21 Melee games like Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction that you should try

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and adventure storytelling

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and combat tactical, while skipping sandbox freedom

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, first-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

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

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping sandbox freedom

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping sandbox freedom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping stealth mechanics

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping stealth mechanics