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We filtered the 49 games similar to Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack down to the 38 that fit the “Melee” category. Castle Crashers®, Ninjin: Clash of Carrots and Naval Warfare top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash
Tags
CasualCozyCo-opOnline
Year 2008Dev The Behemoth

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack is Castle Crashers® — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Ninjin: Clash of Carrots and Naval Warfare follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack

38 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

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Castle Crashers®

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Castle Crashers®
Closest overall match
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloOfflineMeleeMagicRangedCasualCozyMedievalLootSkill Tree2D
Year 2008Dev The Behemoth · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and 2D presentation.

Same studio: The Behemoth.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression100
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Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

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Ninjin: Clash of Carrots
ActionHack and Slash
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineOfflineMeleeRangedSkill Tree2D
Year 2018Dev Modus GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Same family as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: punishing difficulty and an anime aesthetic.

Released 10 years after Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack.

Genre100Game mode100Combat84Progression72Visuals61Tone0
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Zeno Clash 2

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Zeno Clash 2
ActionHack and Slash
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeRanged
Year 2013Dev ACE Team · AtlusPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack and shares melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings exploration and discovery, and strong narrative focus.

Released 5 years after Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack.

Genre100Combat81Game mode61Tone0Progression0Visuals0
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DeathSpank

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DeathSpank
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerMeleeMagicThird Person
Year 2010Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Same family as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack: melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a third-person camera.

Genre100Combat84Game mode37Visuals0
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Golden Axe III

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Golden Axe III
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeMagicMedieval2D
Year 1993Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd.On Linux · PC · iOS

On paper it is what Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack is — melee combat, a medieval setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It predates Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Combat84Setting72Game mode57Tone0
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy

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STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSkill Tree
Year 2003Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Shelved next to Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack for good reason: melee combat, single-player focus and skill tree progression. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

Genre100Combat83Progression66Game mode38Setting0Visuals0
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Dissidia Final Fantasy

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Dissidia Final Fantasy
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerMagicMeleeFantasy
Year 2008Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix

Genre puts it alongside Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack, and so does magic-based combat and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and a third-person camera.

Genre100Combat81Game mode37Setting0Visuals0
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Golden Axe II

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Golden Axe II
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerMeleeMagic2D
Year 1991Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Sega of AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS

Same family as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack: melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

It predates Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Combat84Game mode37Tone0Setting0
1/1 agree it's a good match
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Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

75
NGL81
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeSkill Tree2D
Year 2015Dev Dimps · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Same family as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack: melee combat, single-player focus and skill tree progression. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: exploration and discovery, and an anime aesthetic.

Released 7 years after Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack.

Genre100Visuals86Game mode84Progression65Combat57Setting0
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River City Girls

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River City Girls
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeCozy2D
Year 2019Dev Arc System Works · WayForwardOn PS4 · Android · PC

The genre is the same as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack’s, and with it cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: an anime aesthetic and pixel art.

Released 11 years after Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack.

Genre100Game mode80Visuals61Combat59Tone52Setting0
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Sacred Citadel

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NGL57
Sacred Citadel
ActionHack and Slash
MultiplayerSoloOfflineCo-opOnlineMeleeLootSkill Tree2D
Year 2013Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack does: loot and gear systems, melee combat, and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

Released 5 years after Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat59Tone0
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Shank 2

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Shank 2
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2D
Year 2012Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

The genre is the same as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack’s, and with it melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 4 years after Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode80Combat59Tone0
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Shank

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NGL77
Shank
ActionHack and Slash
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMelee2D
Year 2010Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Same family as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack: melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode81Combat59Tone0
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Double Dragon II: The Revenge

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Double Dragon II: The Revenge
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D
Year 1988Dev Technos Japan

Same family as Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack: melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings a third-person camera.

It predates Castle Crashers - Pink Knight Pack by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals72Game mode61Combat50

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