37 Melee games like Castle Crashers® that you should try

Genre puts it alongside Castle Crashers®, and so does 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.

The genre is the same as Castle Crashers®’s, and with it melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings punishing difficulty and a sci-fi setting.

The genre is the same as Castle Crashers®’s, and with it melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings exploration and discovery, and strong narrative focus.

Genre puts it alongside Castle Crashers®, and so does melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Castle Crashers® for good reason: melee combat, a medieval setting and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The genre is the same as Castle Crashers®’s, and with it 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.

Same family as Castle Crashers®: 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.

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

On paper it is what Castle Crashers® is — melee combat, single-player focus and skill tree progression — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings exploration and discovery, and an anime aesthetic.

It comes from the same genre as Castle Crashers® and shares 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.

If Castle Crashers® worked for you because of loot and gear systems, melee combat, and multiplayer gameplay, the same is here. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

Same family as Castle Crashers®: melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and combat — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The genre is the same as Castle Crashers®’s, and with it melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and combat — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre puts it alongside Castle Crashers®, and so does melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Castle Crashers®, and so does melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings a third-person camera.