13 Melee games like Outer Wilds that you should try

What brings it close to Outer Wilds is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.

It shares the essentials of what Outer Wilds does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: cozy, relaxing feel and stealth mechanics.

If Outer Wilds worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on world: this one brings procedural generation.

What brings it close to Outer Wilds is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings offline play and a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Outer Wilds does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a cyberpunk setting.

It shares the essentials of what Outer Wilds does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a relaxing pace and fantasy world.

What brings it close to Outer Wilds is open world exploration, melee combat and a space setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is a sandbox world and resource management.

Genre puts it alongside Outer Wilds, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and a space setting. 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 third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Outer Wilds does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Outer Wilds does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings historical setting and resource management.

The genre is the same as Outer Wilds’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sandbox world.

The genre is the same as Outer Wilds’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a sandbox world and multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Outer Wilds’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a sandbox world and multiplayer gameplay.