15 Melee games like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection does: survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and ranged combat. Both also lean on a space setting and co-op play. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is procedural generation and skill tree progression.

The thread back to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection runs through melee combat and co-op play. What it adds of its own: adventure storytelling.

The thread back to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is adventure storytelling and PvP competition.

It comes from the same genre as Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on game mode and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty.

Same family as Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on game mode and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty.

On paper it is what Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection is — melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: punishing difficulty and an isometric view.

Genre puts it alongside Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, and so does melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world and a third-person camera.

Same family as Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is an isometric view.

Shelved next to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection for good reason: horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds single-player focus and a sci-fi setting. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings punishing difficulty and an anime aesthetic.

Shelved next to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection for good reason: melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.

On paper it is what Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection is — melee combat, a space setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: cozy, relaxing feel and offline play.

Same family as Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: post-apocalyptic world and pixel art.

On paper it is what Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection is — melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection and shares melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings adventure storytelling.

Shelved next to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.