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6 Melee games like The Henry Stickmin Collection that you should try

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We filtered the 46 games similar to The Henry Stickmin Collection down to the 6 that fit the “Melee” category. Tales from the Borderlands, Batman: The Enemy Within and Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Henry Stickmin Collection.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeCasualSolo
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to The Henry Stickmin Collection is Tales from the Borderlands — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Batman: The Enemy Within and Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series follow close behind.

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The best melee games like The Henry Stickmin Collection

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Henry Stickmin Collection. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Tales from the Borderlands

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Tales from the Borderlands
Closest overall match
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

The genre is the same as The Henry Stickmin Collection’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is deep RPG systems.

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Batman: The Enemy Within

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Batman: The Enemy Within
Closest on visuals
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

Same family as The Henry Stickmin Collection: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Same family as The Henry Stickmin Collection: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Closest on setting
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

Shelved next to The Henry Stickmin Collection for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and visuals.

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Tell Me Why

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Tell Me Why
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonExploration
Year 2020Dev DON'T NOD · Xbox Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

The genre is the same as The Henry Stickmin Collection’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and free-to-play access.

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Hulk

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Hulk
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMeleeThird Person
Year 2003Dev Radical Entertainment · Vivendi Universal GamesOn PC

It meets The Henry Stickmin Collection on melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals.

It predates The Henry Stickmin Collection by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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