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We filtered the 50 games similar to Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II down to the 37 that fit the “Melee” category. Battlefield: Bad Company, Bulletstorm and Duke Nukem 3D top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 1997Dev LucasArts

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II is Battlefield: Bad Company — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Bulletstorm and Duke Nukem 3D follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

37 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

Battlefield: Bad Company
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonLoot
IGDB88· 4
Year 2008Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

Bulletstorm
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB87· 7
Year 2011Dev People Can Fly · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Duke Nukem 3D
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 21IGDB75· 1
Year 1996Dev 3D Realms · MacSoft GamesOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping adventure storytelling

Aliens versus Predator
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Year 1999Dev Rebellion Developments · Fox InteractiveOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB70· 2
Year 2007Dev TimeGate Studios · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC

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

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

Max Payne 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonRanged
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB73· 3
Year 2006Dev TimeGate Studios · Vivendi Universal GamesOn PC

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

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

STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 4.9KRAWG👍 86%· 456MC89IGDB73· 3OC62· 18
Year 2002Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and ranged combat

Descent
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst 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 co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Duke Nukem Forever
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 69%· 11KIGDB55· 8
Year 2011Dev Triptych Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and PvP competition, while skipping setting space

XIII
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonStealth
Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB73· 5OC38· 31
Year 2003Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Prey
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB77· 4OC81· 166
Year 2006Dev Human Head Studios · SkyZone EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Condemned 2: Bloodshot
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonNarrative
IGDB85· 5
Year 2008Dev Monolith Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Zombi
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonDark
Steam👍 64%· 3.1KIGDB63· 5OC67· 39
Year 2015Dev Straight RightOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and roguelike runs, while skipping setting scifi

Soldier of Fortune
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonStealth
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Runecraft · Majesco EntertainmentOn Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

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