31 Melee games like Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands that you should try

If Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands worked for you because of melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat: magic-based combat.

It shares the essentials of what Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a mythological setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and tone: this one brings exploration and discovery, and strong narrative focus.

The resemblance to Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. They part company on combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

On paper it is what Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: strong narrative focus and horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a mythological setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

It shares the essentials of what Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

If Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

Held in common with Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

What brings it close to Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat: magic-based combat.

It shares the essentials of what Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands does: melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is an anime aesthetic.

It shares the essentials of what Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands does: loot and gear systems, melee combat, and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. Its own ground is sports simulation and a sandbox world.

What brings it close to Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

If Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: strong narrative focus.

What brings it close to Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty and horror setting.

What brings it close to Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: exploration and discovery, and horror setting.