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We filtered the 50 games similar to Protoball down to the 31 that fit the “Melee” category. Penguins Arena: Sedna's World, Real Pool 3D - Poolians and Duck Game top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Protoball.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Protoball is Penguins Arena: Sedna's World — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Real Pool 3D - Poolians and Duck Game follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Protoball

31 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Protoball. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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.

#1Penguins Arena: Sedna's World
Penguins Arena: Sedna's World
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloPvPMeleeRangedCompetitiveFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 1.4KRAWG👍 9%· 34
Year 2008Dev FrogamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping sports simulation

Penguins Arena is a thrilling and innovative First Penguin Shooter with quick, hectic rounds and where the magic of reincarnation, combined with the supernatural ability to return to the game as a ghost, ensures that your character has every chance to change your tribe's fate, even in the afterlife.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone65Visuals41
Real Pool 3D - Poolians
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloPvPRangedMeleeFirst Person3DFree to Play
Steam👍 76%· 19K
Year 2017Dev Poolians.comPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and sports simulation

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, horror tension and vibe casual, while skipping third-person shooting

A free online pool game covering 8-ball, 9-ball, snooker and several variants against bots or real opponents, with the plain, functional presentation of an early-2000s lobby game. The physics are better than the interface suggests. The catch is the business model: the free access runs out and continuing requires a recurring subscription rather than a one-off purchase, which is the single most common complaint.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: tone and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode73Visuals59Tone0Setting0
Duck Game
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloPvPMeleeRangedCompetitive2D
Steam👍 97%· 39KRAWG👍 91%· 313MC82IGDB83· 4OC84· 14
Year 2015Dev Adult Swim · Adult Swim GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, vibe casual and offline, while skipping sports simulation

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Win over the crowd and gain a following by blasting your feathered friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and pretty much anything else a duck could use as a weapon.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Tone93Game mode77Visuals30
theHunter Classic
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeFirst PersonFree to Play
Steam👍 59%· 44KRAWG👍 25%· 117IGDB67· 3
Year 2014Dev Avalanche Studios · Expansive WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and sports simulation

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

A hunting simulator far more patient than its arcade cousins: animals track scent and sound, and a session can be hours of walking before a single shot. That deliberate pace is the entire point. It is also free-to-play with most maps and weapons behind purchases, and the pacing will bore anyone expecting a shooter.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Protoball.

Genre100Combat91Game mode46Visuals41
#5Astro Duel 2
Astro Duel 2
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerPvPSoloRangedMeleeCyberpunk2D
Steam👍 99%· 67OC72· 5
Year 2024Dev Rusty Moyher · Wild RoosterOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fighting mechanics, while skipping sports simulation

Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game that blurs the line between top-down space shooter and platform fighter. Whether versus or co-op, prepare to fight in space and on foot at the same time!

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Setting77Game mode69Visuals23
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedCompetitiveFirst PersonFree to Play
Steam👍 91%· 15KRAWG👍 55%· 909
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping sports simulation

Upon the release of Half-Life 2 players were greatly disappointed in one thing, and that’s the lack of multiplayer. Granted, single-player campaign of Half-Life 2 was impressive, but weapons that have been demonstrated in it made players curious.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode88Visuals41Setting0
#7Shotgun Farmers
Shotgun Farmers
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloPvPMeleeRangedFirst Person3D
Steam👍 93%· 9.9K
Year 2017Dev Megastorm GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cartoon, co op and online features, while skipping sports simulation

Shotgun Farmers is the Online Multiplayer shooter where your bullets grow the guns. Harvest weapon plants quickly for more ammo or let them grow for a larger clip. Aim carefully, as a missed shot means you've just gifted your enemy with the gun you're using!

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals73Game mode70Setting0
Max Payne 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB89· 12
Year 2012Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping sports simulation

The shootdodge finally has weight behind it: bullets tear through cover, animations blend into terrain, and the last-stand mechanic keeps firefights tense. Some of the best gunfeel of its generation. It is also the most controlling — long unskippable cutscenes stitch between fights, and the linear corridors leave little room to approach an encounter your own way.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: tone and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode63Visuals35Tone0
Murder Miners
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloPvPMeleeRangedCompetitiveFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 6.4KRAWG👍 15%· 52
Year 2014Dev JForce GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping sports simulation

Murder Miners is an indie multiplayer first-person shooter developed by JForce Games. ###Gameplay Being a multiplayer shooter, the game features no plot whatsoever. Murder Miners is heavily inspired by both Minecraft and Halo series of games.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode67Tone65Visuals42Setting0
Team Fortress 2
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedFirst PersonFree to Play
Steam👍 91%· 1.2MRAWG👍 66%· 2.9KMC92IGDB80· 1
Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~8hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: co op, online features and skill tree progression, while skipping sports simulation

Nine classes with genuinely distinct roles and readable silhouettes, which is why matches stay legible at a glance almost twenty years on. Free, and the core design has aged remarkably well. The barrier is everything layered on top: cosmetics, an opaque item economy, and long-standing bot problems in casual queues that Valve has been slow to address.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode64Visuals40
Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedFirst PersonFree to Play
Steam👍 88%· 6.2KRAWG👍 40%· 54
Year 2010Dev Octoshark StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and historical setting, while skipping sports simulation

Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II boasts a unique three-team symmetry and a myriad of colorful characters to promote exciting, strategic, and fun gameplay. It features several game modes, each requiring its own special brand of cunning to master.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode88Visuals41Setting0
DUSK
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerPvPRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 25KRAWG👍 88%· 228IGDB90· 4OC89· 44
Year 2018Dev David Szymanski · New Blood InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping sports simulation

Pre-Purchase OfferPLAY EPISODE 1 AS SOON AS YOU PRE-PURCHASE DUSK! https://youtu.be/Flduv46BT78 About the GameDUSK reintroduces you to a world where butchery and bloodshed must be mastered if you're to make it to dawn.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: tone and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals41Tone0Setting0
The Expendabros
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRanged2DFree to Play
Steam👍 97%· 18KRAWG👍 70%· 391IGDB80· 1
Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and co op, while skipping sports simulation

The Expendabros is a crossover game based on Broforce gameplay and featuring characters from The Expendables 3 movie. In the basis of both games lays the roast of the 90s movie cliches about unstoppable warriors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and the others.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Game mode44Visuals31
Rust
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedFirst PersonEarly Access
Steam👍 87%· 1.4MRAWG👍 52%· 864MC66IGDB78· 4OC67· 29
Year 2018Dev Facepunch StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems, while skipping sports simulation

To survive is the main task in the game Rust. It is necessary to survive in the area, which is now wholly wild but was recently inhabited. At the beginning of the game, there is only a rock and a torch. The rest will have to be found or stolen.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode56Visuals41Setting0
Quake
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerPvPRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 15KRAWG👍 88%· 487MC94OC87· 37
Year 1996Dev id Software · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping sports simulation

id's follow-up to Doom, and the first with true 3D movement — rocket jumps, full vertical aim, and a Lovecraftian gloom scored by Nine Inch Nails. The movement still feels quicker than most modern shooters. Long-time players tend to prefer a source port to the official re-release, which quietly altered difficulty tuning and is treated as a compromised preservation job.

Where it drifts furthest from Protoball: tone and setting.

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