33 Melee games like Legendary that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Legendary down to the 33 that fit the “Melee” category. BioShock 2, F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate and F.E.A.R. Extraction Point top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Legendary.

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The best melee games like Legendary

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

#1BioShock 2Closest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeMagicNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 15KRAWG👍 84%· 2.0KMC88IGDB87· 6

Year 2010Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping setting mythology

The second game returns us to the city of Rapture, on the New Year’s Eve, but this time player takes control of Subject Delta, Big Daddy, that’s been separated from his little sister and has been forced to shoot himself 2 years before the events of the first game took place.

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#2F.E.A.R. Perseus MandateClosest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB70· 2

Year 2007Dev TimeGate Studios · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: tone.

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#3F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB73· 3

Year 2006Dev TimeGate Studios · Vivendi Universal GamesOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: tone.

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Steam GOG

#4Half-Life 2: VR Mod

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat magic

Gordon Freeman became the most popular nameless and voiceless protagonist in gaming history. He is painted as the most famous scientist and a hero within the world of Half-Life, and for a good reason.

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: combat and tone.

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KRAWG👍 89%· 1.0KMC88IGDB70· 2

Year 2005Dev Monolith Productions · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and free to play, while skipping combat magic

Its enemy AI is still the reference point twenty years on: soldiers flank, suppress and call out movements, so firefights unfold differently each time. Slow-motion makes that legible instead of trivial. The horror sections have not aged as well — the same office corridors repeat for hours, and the scares telegraph themselves long before they land.

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: tone and combat.

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#6Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175

Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and puzzle design, while skipping combat magic

The reset that pulled the series back to survival horror: first-person, confined to a single decaying Louisiana estate, with scarce ammo and a family that hunts you through it. The Baker house section is among the best horror the series has produced. After you leave it the game becomes far more scripted and linear, and the boss design is the weakest part of the package.

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: tone and setting.

Released 9 years after Legendary.

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#7Zombi

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 64%· 3.1KIGDB63· 5OC67· 39

Year 2015Dev Straight RightOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and roguelike runs, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: tone and setting.

Released 7 years after Legendary.

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#8STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi OutcastClosest on tone

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.9KRAWG👍 86%· 456MC89IGDB73· 3OC62· 18

Year 2002Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping horror tension

The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast. As Kyle Katarn, agent of the New Republic, use your Lightsaber and the full power of the Force to combat a new evil plaguing the galaxy.

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: setting.

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5

Year 2007Dev Saber Interactive · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: setting.

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Steam GOG

#10Condemned 2: Bloodshot

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

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Year 2008Dev Monolith Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

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

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: setting.

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#11Journey to the Savage Planet

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and co op, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: setting.

Released 12 years after Legendary.

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Duke Nukem 3DClosest on combat

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 21IGDB75· 1

Year 1996Dev 3D Realms · MacSoft GamesOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

The 1996 shooter that made levels feel like places: working light switches, destructible scenery, shrink rays and jetpacks, with Duke's one-liners over the top of it all. It remains genuinely inventive level design. Note which release you are buying — this is the barebones Anthology version, and it lacks the controller support, extra episodes and multiplayer options the Megaton Edition carries at a similar price.

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: setting.

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

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#13Deus Ex

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 80%· 576MC90

Year 2000Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and action RPG combat, while skipping horror tension

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: setting and combat.

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

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Steam GOG

#14Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 2.2K

Year 1997Dev LucasArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, setting space and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: setting.

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

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Steam GOG

#15Bulletstorm

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

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Year 2011Dev People Can Fly · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Where it drifts furthest from Legendary: setting.

Released 3 years after Legendary.

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