20 Melee games like 7 Days to Die that you should try

Genre puts it alongside 7 Days to Die, and so does a sandbox world, ranged combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to skill tree progression. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.

Same family as 7 Days to Die: a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on base building. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a medieval setting.

It comes from the same genre as 7 Days to Die and shares a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to base building. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: tactical combat and historical setting.

It comes from the same genre as 7 Days to Die and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and horror setting. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings tactical combat and a top-down view.

Shelved next to 7 Days to Die for good reason: a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.

Same family as 7 Days to Die: melee combat, offline play and base building. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and historical setting.

Same family as 7 Days to Die: open world exploration, melee combat and co-op play. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: punishing difficulty and tactical combat.

The genre is the same as 7 Days to Die’s, and with it melee combat, post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus. To that it adds base building. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and tactical combat.

Same family as 7 Days to Die: a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings punishing difficulty and tactical combat.

On paper it is what 7 Days to Die is — procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and tactical combat.

Genre puts it alongside 7 Days to Die, and so does melee combat, single-player focus and base building. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: tactical combat and a medieval setting.

Same family as 7 Days to Die: melee combat, single-player focus and skill tree progression. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: tactical combat and a sci-fi setting.

On paper it is what 7 Days to Die is — melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is tactical combat and a sci-fi setting.

Same family as 7 Days to Die: melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: punishing difficulty and magic-based combat.

On paper it is what 7 Days to Die is — melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and an isometric view.