32 Melee games like What the Golf? 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 44 games similar to What the Golf? down to the 32 that fit the “Melee” category. Pikuniku, Chained Together and Vibrant Venture top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to What the Golf?.

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The best melee games like What the Golf?

32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to What the Golf?. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1PikunikuClosest overall match

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeCasualCozy2D

Steam👍 96%· 11KRAWG👍 80%· 236MC75OC76· 56

Year 2019Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings offline and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeCasual

Steam👍 90%· 61KRAWG👍 77%· 55

Year 2024Dev Anegar GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, post-apocalyptic world and online features, while skipping sports simulation

Dive into the epic adventure of "Chained Together"Begin your journey in the depths of hell, chained to your companions. Your mission is to escape hell by climbing as high as possible. Each jump requires perfect coordination to scale the platforms and escape the scorching heat.

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: visuals.

Released 5 years after What the Golf?.

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#3Vibrant VentureClosest on game mode

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeCozy2DIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 661

Year 2019Dev Semag GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, fantasy world and visual pixel, while skipping deep simulation

Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game where you combine and mix unique character abilities to traverse the world! The game features four playable characters each with two unique abilities. By switching between these characters, you can combine their abilities for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone.

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#4Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeCozyCasual2D

Steam👍 81%· 8.6KIGDB71· 10

Year 2014Dev Upper One Games · E-Line MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, historical setting and offline, while skipping deep simulation

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOffline

IGDB73· 13OC68· 64

Year 2021Dev DINESPOF RIGHTOn PC · Linux

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and offline, while skipping sports simulation

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: visuals.

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#6Unravel

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeCozy2D

Steam👍 91%· 5.5KIGDB81· 19OC77· 91

Year 2016Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeCozy2D

Steam👍 78%· 8.8KIGDB81· 11OC81· 85

Year 2018Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for What the Golf?.

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#8Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeOffline

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 73%· 360MC69IGDB74· 11OC73· 68

Year 2014Dev Young HorsesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and offline, while skipping sports simulation

Small freeware game Octodad has found a lot of popularity as a simple comedic demo of a game engine and the controls over the octopus, successfully trying to pretend to be a human.

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone and visuals.

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#9BattleBlock Theater®

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeCasual2D

Steam👍 97%· 73KRAWG👍 77%· 902MC85IGDB89· 7

Year 2013Dev The Behemoth · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with offline and online features, while skipping deep simulation

BattleBlock Theater is a platform game developed by The Behemoth. The player was aboard the S.S. Friendship when the ship encounters a heavy storm that causes the ship to crash into a strange island. After the player awakens, no ship's crew members seem to be around.

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#10Trine 2

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeCasual2D

Steam👍 95%· 22KIGDB85· 9

Year 2011Dev Frozenbyte · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

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

It predates What the Golf? by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Epic

#11Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 4.7KIGDB79· 7

Year 2010Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

It predates What the Golf? by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Xbox

#12Trine

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeCasual2D

Steam👍 96%· 16KIGDB85· 7

Year 2009Dev Frozenbyte · NobilisOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone.

It predates What the Golf? by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Epic

#13LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOffline

Steam👍 88%· 4.3KIGDB69· 5

Year 2008Dev Traveller's Tales · LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, exploration and discovery and loot and gear systems, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: visuals.

It predates What the Golf? by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#14Snake Pass

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeCasualCozyHardcore

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: punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for What the Golf?.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 90%· 12KIGDB81· 13OC90· 76

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty and offline, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone.

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