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We filtered the 50 games similar to Stick It to the Stickman down to the 27 that fit the “Melee” category. Valkyrie Saga, Gravity Circuit and New Super Mario Bros. top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Stick It to the Stickman.

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The best melee games like Stick It to the Stickman

27 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Stick It to the Stickman. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Valkyrie SagaClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeProceduralAnimePixel Art

Steam👍 66%· 132

Year 2017Dev Daniel Fernandez Chavez · COWCATPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, roguelike runs and procedural generation

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and setting anime, while skipping fighting mechanics

Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play. There are a lot of characters, stores and enemies that will tell you a legendary story.

Where it drifts furthest from Stick It to the Stickman: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMelee2DSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 3.5KMC89IGDB90· 1OC86· 14

Year 2023Dev Domesticated Ants · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, fighting mechanics and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and visual pixel, while skipping roguelike runs

Gravity Circuit - a flashy action packed 2d platformer in the spirit of console classics. Mission: Stop Virus Army Uprising! In a post-apocalyptic world populated by sentient robots, its inhabitants are once more threatened by an old foe.

Where it drifts furthest from Stick It to the Stickman: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3New Super Mario Bros.Closest on game mode

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

IGDB95· 2

Year 2006Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fighting mechanics

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

IGDB82· 6

Year 2000Dev SNK · D4 EnterpriseOn Xbox

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi, while skipping fighting mechanics

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloMelee2D

Steam👍 89%· 1.4K

Year 1998Dev DotEmu · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 94%· 28KIGDB85· 16OC87· 126

Year 2017Dev Headcannon · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and offline, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Stick It to the Stickman: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 59%· 8.5KIGDB57· 11OC56· 95

Year 2017Dev Sonic Team · Sega GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Stick It to the Stickman: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat71Visuals35

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 94%· 5.9KIGDB89· 8

Year 2011Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, fantasy world and offline, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#9Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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SoloMultiplayerMelee2D

IGDB70· 1

Year 2002Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping fighting mechanics

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerMelee2DThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 5.5KIGDB58· 14

Year 2013Dev Sonic Team · NintendoOn PC

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Nintendo

#11DuckTales: Remastered

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SoloMelee2DCasualCartoon

Steam👍 88%· 7.8KIGDB75· 13

Year 2013Dev Capcom · Disney InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and setting cartoon, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Xbox Nintendo

#12Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 40%· 3.7KIGDB75· 5

Year 2010Dev Dimps · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against overwhelmingly positive for Stick It to the Stickman.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#13Pinkman

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SoloMelee2DCasual

Steam👍 98%· 696

Year 2017Dev Viridino StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping fighting mechanics

Pinkman is a fast-paced, action platformer about a lost man with pink skin and an incredible skill to fart. Pinkman is set in deadly fantasy world called "The Mind", where many traps will try to cut your body in half when you struggle to discover what happened, and keep yourself alive.

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#14Disney's The Jungle Book

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SoloMelee2D

Steam👍 86%· 14IGDB70· 1

Year 1994Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping fighting mechanics

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMelee2DFantasy

IGDB60· 1

Year 1993Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

It predates Stick It to the Stickman by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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Nintendo

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