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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 39 games similar to Vertigo 2 down to the 18 that fit the “Melee” category. Protonwar, Deathtrap Dungeon and MoonWhite top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vertigo 2.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Vertigo 2 is Protonwar — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Deathtrap Dungeon and MoonWhite follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Vertigo 2

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Vertigo 2. 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.

#1Protonwar
Protonwar
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeRangedDarkSci-FiFirst Person3D
Steam👍 82%· 112
Year 2016Dev Outer Planet StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Like Vertigo 2, it's known for adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings battle royale tension, shooter and multiplayer gameplay

Protonwar is a multiplayer focused, Fast paced AFPS with an emphasis on quick and flowing movement. Full Room Scale VR with HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Also included Non-VR and Seated VR.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode26
#2Deathtrap Dungeon
Deathtrap Dungeon
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeRangedMagicFantasy
Steam👍 51%· 209RAWG👍 37%· 27
Year 1998Dev Branching Narrative · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Like Vertigo 2, it's known for adventure storytelling, melee combat and ranged combat

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Hear ye, hear ye! The Honorable Baron Sukumvit has offered a prize worth 10,000 gold pieces to the first to survive his dungeon. As an added bonus the Baron has agreed to graciously step down from his position of absolute power and leave the town of Fang to rule itself as it sees fit.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Genre100Game mode100Combat85Setting0Visuals0
MoonWhite
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeRangedCo-opMultiplayer
Steam👍 67%· 39
Year 2017Dev A Sweet StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like Vertigo 2, it's known for adventure storytelling, melee combat and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, multiplayer gameplay and online features, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Scalpers: Turtle & the Moonshine Gang is a fast paced, action packed and skill-based multiplayer shooter where you enlist with the infamous Scalpers in a frantic hunt for bounty!

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Game mode29
Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 1.6KRAWG👍 61%· 378MC73
Year 1997Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Vertigo 2: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

1997 classic Shadow Warrior is a genuine specimen of a Doom-like first-person shooters craze that took place in the 90s. Coming from the developer of Duke Nukem, the game uses the same slightly modified engine and uses 3D voxels instead 2D pixels.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone80Visuals66
Shadow Warrior
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 1.6KRAWG👍 61%· 378MC73OC76· 25
Year 1997Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Vertigo 2: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

1997 classic Shadow Warrior is a genuine specimen of a Doom-like first-person shooters craze that took place in the 90s. Coming from the developer of Duke Nukem, the game uses the same slightly modified engine and uses 3D voxels instead 2D pixels.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone80Visuals66
Venusian Vengeance
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreIsometric
Steam👍 85%· 102
Year 2015Dev Renegade Sector GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Vertigo 2, expect melee combat, ranged combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, visual isometric and visual pixel, while skipping adventure storytelling

The year is 196X and the Communists have won the space race. They've set up a research colony on Venus free from the prying eyes of the Americans. However, the Americans were not far behind with their own space program. They send you, Sgt. John Dagger, in a one-man vessel to Venus. Your mission: uncover the Soviet Super-Weapon being created in the Venusian Laboratory.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone0Visuals0
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeRangedDarkExploration
Steam👍 85%· 3.7KRAWG👍 26%· 297MC64IGDB74· 6
Year 2012Dev Arkedo Studio · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Vertigo 2, expect adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping setting scifi

Skeletonized rabbit Ash lives in Hell, he's a prince of that place. Ash is busy recovering his hellish reputation - killing everyone in Hell, who saw his photo with a rubber duckling in the bath. Apparently, among the princes of Hell to play with the duckling is not common.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Combat100Game mode100Tone100Genre50Visuals0
Bad Bots
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeRangedSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 55%· 260MC49IGDB50· 2
Year 2013Dev Point Five Projects · Digital TribePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Vertigo 2: adventure storytelling, melee combat and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Combat100Game mode100Setting100Genre50Visuals0
L.A. Noire
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrative
Steam👍 86%· 36KIGDB89· 7
Year 2011Dev Team Bondi · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Shared with Vertigo 2: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Combat100Game mode100Tone62Genre50Setting0Visuals0
Potty Knight Saga
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMelee
RAWG👍 63%· 26MC77
Year 2010Dev Larian Studios · Focus Home InteractiveOn PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

A player described this game as "Dark Souls meets Mario."It's quite an amusing analogy, and surprisingly accurate too.Player WantedFor hazardous journey, bitter condition, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honor and recognition in case of success.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Combat49
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 1.2KIGDB59· 3
Year 2003Dev TransGaming Inc. · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Vertigo 2, expect adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Genre100Game mode100Combat54Visuals0
Ecco the Dolphin
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeSci-FiHardcoreNarrative
Steam👍 85%· 13RAWG👍 46%· 26IGDB30· 1
Year 2006Dev SEGAOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Shared with Vertigo 2: adventure storytelling, melee combat and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Life was an adventure for Ecco, the young dolphin. The ocean seemed endless with rolling breakers to race through! At high speed Ecco could burst through the waves leaping through the air – almost flying! Until one day, all of that changed.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: tone and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting79Combat54Tone0Visuals0
The Deadly Tower of Monsters
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeSci-FiMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 89%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5OC71· 30
Year 2016Dev ACE Team · AtlusOn PS4 · PC

✓ Like Vertigo 2, it's known for adventure storytelling, melee combat and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Vertigo 2.

Genre100Setting100Combat54Game mode36Visuals0
The Path
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeProceduralPost-Apocalyptic
Year 2017Dev LosCabezaOn PC

✓ Shared with Vertigo 2: adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, procedural generation and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Concepto: Eres un rehén obligado a guiar a tu secuestrador que intenta llegar a su refugio.  Tendrás que decidir si guiarle hasta su destino, o buscar alguna otra alternativa. Mientras recorréis las enrevesadas calles de la ciudad, le irás conociendo más a fondo.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: tone and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Combat49Tone0Setting0Visuals0
One Finger Death Punch 2
AdventureAction-Adventure
SoloMeleeDarkCasual2D
Steam👍 96%· 4.5KRAWG👍 83%· 52MC81OC84· 25
Year 2019Dev Silver Dollar GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Vertigo 2: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

DEMO LAUNCHES FEBRUARY 11 Demo link will be activated on February 11th. You're surrounded, outnumbered and have to use any weapon you can get your hands on to dismantle your opponents in a flurry of kung fu. That's the essence of OFDP2, the world's fastest brawler.

Where it drifts furthest from Vertigo 2: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Combat54Tone50Visuals0

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