36 Melee games like Mount & Blade: Warband that you should try

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Mount & Blade: Warband — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: skill tree progression and an early-access release.

Same family as Mount & Blade: Warband: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. 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.

What brings it close to Mount & Blade: Warband is open world exploration, melee combat and a medieval setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: third-person shooting and skill tree progression.

It shares the essentials of what Mount & Blade: Warband does: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what Mount & Blade: Warband does: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings first-person shooting and strong narrative focus.

It shares the essentials of what Mount & Blade: Warband does: a sandbox world, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

It shares the essentials of what Mount & Blade: Warband does: open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and world: this one brings stealth mechanics.

On paper it is what Mount & Blade: Warband is — open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat.

On paper it is what Mount & Blade: Warband is — a sandbox world, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: loot and gear systems.

Genre puts it alongside Mount & Blade: Warband, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on world and visuals: this one brings linear, story-driven structure.

The genre is the same as Mount & Blade: Warband’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: co-op play.

If Mount & Blade: Warband worked for you because of a sandbox world, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: magic-based combat.

It shares the essentials of what Mount & Blade: Warband does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and world — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

Genre puts it alongside Mount & Blade: Warband, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and combat: loot and gear systems, and stealth mechanics.

The genre is the same as Mount & Blade: Warband’s, and with it ranged combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: magic-based combat.