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We filtered the 45 games similar to Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter down to the 32 that fit the “Melee” category. Lost Planet 2, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is Lost Planet 2 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

32 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Lost Planet 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6
Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiThird Person
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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71
Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping online features

Wolfenstein: Youngblood
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159
Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual third person

Superfighters Deluxe
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDark
Steam👍 89%· 3.5K
Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and offline, while skipping setting scifi

Descent
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3
Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Metal Slug
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOffline
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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and offline, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

F.E.A.R. 3
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5
Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual third person

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2
Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and offline, while skipping online features

Doom II: Hell on Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2
Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping online features

theHunter Classic
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeFirst Person
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 melee combat

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, deep simulation and adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
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 melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Resident Evil: Revelations
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB75· 27OC71· 42
Year 2012Dev Capcom

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping setting scifi

Back 4 Blood
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 69%· 73KIGDB79· 10OC76· 138
Year 2021Dev Turtle Rock Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling, while skipping setting scifi

Star Wars Battlefront
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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