19 Melee games like Shadow Warrior that you should try

What brings it close to Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on a first-person view and free-to-play access.

The genre is the same as Shadow Warrior’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is an isometric view.

What carries over from Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view and free-to-play access. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

What carries over from Shadow Warrior is melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

What carries over from Shadow Warrior is melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is co-op play.

What carries over from Shadow Warrior is punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and genre: adventure storytelling and 2D presentation.

Its point of contact with Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings adventure storytelling and 2D presentation.

Its point of contact with Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

What carries over from Shadow Warrior is melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and genre: adventure storytelling and pixel art.

Its point of contact with Shadow Warrior is melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling and a third-person camera.

The thread back to Shadow Warrior runs through ranged combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling and 2D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as Shadow Warrior and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.

Same family as Shadow Warrior: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

It meets Shadow Warrior on melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is adventure storytelling.

The genre is the same as Shadow Warrior’s, and with it melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.