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We filtered the 29 games similar to Sons Of The Forest down to the 23 that fit the “Melee” category. Resident Evil: Revelations, Obscure and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sons Of The Forest.

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Year 2024Dev Endnight Games
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Sons Of The Forest is Resident Evil: Revelations — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Obscure and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Sons Of The Forest

23 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sons Of The Forest. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

Resident Evil: Revelations
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 81%· 18KIGDB80· 1OC71· 42
Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Obscure
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 96%· 3.1KRAWG👍 75%· 158MC63IGDB72· 4
Year 2004Dev Hydravision Entertainment · Mighty Rocket StudioPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with offline and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Resident Evil: Revelations 2
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 78%· 31KIGDB73· 12OC75· 54
Year 2015Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Green Hell
SurvivalHorror Survival
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingBase BuildingFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 97KIGDB83· 3OC79· 49
Year 2019Dev Creepy JarOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: online features, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Resident Evil 0
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 80%· 19KIGDB70· 18
Year 2016Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping deep simulation

Subnautica: Below Zero
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationBase BuildingCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 105KIGDB85· 5OC83· 60
Year 2021Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Subnautica
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingBase BuildingFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 359KRAWG👍 84%· 1.5KMC83IGDB84· 11OC84· 57
Year 2018Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Dead Space 2
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorCrafting
Steam👍 94%· 29KRAWG👍 93%· 1.4KMC87IGDB90· 8
Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

Friday the 13th: The Game
SurvivalHorror Survival
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 80%· 77KIGDB61· 8OC61· 48
Year 2017Dev Illfonic · Gun InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Resident Evil 2
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 97%· 210KRAWG👍 93%· 2.3KMC91OC92· 210
Year 2019Dev CapcomPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, punishing difficulty and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

Resident Evil 4
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 94%· 95KOC82· 49
Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Resident Evil 4
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 94%· 95KIGDB85· 20OC82· 49
Year 2011Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Silent Hill 2
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Steam👍 95%· 61KIGDB87· 5OC87· 160
Year 2024Dev Bloober Team · KonamiOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping deep simulation

Resident Evil
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 92%· 35KIGDB82· 16
Year 2014Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Five Nights at Freddy's 4
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 17KIGDB55· 2
Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping sandbox freedom

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