46 Melee games like Lord of the Rings: War in the North that you should try

Shelved next to Lord of the Rings: War in the North for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a mythological setting and offline play.

It comes from the same genre as Lord of the Rings: War in the North and shares melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: loot and gear systems.

Same family as Lord of the Rings: War in the North: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is loot and gear systems.

Same family as Lord of the Rings: War in the North: open world exploration, melee combat and a medieval setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and world: this one brings a sandbox world and historical setting.

Its point of contact with Lord of the Rings: War in the North is melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: tower defense planning and magic-based combat.

Same family as Lord of the Rings: War in the North: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings offline play.

It comes from the same genre as Lord of the Rings: War in the North and shares open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is a sandbox world and a first-person view.

Same family as Lord of the Rings: War in the North: melee combat, co-op play and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is horror setting and 3D presentation.

On paper it is what Lord of the Rings: War in the North is — open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is historical setting and a first-person view.

On paper it is what Lord of the Rings: War in the North is — melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and 3D presentation.

With Lord of the Rings: War in the North it shares ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: historical setting.

It shares the essentials of what Lord of the Rings: War in the North does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode.

It shares the essentials of what Lord of the Rings: War in the North does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where they diverge is game mode.

It shares the essentials of what Lord of the Rings: War in the North does: open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and online features. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings skill tree progression.

It shares the essentials of what Lord of the Rings: War in the North does: open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and a sci-fi setting.