37 Melee games like Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale that you should try

Held in common with Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale: deep RPG systems, magic-based combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on setting: this one brings turn-based strategy and tactical combat.

On paper it is what Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is — melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings punishing difficulty and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale’s, and with it melee combat, an anime aesthetic and single-player focus. The common ground extends to skill tree progression. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: strong narrative focus and a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, and so does melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a third-person camera.

Same family as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale: cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale and shares melee combat, an anime aesthetic and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting.

Same family as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting.

Same family as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds skill tree progression. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting.

Same family as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and tactical combat.

It comes from the same genre as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale and shares ranged combat, an anime aesthetic and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay.

Same family as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and tactical combat.

Same family as Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: strong narrative focus and tactical combat.

It meets Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale on deep RPG systems, cozy, relaxing feel and magic-based combat. To that it adds an anime aesthetic and single-player focus. They part company on combat: this one brings tactical combat.

On paper it is what Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is — cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and an anime aesthetic — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: base building and a third-person camera.

Its point of contact with Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale is cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and an anime aesthetic. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is combat: strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.