23 Melee games like Psychonauts that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 3D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. Its own ground is fantasy world.

What brings it close to Psychonauts is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is pixel art.

What brings it close to Psychonauts is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

What brings it close to Psychonauts is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel.

If Psychonauts worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and a first-person view.

What brings it close to Psychonauts is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and 3D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone: action RPG combat and fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Psychonauts does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a first-person view.

Genre puts it alongside Psychonauts, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics and 2D presentation.

What brings it close to Psychonauts is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty and 2D presentation.

The thread back to Psychonauts runs through strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.