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We filtered the 42 games similar to It Steals down to the 23 that fit the “Melee” category. Alien: Isolation, Miasmata and The Evil Within top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to It Steals.

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The best melee games like It Steals

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Alien: IsolationClosest overall match

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloStealthRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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#2MiasmataClosest on tone

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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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

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 It Steals: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorror

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping roguelike runs

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 It Steals: visuals.

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#5Friday the 13th: The Game

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkHorror

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and shooter, while skipping roguelike runs

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 It Steals: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

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Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

✓ Like It Steals, it's known for survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: visuals.

It predates It Steals by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8SignalisClosest on visuals

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst PersonPixel Art

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and shooter, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: combat.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: combat and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

Released 4 years after It Steals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Ad Infernum

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 1.5K

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

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and combat tactical, while skipping roguelike runs

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Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: combat and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

Released 3 years after It Steals.

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#11Five 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and deep simulation, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: combat and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

It predates It Steals by 15 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, shooter and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

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 It Steals: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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#15The Callisto Protocol

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror3D

Steam👍 65%· 43KIGDB65· 7OC67· 159

Year 2022Dev Striking Distance Studios · KraftonOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from It Steals: combat and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for It Steals.

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