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

✓ Like Harvest Hunt, it's known for survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: visuals.

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

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#7Silent Hill 2

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror3D

Steam👍 95%· 61KIGDB87· 5OC87· 160

Year 2024Dev Bloober Team · KonamiOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: combat and visuals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 33KIGDB85· 5OC82· 71

Year 2022Dev rose-engine · Humble GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: combat and setting.

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#9Five Nights at Freddy's 4

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 17KIGDB55· 2

Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep simulation and punishing difficulty, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: combat.

It predates Harvest Hunt by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 94%· 95KOC82· 49

Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: visuals and combat.

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

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 92%· 35KIGDB82· 16

Year 2014Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: visuals and combat.

It predates Harvest Hunt by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 80%· 19KIGDB70· 18

Year 2016Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping card game strategy

The partner-swapping is its idea: two characters you switch between and can separate, with a shared item system that replaces the storage box entirely. That change is the problem — dropping items anywhere sounds freeing but means constant backtracking to retrieve them, and it is widely considered the weakest of the classic-era entries.

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: visuals and combat.

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

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 97%· 210KRAWG👍 93%· 2.3KMC91OC92· 210

Year 2019Dev CapcomPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, punishing difficulty and ranged combat, while skipping card game strategy

Resident Evil 2 is the remake of the 1998 game of the same name. ###Plot The plot of the remake is identical to that of the original game. The story follows the survivors of a zombie virus outbreak in the fictional Raccoon City.

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: visuals and combat.

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#14BarotraumaClosest on world

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeProceduralHorror

Steam👍 94%· 86KRAWG👍 71%· 193MC81

Year 2023Dev FakeFishPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping card game strategy

Overcome crisis and the unrelenting pressure of a frozen ocean. In Barotrauma you're a submarine crew member beneath the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa. Flee or fight alien lifeforms, explore a strange new world, command your crew, and craft equipment in a tense 2d co-op experience.

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: visuals and game mode.

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#15Resident Evil: Revelations

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 81%· 18KIGDB80· 1OC71· 42

Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Harvest Hunt: visuals and game mode.

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

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