9 Melee games like Stray that you should try

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping precision platforming

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, historical setting and resource management, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting space and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: open world exploration, melee combat and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, turn-based strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with open world exploration, melee combat and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and turn-based strategy, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping precision platforming

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping horror tension