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We filtered the 31 games similar to HumanitZ down to the 26 that fit the “Melee” category. Resident Evil: Revelations, Resident Evil: Revelations 2 and Sons Of The Forest top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to HumanitZ.

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The best melee games like HumanitZ

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to HumanitZ. Each one has been evaluated across 23 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.

#1Resident Evil: RevelationsClosest overall match

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 81%· 18KIGDB80· 1OC71· 42

Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals.

It predates HumanitZ by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Resident Evil: Revelations 2Closest on setting

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 78%· 31KIGDB73· 12OC75· 54

Year 2015Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and offline, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals.

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

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#3Sons Of The ForestClosest on world

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationBase BuildingCraftingEarly Access

Steam👍 88%· 304KRAWG👍 67%· 129OC78· 12

Year 2024Dev Endnight Games · NewnightPlaytime ~11hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

An entirely new experience from the makers of the ‘The Forest’ Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingBase Building

Steam👍 85%· 97KIGDB83· 3OC79· 49

Year 2019Dev Creepy JarOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: tone and visuals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorror

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 shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 HumanitZ: visuals and game mode.

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

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#6Subnautica: Below Zero

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationBase BuildingCrafting

Steam👍 90%· 105KIGDB85· 5OC83· 60

Year 2021Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: tone and visuals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorrorCrafting

Steam👍 94%· 29KRAWG👍 93%· 1.4KMC87IGDB90· 8

Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

Dead Space 2 is a third-person action shooter including both survival and horror elements. The game is a direct sequel to the first chapter of the Dead Space franchise. The game is set in the space environment of the future.

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals and progression.

It predates HumanitZ by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingBase Building

Steam👍 97%· 359KRAWG👍 84%· 1.5KMC83IGDB84· 11OC84· 57

Year 2018Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Subnautica is a first-person game about survival in the deep sea. You control Ryley Robinson, a space traveler in the 22nd century, who crash-landed his starship on a planet that is covered almost entirely by the ocean.

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: tone and visuals.

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

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorIsometric

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, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: game mode and setting.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorNarrative

Steam👍 94%· 95KOC82· 49

Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals and game mode.

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

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorNarrative

Steam👍 92%· 35KIGDB82· 16

Year 2014Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals and game mode.

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

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#12Obscure

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 96%· 3.1KRAWG👍 75%· 158MC63IGDB72· 4

Year 2004Dev Hydravision Entertainment · Mighty Rocket StudioPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, offline and visual third person, while skipping sandbox freedom

For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school.

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals.

It predates HumanitZ by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Friday the 13th: The Game

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration

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 strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and visual third person, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals and progression.

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

Genre100Tone87Game mode67Setting66World50Combat43

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorStealth

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 shooter

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals and game mode.

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

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorCrafting

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 strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and stealth mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from HumanitZ: visuals and game mode.

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

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