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We filtered the 40 games similar to Lotion samurai down to the 13 that fit the “Melee” category. Death Track: Resurrection, Zero Gear and Driver: San Francisco top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Lotion samurai.

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The best melee games like Lotion samurai

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

#1Death Track: ResurrectionClosest on genre

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-Fi

Steam👍 57%· 172MC53IGDB30· 1

Year 2009Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, melee combat and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Do you have what it takes to Survive? Death Track: Resurrection is a racing/action title that takes players into a post-apocalyptic, not-too-distant future where traditional sports have been replaced by far more violent entertainment.

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Lotion samurai.

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

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#2Zero GearClosest overall match

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MultiplayerSoloMeleeCasual

Steam👍 78%· 881RAWG👍 23%· 22

Year 2010Dev Brian CroninPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, vibe casual and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, while skipping puzzle design

Zero Gear is physically-fueled, online multiplayer kart combat madness. Deck out your kart and character before jumping into one of many different game modes. Outrageous kinematic gameplay and weapons make every round a blast. The potential for tiny vehicular mayhem has never been so humongous! Boost, flip, spin, and slide your way to victory! Up to 8 players. Customizable karts and characters.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Lotion samurai.

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

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#3Driver: San Francisco

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSandbox World

Steam👍 75%· 2.0KIGDB82· 6

Year 2011Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Lotion samurai.

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

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#4Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen World

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Year 2005Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two Interactive

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: visuals.

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

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#5Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSandbox WorldOpen World

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Year 2006Dev Rockstar Leeds · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: visuals.

It predates Lotion samurai by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Need for Speed Undercover

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 75%· 8.0KRAWG👍 41%· 537MC65IGDB57· 4

Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts Black Box · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Need For Speed Undercover is a racing game and the twelfth installment in the twenty-four-title long series of the same name. ###Gameplay Almost every Need For Speed game features the same gameplay features, and Undercover is no different.

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Lotion samurai.

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

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeCasualOffline

Steam👍 96%· 21KRAWG👍 94%· 650MC76IGDB83· 4

Year 2006Dev Bugbear Entertainment · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, vibe casual and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, offline and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

The second part of the FlatOut series offers a variety of racing options. This part of the series has street racing as its main theme. ###Gameplay The game includes 34 cars divided by three types: "derby", "race" and "street".

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: visuals.

It predates Lotion samurai by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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MultiplayerSoloMeleeOffline

Steam👍 83%· 648RAWG👍 42%· 24

Year 2011Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, while skipping puzzle design

Insane 2 offers a number of innovations in the off-road racing genre.

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

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloMeleeCasual2DRelaxing

Steam👍 96%· 288

Year 2021Dev JW · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, vibe casual and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe relaxing and visual pixel, while skipping puzzle design

Buckle up: Minit Fun Racer is a peculiar little racing game with 100% of developer and Devolver's proceeds going directly to charity. Forever. Hop on your scooter into the twisting traffic of the bustling city and the debris covered sands of the barren desert just in time to watch the sunset.

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: visuals.

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

MultiplayerSoloMeleeOfflineFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 3.8KIGDB75· 10

Year 2012Dev Codemasters Southam · Virtual ProgrammingOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, offline and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: visuals.

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

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#11Need for Speed™ Unbound

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MultiplayerSoloMeleeCo-opOnline

Steam👍 60%· 58KRAWG👍 57%· 145OC75· 116

Year 2022Dev Criterion Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, co op and online features, while skipping puzzle design

The world is your canvas in Need for Speed™ Unbound. Prove you have what it takes to win The Grand, Lakeshore's ultimate street racing challenge.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Lotion samurai.

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#12Metal Drift

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MultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 62%· 144IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Black Jacket StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Metal Drift is a vehicular sport combat game set in a distant future. As the player, you command an agile, high powered hover tank in a futuristic sports arena. Core game play centers on intense tank-on-tank multiplayer team combat seen through an immersive, first person cockpit.

Where it drifts furthest from Lotion samurai: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Lotion samurai.

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

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SoloMelee

RAWG👍 39%· 28MC69

Year 2016Dev NintendoOn Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: racing gameplay, melee combat and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

As legendary space pilot Fox McCloud, blast through an onslaught of enemy forces to bring peace to the galaxy. In this white-knuckle space shooter, it'll take more than luck to master the Arwing jet, the Gyrowing flight drone, and the Landmaster tank! You have what it takes. Now prove it.

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