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We filtered the 49 games similar to Heretic down to the 21 that fit the “Melee” category. Metal Slug, Team Fortress Classic and Call of Juarez: The Cartel top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Heretic.

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Year 1994Dev Raven Software

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Heretic is Metal Slug — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Team Fortress Classic and Call of Juarez: The Cartel follow close behind.

#1Metal Slug90 #2Team Fortress Classic89 #3Call of Juarez: The Cartel88 #4Doom II: Hell on Earth88 #5Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition87

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The best melee games like Heretic

21 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Heretic. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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-opMeleeOffline

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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and offline, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#2Team Fortress Classic

89

Team Fortress Classic

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeFirst PersonRanged

Steam👍 87%· 9.1KRAWG👍 43%· 387

Year 1999Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#3Call of Juarez: The Cartel

88

Call of Juarez: The Cartel

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 51%· 832IGDB51· 6

Year 2011Dev Techland · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#4Doom II: Hell on Earth

88

Doom II: Hell on Earth

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFirst Person

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 horror setting, while skipping combat magic

#5Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

87

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping combat magic

#6Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

87

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFantasyFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 1.2KRAWG👍 77%· 111

Year 1994Dev id SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems and ranged combat, while skipping combat magic

#7Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

87

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

87

Descent

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3

Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#9Iron Grip: Warlord

87

Iron Grip: Warlord

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasyFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 448MC59

Year 2008Dev ISOTXPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, tower defense planning and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#10Superfighters Deluxe

87

Superfighters Deluxe

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeDark

Steam👍 89%· 3.5K

Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and offline, while skipping combat magic

#11The Expendabros

87

The Expendabros

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOffline

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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#12Resident Evil: Revelations

87

Resident Evil: Revelations

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFirst Person

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 horror setting, while skipping combat magic

#13Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

87

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeFantasy

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

#14Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

87

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-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 offline, while skipping combat magic

#15theHunter Classic

87

theHunter Classic

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 59%· 44KRAWG👍 25%· 117IGDB67· 3

Year 2014Dev Avalanche Studios · Expansive WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, deep simulation and adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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