Outcast: A New Beginning

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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 Outcast: A New Beginning down to the 23 that fit the “Melee” category. Sleeping Dogs, True Crime: Streets of LA and Total Overdose top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Outcast: A New Beginning.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Outcast: A New Beginning is Sleeping Dogs — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. True Crime: Streets of LA and Total Overdose follow close behind.

#1Sleeping Dogs88 #2True Crime: Streets of LA77 #3Total Overdose73 #4Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project71 #5Second Sight71

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The best melee games like Outcast: A New Beginning

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Outcast: A New Beginning. 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.

#1Sleeping DogsClosest overall match

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Sleeping Dogs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13

Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and fighting mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

Sleeping Dogs is a third-person action shooter with RPG elements, having Hong Kong as its central location. The city is an open world for the player’s exploration, and many gameplay features revolve around interacting with the surroundings.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World70Visuals66

#2True Crime: Streets of LAClosest on setting

77

True Crime: Streets of LA

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

IGDB74· 3

Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression100World68

#3Total Overdose

73

Total Overdose

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB66· 3

Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100World68Visuals65

#4Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

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Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2

Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals65

71

Second Sight

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 309RAWG👍 88%· 65MC75IGDB73· 4

Year 2004Dev Free Radical Design · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Second Sight is a science fiction action-adventure stealth Single-player video game, developed by Free Radical Design, and published by Codemasters for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.

Where it drifts furthest from Outcast: A New Beginning: visuals.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Combat54Visuals47

#6Tomb Raider: Underworld

71

Tomb Raider: Underworld

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 6.7KIGDB72· 4

Year 2008Dev Crystal Dynamics · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Outcast: A New Beginning: setting.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals66

#7Tomb Raider: Legend

71

Tomb Raider: Legend

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6

Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, puzzle design and first-person shooting, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals66

#8Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

70

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonSpace

Steam👍 74%· 857IGDB65· 1

Year 1996Dev LucasArts · NintendoOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings setting space, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65Setting57

#9Tomb Raider II

69

Tomb Raider II

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonRanged

Steam👍 87%· 2.4K

Year 1997Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat74Visuals66

#10Resident Evil

68

Resident Evil

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person

IGDB80· 1

Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Outcast: A New Beginning: setting.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals65Tone54

#11Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

68

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.4K

Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals66

#12Tomb Raider: Chronicles

68

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1

Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, first-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals66

#13Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

65

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Outcast: A New Beginning: setting.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65Tone54Setting0

#14Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

65

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 61%· 1.6KIGDB62· 4

Year 2003Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Outcast: A New Beginning: setting and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Outcast: A New Beginning.

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals66Tone46Setting0

#15Bionic Commando

64

Bionic Commando

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6

Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, first-person shooting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Outcast: A New Beginning by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting68Visuals66Game mode54

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