34 Melee games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare that you should try

What brings it close to Alan Wake's American Nightmare is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera.

Its point of contact with Alan Wake's American Nightmare is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is co-op play.

What brings it close to Alan Wake's American Nightmare is strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

If Alan Wake's American Nightmare worked for you because of strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

On paper it is what Alan Wake's American Nightmare is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: punishing difficulty and fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Alan Wake's American Nightmare does: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is genre: puzzle design.

If Alan Wake's American Nightmare worked for you because of horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is genre: puzzle design.

Same family as Alan Wake's American Nightmare: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view.

What brings it close to Alan Wake's American Nightmare is horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in genre and setting — its own ground is puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world.

If Alan Wake's American Nightmare worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

Same family as Alan Wake's American Nightmare: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: stealth mechanics and co-op play.

Its point of contact with Alan Wake's American Nightmare is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

If Alan Wake's American Nightmare worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a top-down view.

What brings it close to Alan Wake's American Nightmare is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with puzzle design.

What brings it close to Alan Wake's American Nightmare is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.