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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 50 games similar to X-Out: Resurfaced down to the 37 that fit the “Melee” category. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and Portal 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to X-Out: Resurfaced.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to X-Out: Resurfaced is Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and Portal 2 follow close behind.

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The best melee games like X-Out: Resurfaced

37 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to X-Out: Resurfaced. 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.

#1Insanely Twisted Shadow PlanetClosest overall match

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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping visual pixel

###Interesting mix The game is a mixture of 2D shooter and puzzle genres developed by Shadow Planet Production and released by Microsoft Studios for its Xbox360 console. As part of the HumbleBundle pack, a soundtrack for the game is available, which was released separately.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting71Visuals71

#2Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB83· 14OC82· 50

Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual pixel

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals71Setting56

#3Portal 2Closest on setting

82

Portal 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 99%· 459KRAWG👍 94%· 6.1KMC95IGDB92· 9

Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual 2d

Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle game developed by Valve Corporation and released on April 19, 2011 on Steam, PS3 and Xbox 360. It was published by Valve Corporation in digital form and by Electronic Arts in physical form.

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Doom II: Hell on Earth

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Doom II: Hell on Earth

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping offline

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals and setting.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode91Setting48Visuals40

#5BroforceClosest on visuals

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Broforce

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeSci-FiPixel Art2D

Steam👍 97%· 61KRAWG👍 84%· 1.3KMC83IGDB72· 9OC79· 43

Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, precision platforming and vibe casual, while skipping puzzle design

Broforce is a parody run-and-gun game made in a 2D side-scrolling manner. Players are offered to take control of a Bro – one of the soldiers of the special Broforce unit. Actually, players are going to assume roles of several protagonists (all are Bros) while completing game levels.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Combat70

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Metal Slug

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 89%· 5.1K

Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping puzzle design

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Binary Domain

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Binary Domain

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6

Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping offline

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode91Setting50Visuals0

#8Superfighters Deluxe

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Superfighters Deluxe

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 89%· 3.5K

Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode89

#9Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

75

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2

Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10The Expendabros

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The Expendabros

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 97%· 18KRAWG👍 70%· 391IGDB80· 1

Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

The Expendabros is a crossover game based on Broforce gameplay and featuring characters from The Expendables 3 movie. In the basis of both games lays the roast of the 90s movie cliches about unstoppable warriors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and the others.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat70

74

Duck Game

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerSoloOfflineCo-opMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 97%· 39KRAWG👍 91%· 313MC82IGDB83· 4OC84· 14

Year 2015Dev Adult Swim · Adult Swim GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, competitive edge and vibe casual, while skipping puzzle design

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Win over the crowd and gain a following by blasting your feathered friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and pretty much anything else a duck could use as a weapon.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Streets of Rogue

72

Streets of Rogue

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMeleePixel Art2D

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24

Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping puzzle design

Streets of Rogue is a rogue-lite about player choice, freedom, and anarchic fun. The game takes inspiration from fast-paced top-down rogue-lites like Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne, and adds free-form, experimentation-driven, emergent gameplay elements of RPGs like Deus Ex.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode89Visuals80Combat56

#13Aliens: Colonial Marines

72

Aliens: Colonial Marines

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14

Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against positive for X-Out: Resurfaced.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode93Setting47Visuals0

#14PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

71

PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 1.7KRAWG👍 53%· 31IGDB83· 2

Year 2015Dev OutermindsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and vibe casual, while skipping puzzle design

Join your favorite YouTubers on an Epic Quest in PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist. Enjoy this amazing 2D platformer! EVERYTHING YOU LIKED ABOUT THE MOBILE VERSION, NOW WITH COOP MODE!! ⋆ COLLECT BROCOINS to buy new CHARACTERS, ATTACKS and DEFENSES!

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode91

#15Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

71

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee

Steam👍 65%· 3.4KIGDB60· 1

Year 2007Dev IO Interactive · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against positive for X-Out: Resurfaced.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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