37 Melee games like Alan Wake that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Alan Wake does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with a sci-fi setting.

If Alan Wake 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 game mode — its own ground is co-op play.

It shares the essentials of what Alan Wake does: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Alan Wake does: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Same family as Alan Wake: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: punishing difficulty and a top-down view.

If Alan Wake worked for you because of horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in genre — its own ground is puzzle design.

What brings it close to Alan Wake is horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and tone. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on genre and setting: this one brings puzzle design and a sci-fi setting.

It shares the essentials of what Alan Wake does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view.

What brings it close to Alan Wake 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 single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in genre — its own ground is puzzle design.

If Alan Wake worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

It shares the essentials of what Alan Wake does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and co-op play.

It meets Alan Wake on 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 multiplayer gameplay.

If Alan Wake worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with puzzle design.

If Alan Wake worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. Its own ground is puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what Alan Wake does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world.