27 Melee games like Velocity 2X that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 43 games similar to Velocity 2X down to the 27 that fit the “Melee” category. Geometry Dash, Sunblaze and Planet of Lana top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Velocity 2X.

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The best melee games like Velocity 2X

27 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Velocity 2X. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Geometry DashClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DHardcore

Steam👍 93%· 593KRAWG👍 78%· 321

Year 2013Dev RobTop GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, vibe casual and skill tree progression, while skipping shooter

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer! Prepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages and spiky obstacles.

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SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DHardcore

Steam👍 91%· 466OC75· 12

Year 2021Dev Games From Earth · Bonus Stage PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

”Whose blood is that on the walls?” -Josie Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be an actual superhero? Well, then you need to help Josie to beat the superhero training simulator, and to become the hero our world needs!

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Released 7 years after Velocity 2X.

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SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DNarrative

Steam👍 93%· 9.6KIGDB93· 3OC81· 90

Year 2023Dev Wishfully · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping shooter

Released 9 years after Velocity 2X.

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SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DHardcore

Steam👍 96%· 1.7KIGDB88· 1OC83· 26

Dev GalaxyTrailPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

Join the heroes of Avalice as they face their greatest challenge yet! An ancient terror has emerged from the depths of the ocean. Merga, a water dragon from Avalice's oldest and deadliest war, has been freed from her crystal prison as a consequence of the Kingdom Stone's destruction.

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

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SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DHardcore

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, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

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 Velocity 2X: setting and visuals.

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SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DNarrative

Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40

Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: setting.

Released 4 years after Velocity 2X.

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#7Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®

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SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DStealth

Steam👍 95%· 1.7KRAWG👍 86%· 147IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · GT Interactive SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

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

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a spin-off installment of the Oddworld game series. It is a direct sequel to the Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. ###Setting The game is set in the Oddworld, a planet in another dimension, ten times larger than our Earth.

It predates Velocity 2X by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG PS

#8Tinykin

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SoloMeleeSci-FiCozyNarrative

Steam👍 98%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 88IGDB83· 3OC82· 45

Year 2022Dev Splashteam · tinyBuildPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

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 Velocity 2X: visuals.

Released 8 years after Velocity 2X.

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SoloMeleeSci-FiNarrativeDark

Steam👍 94%· 12KIGDB89· 3OC83· 94

Year 2023Dev Sad Owl Studios · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

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

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Released 9 years after Velocity 2X.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

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SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DRanged

Steam👍 92%· 3.1KIGDB78· 10

Year 2013Dev Gaijin GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

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SoloMelee2DHardcoreNarrative

Steam👍 97%· 2.8KMC82

Year 2022Dev Jonas TyrollerPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

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?

Released 8 years after Velocity 2X.

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Steam PS Nintendo

#12Stick it to the Man!

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SoloMelee2D

Steam👍 95%· 869IGDB78· 8OC80· 39

Year 2013Dev Zoink · RipstoneOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping shooter

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Steam GOG Epic

#13Save the Ninja Clan

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SoloMelee2DDarkHardcore

Steam👍 91%· 112IGDB74· 2

Year 2017Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

SummarySave the Ninja Clan is a platformer for casual players as well as speed runners. There are two ways to play this game: play through the normal story mode or find secrets/"bugs" in the game to annoy the Game Manager watching. StoryAn evil ninja kidnapped your friends.

Released 3 years after Velocity 2X.

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Steam Xbox PS

#14Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

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SoloMelee2D

Steam👍 95%· 1.6KIGDB74· 15OC70· 66

Year 2013Dev Press Play · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping shooter

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Steam Xbox PS

#15Shadow Bug

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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, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

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.

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Steam Nintendo

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