12 Melee games like FOR HONOR that you should try

Genre puts it alongside FOR HONOR, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a medieval setting. The common ground extends to co-op play and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: competitive edge and a first-person view.

Held in common with FOR HONOR: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode: this one brings adventure storytelling and a sci-fi setting.

Same family as FOR HONOR: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

Held in common with FOR HONOR: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

The thread back to FOR HONOR runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: sports simulation and skill tree progression.

Its point of contact with FOR HONOR is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with sports simulation and skill tree progression.

With FOR HONOR it shares melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: sports simulation and skill tree progression.

Shelved next to FOR HONOR for good reason: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is competitive edge and a sci-fi setting.

Same family as FOR HONOR: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and an isometric view.

On paper it is what FOR HONOR is — melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings fantasy world.

The thread back to FOR HONOR runs through melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode: this one brings sports simulation.

On paper it is what FOR HONOR is — melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: offline play.