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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 Rainbow Cotton down to the 27 that fit the “Melee” category. Heretic, Metal Slug and The Expendabros top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Rainbow Cotton.

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The best melee games like Rainbow Cotton

27 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Rainbow Cotton. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1HereticClosest on genre

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMagicMeleeFantasy

Year 1994Dev Raven Software · id SoftwareOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: tone and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Metal SlugClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee

Steam👍 89%· 5.1K

Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

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 Rainbow Cotton: visuals and combat.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeCasual

Steam👍 97%· 61KRAWG👍 84%· 1.3KMC83IGDB72· 9OC79· 43

Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Broforce is a parody run-and-gun game made in a 2D side-scrolling manner. Players are offered to take control of a Bro – one of the soldiers of the special Broforce unit. Actually, players are going to assume roles of several protagonists (all are Bros) while completing game levels.

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeCasual

Steam👍 90%· 1.7KRAWG👍 53%· 31IGDB83· 2

Year 2015Dev OutermindsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Join your favorite YouTubers on an Epic Quest in PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist. Enjoy this amazing 2D platformer! EVERYTHING YOU LIKED ABOUT THE MOBILE VERSION, NOW WITH COOP MODE!! ⋆ COLLECT BROCOINS to buy new CHARACTERS, ATTACKS and DEFENSES!

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Lovers in a Dangerous SpacetimeClosest on tone

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OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeCozyCasual

Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB83· 14OC82· 50

Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeFantasy

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

###Interesting mix The game is a mixture of 2D shooter and puzzle genres developed by Shadow Planet Production and released by Microsoft Studios for its Xbox360 console. As part of the HumbleBundle pack, a soundtrack for the game is available, which was released separately.

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: visuals and setting.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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MultiplayerSoloOfflineCo-opMeleeCasual

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 precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: competitive edge, ranged combat and PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

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 Rainbow Cotton: visuals and tone.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Superfighters Deluxe

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MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMelee

Steam👍 89%· 3.5K

Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and online features, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: tone and visuals.

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#10Star Wars Battlefront

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMelee

Steam👍 79%· 5.7KIGDB68· 18OC71· 112

Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOnline

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

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 Rainbow Cotton: visuals and combat.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOnline

Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6

Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, setting scifi and online features, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Call of Juarez: The Cartel

iRank51

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeStealth

Steam👍 51%· 832IGDB51· 6

Year 2011Dev Techland · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, historical setting and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Red Faction

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 86%· 2.9KIGDB70· 2

Year 2001Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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