5 Melee games like Worms: Ultimate Mayhem 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 47 games similar to Worms: Ultimate Mayhem down to the 5 that fit the “Melee” category. Worms Armageddon, A Valley Without Wind 2 and Worms top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Worms: Ultimate Mayhem.

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The best melee games like Worms: Ultimate Mayhem

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Worms: Ultimate Mayhem. 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.

#1Worms ArmageddonClosest overall match

iRank94

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMelee

Steam👍 94%· 11K

Year 1999Dev InfogramesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, shooter and combat tactical, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Worms: Ultimate Mayhem: visuals and combat.

It predates Worms: Ultimate Mayhem by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2A Valley Without Wind 2

iRank38

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeIsometric

Steam👍 46%· 227RAWG👍 3%· 34MC68

Year 2013Dev Arcen GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping offline

A modern take on the 16-bit era, A Valley Without Wind 2 blends a variety of mechanics across multiple genres, seamlessly bringing together the best qualities of old-school platform-shooters and turn-based strategy games.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Worms: Ultimate Mayhem.

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#3Worms

iRank82

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonTactical

Steam👍 83%· 694IGDB80· 2

Year 1995Dev Team17 · TelegamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping co op

Where it drifts furthest from Worms: Ultimate Mayhem: visuals and combat.

Same studio: Team17.

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#4Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire SurvivorsClosest on combat

iRank67

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMeleeFantasyFirst PersonPixel Art

IGDB50· 1OC84· 44

Year 2021Dev DmAndyOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Become the baron of a new vampire metropolis! Fend off eco-terrorist werewolves and rival vampires, build your wealth, and rise to the top in your empire. In early access until November 30th! Made for the official 2021 Vampire: the Masquerade game jam under Dark Pack.

Where it drifts furthest from Worms: Ultimate Mayhem: visuals and game mode.

Released 10 years after Worms: Ultimate Mayhem.

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#5G.I.R.L.S. will be Girls

iRank63

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMeleeRangedCasualNarrative

Steam👍 63%· 263

Year 2015Dev ZooPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with turn-based strategy, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, horror tension and puzzle design, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

"Are You Ready?" "School Girls Edition" for "Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle" has now appeared! An extraordinary collection of Pretty School Girls is waiting for you! The heated struggle to determine the world's top School Mahjong girl is about to begin!

Where it drifts furthest from Worms: Ultimate Mayhem: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Worms: Ultimate Mayhem.

Released 4 years after Worms: Ultimate Mayhem.

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