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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 45 games similar to The Plucky Squire down to the 19 that fit the “Melee” category. Jusant, Webbed and Moss: Book II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Plucky Squire.

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Year 2024Dev All Possible Futures

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to The Plucky Squire is Jusant — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Webbed and Moss: Book II follow close behind.

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The best melee games like The Plucky Squire

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Plucky Squire. 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.

#1Jusant
Jusant
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozyFantasyThird Person3D
Steam👍 93%· 6.6KIGDB86· 3OC84· 83
Year 2023Dev DON'T NODOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, vibe relaxing and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals68Tone46
Webbed
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozyFantasy2D
Steam👍 98%· 15KRAWG👍 88%· 95
Year 2021Dev Sbug GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: vibe relaxing, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual isometric

Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Tone53Visuals33
Moss: Book II
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozyFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 99%· 743IGDB85· 4OC85· 56
Year 2022Dev PolyarcPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual 2d

Quill is back! In Moss: Book II, the story picks up right where things left off following the successful rescue of Quill’s uncle Argus.

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Tone52Visuals30
Figment
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozyFantasyIsometric
Steam👍 87%· 5.6KIGDB89· 3OC79· 33
Year 2017Dev Bedtime Digital GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Tone49Visuals44
Celeste
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozyFantasy2D
Steam👍 97%· 141KRAWG👍 88%· 1.7KMC91IGDB91· 10OC92· 74
Year 2018Dev Matt Makes GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual isometric

Celeste is a platformer about climbing a mountain, from the creators of TowerFall. Explore a sprawling mountain with over 500 levels bursting with secrets, across 8 unique areas. Unlock a hardcore Remix for each area, with completely new levels that will push your climbing skills to the limit.

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Tone38Visuals31
#6ElecHead
ElecHead
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozy2DLinear
Steam👍 97%· 1.3K
Year 2019Dev NamaTakahashiPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure and visual pixel, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals26
Freedom Planet
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozyFantasy2D
Steam👍 95%· 4.9KRAWG👍 77%· 77MC81IGDB82· 7OC81· 45
Year 2014Dev GalaxyTrail · MarvelousPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping visual isometric

Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals and setting.

It predates The Plucky Squire by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone66Setting42Visuals34
Will You Snail?
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozy2DHardcore
Steam👍 97%· 2.8KMC82
Year 2022Dev Jonas TyrollerPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping fantasy world

Dear humans, I wanted to let you know that I am better than you. You are all doomed and this game is a celebration of my superiority.Why should you play this? To entertain me. I made this game for for MY personal entertainment... Oh come on, don't worry... I'll totally make you feel like you stand a chance. Humans get frustrated so easily... pathetic.What is this game?

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone45Visuals42
Snake Pass
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozyThird PersonCasual
Steam👍 80%· 3.3KIGDB72· 12OC74· 90
Year 2017Dev Sumo DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Plucky Squire.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone40Visuals36
Stick it to the Man!
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2D
Steam👍 95%· 869IGDB78· 8OC80· 39
Year 2013Dev Zoink · RipstoneOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: cozy, relaxing feel.

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals.

It predates The Plucky Squire by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals42
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2D
Steam👍 95%· 1.6KIGDB74· 15OC70· 66
Year 2013Dev Press Play · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: cozy, relaxing feel.

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals.

It predates The Plucky Squire by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals42
Wario Land 4
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DPixel Art
IGDB78· 2
Year 2001Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual pixel, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals.

It predates The Plucky Squire by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals36
The Lion King
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DPixel Art
Steam👍 64%· 84IGDB80· 1
Year 1994Dev Westwood Studios · GradienteOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Plucky Squire.

It predates The Plucky Squire by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals36
Tinykin
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCozyThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 98%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 88IGDB83· 3OC82· 45
Year 2022Dev Splashteam · tinyBuildPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping fantasy world

Milo arrives on Earth to find that he's way too small, everybody's gone and a day hasn't passed since 1991! Team up with the mysterious tinykin and use their unique powers to create ladders, bridges, explosions and a lot more!

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone75Visuals39Setting0
Shadow Bug
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DNarrative
Steam👍 95%· 111IGDB60· 1OC78· 15
Year 2016Dev Muro Studios · Muro Studios OyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Read our open letter to find out how Shadow Bug came to be: http://steamcommunity.com/games/shadowbug/announcements/detail/1420174864656857505 You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces.

Where it drifts furthest from The Plucky Squire: tone and visuals.

It predates The Plucky Squire by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals42Tone0

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