21 Melee games like Orcs Must Die! that you should try

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

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping tower defense planning

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping tower defense planning

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping tower defense planning

✓ 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 tower defense planning

✓ 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 tower defense planning

✓ 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 tower defense planning

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping tower defense planning

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

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping tower defense planning

✓ 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 tower defense planning

✓ 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 tower defense planning

✓ 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 tower defense planning

✓ 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 tower defense planning

✓ 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 tower defense planning