- #1 Chivalry 2
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 54,538 reviews2022
Dev: Torn Banner StudiosPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.
Why similar: Swordplay 25.3% ★, Medieval 18.6%, Gore 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Hack and Slash 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest modern alternative to MORDHAU, with large medieval PvP battles, objective modes, brutal melee combat, and the same mix of chaos and skill expression.
- #2 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
96% matchVery Positive83% of 65,320 reviews2012
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles
Why similar: Medieval 31.4%, Swordplay 15.6% ★, Multiplayer 12%, Gore 11%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the earlier genre-defining multiplayer medieval slasher that shares MORDHAU’s first-person swordplay, gore, and class-based battlefield carnage.
- #3 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
95% matchVery Positive88% of 286,599 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 61.2 hrsMean: 152.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Medieval 47.7%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Character Customization 7.7%, Historical 7.5%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the castle sieges, cavalry charges, medieval warfare, and customizable combat sandbox side of MORDHAU better than almost anything else.
- #4 FOR HONOR™
96% matchMixed69% of 160,237 reviews2017
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 57.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.
Why similar: Medieval 42.1%, Swordplay 17.6% ★, Fighting 9.8% ★, Multiplayer 7%, PvP 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more duel-focused and third-person, it delivers deep timing-based melee mind games, directional attacks, and highly skillful PvP weapon combat.
- #5 Dark and Darker
94% matchMixed65% of 81,391 reviews2024
Dev: IRONMACE
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters.
Why similar: Medieval 23.9%, Swordplay 15.6% ★, Multiplayer 15%, PvP 11%, Online Co-Op 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person medieval melee, PvPvE tension, gear-driven fights, and brutal close-quarters combat make it a strong fit for MORDHAU players wanting a harsher extraction spin.
- #6 Mortal Online 2
94% matchMixed60% of 13,523 reviews2022
Dev: Star Vault AB
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 145.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into Nave, a vast fantasy sandbox world with a player-driven economy, persistent housing, and deep crafting systems. Engage in first-person, full-loot PvP combat with other players and perilous foes. Build, explore, and conquer in an unforgiving world. The land is yours—who will you become?
Why similar: Swordplay 27.5% ★, Medieval 20%, PvP 12%, First-Person 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is a first-person hardcore medieval MMO with directional melee combat, open PvP, and character building that scratches a similar skill-based combat itch.
- #7 Mount & Blade: Warband
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 170,226 reviews2010
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 120.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
Why similar: Medieval 55.1%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Historical 6.4%, First-Person 6.3%, Hack and Slash 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more sandbox-heavy but still excellent mix of medieval melee, mounted combat, sieges, and multiplayer swordplay.
- #8 Conqueror's Blade
92% matchMixed68% of 37,668 reviews2020
Dev: Booming TechPub: Poros Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Conqueror's Blade gives you a chance to be a true warlord. Commanding medieval troops in epic 15 vs. 15 siege battles, conquering cities with allies in the open world or fighting against players from all over the world – it's you who make the choice.
Why similar: Swordplay 33.9% ★, Medieval 24.6%, PvP 13%, Team-Based 12.2%, Character Customization 8%
Why You'll Like It: If you like the spectacle of large medieval battles and objective-based PvP, this gives you hero combat plus command over units in siege warfare.
- #9 Warhammer: Vermintide 2
91% matchVery Positive85% of 145,447 reviews2018
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 48.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
Why similar: Gore 19.4%, Online Co-Op 19%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, First-Person 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Although co-op rather than PvP, its first-person melee combat is weighty, gory, and intensely satisfying in a way many MORDHAU fans appreciate.
- #10 Hellish Quart
91% matchVery Positive89% of 8,165 reviews2021
Dev: Kubold
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A physics-based, realistic 3D sword-fighting game. Immerse yourself in a cinematic adventure, utilizing real sword-fighting martial arts and a variety of historically accurate weapons to survive brutal duels in 17th century Poland. Featuring single-player modes and a LOCAL 2-player mode.
Why similar: Swordplay 23.4% ★, Medieval 16%, Fighting 15% ★, PvP 10.7%, Historical 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on highly technical blade duels and realistic weapon interactions, making it ideal if your favorite part of MORDHAU is mastering melee timing.
- #11 Kingdom Come: Deliverance
90% matchVery Positive84% of 178,391 reviews2018
Dev: Warhorse Studios
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 47.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
Why similar: Medieval 41.5%, Swordplay 26.5% ★, Historical 11.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Realistic 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: For players who love the grounded medieval setting and first-person swordplay, this offers a more realistic single-player take on that fantasy.
- #12 Myth of Empires
89% matchMixed67% of 17,261 reviews2024
Dev: Angela GamePub: Imperium Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 230.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
Why similar: Medieval 25.5%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Hack and Slash 12.8%, Character Customization 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends large-scale medieval warfare, mounted combat, base building, and multiplayer clan conflict in a way that overlaps with MORDHAU’s battlefield fantasy.
- #13 Gladio Mori
88% matchVery Positive81% of 899 reviews2024
Dev: Plebeian StudioPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Gladio Mori is a physics-driven multiplayer gladiator combat game featuring dismemberment, organ-specific damage, and a fully customizable move editor. Craft your own fighting style or use community created movesets to fight your way to glory.
Why similar: Swordplay 32.4% ★, Medieval 20.6%, Fighting 12.7% ★, Multiplayer 12.3%, Historical 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its physics-driven sword combat and emphasis on precise weapon control feel like a distilled dueling sandbox for MORDHAU-style melee enthusiasts.
- #14 Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 21,366 reviews2015
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.6%, Gore 19.3%, Multiplayer 16.2%, First-Person 14.1%, Hack and Slash 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like its sequel, it emphasizes visceral first-person melee, crowd control, and teamwork with a strong sense of weapon impact.
- #15 Blade and Sorcery
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,681 reviews2024
Dev: WarpFrog
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.
Why similar: Swordplay 37.8% ★, Medieval 18.2%, Gore 17%, Fighting 15.5% ★, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: If you want pure sandbox experimentation with brutal first-person melee, physics, and gore, it delivers a similar tactile combat thrill in VR.
- #16 NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 298,547 reviews2021
Dev: 24 EntertainmentPub: NetEase Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 122.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dive into the legends of the Far East in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT; team up with friends in fast-paced melee fights for a Battle Royale experience unlike any other. Find your playstyle with a varied cast of heroes with unique skills. More than 40 million players have already joined the fray, play free now!
Why similar: Swordplay 24.5% ★, Fighting 16.9% ★, Multiplayer 14.4%, PvP 10.7%, Hack and Slash 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its melee-centered PvP, mobility, parries, and aggressive close-range mind games make it a great pick if you want another highly competitive weapon fighter.
- #17 Holdfast: Nations At War
86% matchVery Positive90% of 27,937 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.3%, Historical 18%, Team-Based 14%, PvP 13.1%, FPS 12%
Why You'll Like It: It is more musket-focused, but its large role-driven multiplayer battles, proximity chaos, and historical teamwork can appeal to players who enjoy MORDHAU’s social battlefield energy.
- #18 Absolver
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 14,752 reviews2017
Dev: SloclapPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Absolver is an online multiplayer combat game where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who will determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.
Why similar: Fighting 32.5% ★, Multiplayer 14.7%, Swordplay 13.8% ★, PvP 13%, Online Co-Op 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It trades swords for martial arts, but its custom move sets, PvP duels, and emphasis on reading opponents appeal to players who love melee mind games.
- #19 Boreal Blade
84% matchMixed63% of 683 reviews2020
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Boreal Blade is a team-based melee fighting game with a focus on player vs player combat, combining reactive and tactical gameplay with extraordinary freedom to variate your attacks and develop your unique fighting style.
Why similar: Swordplay 23.1% ★, Medieval 15.4%, Competitive 12.5% ★, Multiplayer 9.5%, Gore 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a team-based multiplayer melee game centered on spacing, timing, and weapon control, making it a focused alternative to MORDHAU’s combat side.
- #20 ELDERBORN
83% matchVery Positive86% of 2,959 reviews2020
Dev: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ELDERBORN - a Metal AF* Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny! *Action Fantasy.
Why similar: Swordplay 37.6% ★, Fighting 22.2% ★, First-Person 15.1%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, PvE 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This fast first-person melee action game nails impact, aggression, and close-range weapon combat for players who mostly want the feel of smashing through enemies.
- #21 Exanima
84% matchVery Positive80% of 13,229 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Medieval 76.8%, Character Customization 13.1%, Action 7.7%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is one of the best games for awkward, weighty, physics-based melee where positioning and weapon handling matter as much as raw aggression.
- #22 Blade of Darkness
82% matchVery Positive90% of 2,471 reviews2021
Dev: Rebel Act StudiosPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.
Why similar: Gore 51.1%, Hack and Slash 21.9%, Third Person 15.9%, Action 11%
Why You'll Like It: Its heavy weapon swings, dismemberment, and gritty medieval-fantasy combat echo the brutal physicality that makes MORDHAU appealing.
- #23 Blood of Steel
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,874 reviews2020
Dev: YC Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
"Blood of Steel" is a fair competitive multiplayer online game. You will ride into a battlefield where thousands clash, employing unique four-directional slashing maneuvers and strategic formations to defeat your opponents, experiencing the charm of warfare in the age of cold weapons!
Why similar: Swordplay 22.4% ★, Medieval 21.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, PvP 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes hero-based medieval combat with army command and battlefield objectives, appealing if you enjoy the larger war fantasy around MORDHAU’s fighting.
- #24 Half Sword
78% matchMixed68% of 21,716 reviews2026
Dev: Half Sword GamesPub: Game Seer Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Half Sword is a physics-based medieval combat simulator featuring historically accurate XV-century arms and armor. We are not afraid to show the brutal nature of medieval combat with in-depth blood and gore features.
Why similar: Swordplay 25.1% ★, Medieval 19%, Gore 14.9%, Fighting 12.4% ★, Historical 7.8%
- #25 Expedition Agartha
81% matchMixed64% of 1,750 reviews2023
Dev: Matrioshka GamesPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Expedition Agartha is a high-stakes first person slasher. Loot ancient treasures, conquer mythological enemies, and extract to safety - alone or up to groups of three. Gear up and launch your expedition in the first and only medieval extraction looter available on Steam!
Why similar: Swordplay 24.9% ★, Medieval 16.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, PvP 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person PvPvE extraction game leans into medieval melee, looting, and tense close-quarters fights in a way that overlaps with MORDHAU’s combat flavor.
- #26 Conan Exiles
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 111,441 reviews2018
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 111.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An online multiplayer survival game, now with sorcery, set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian. Survive in a vast open world sandbox, build your home into a kingdom, and dominate your enemies in single or multiplayer.
Why similar: Multiplayer 28.9%, Survival 24.8%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Gore 14.7%, PvP 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Though more survival-focused, it offers brutal melee combat, character customization, castle raiding, and multiplayer warfare in a gritty sword-and-sandals setting.
- #27 Rune Classic
80% matchVery Positive90% of 914 reviews2012
Dev: Human Head Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Experience an exciting single player storyline where you thwart Loki and his minions from bringing Ragnarok to Midgard.
Why similar: Gore 24.4%, Hack and Slash 22.5%, Multiplayer 21.6%, Third Person 18.4%, Action 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: This old-school Viking action game offers melee-focused multiplayer, gory combat, and a rougher but still satisfying arena brawler feel.
- #28 Renown
76% matchMixed60% of 1,544 reviews2025
Dev: RDBK Studios
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Renown is an intense medieval multiplayer survival experience set in a vast, ever-evolving world. Whether alone or rallying allies, gather resources, build powerful strongholds, and engage in brutal battles for dominance.
Why similar: Medieval 25.8%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Online Co-Op 14%, PvP 13%, First-Person 10.9%
- #29 Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
79% matchVery Positive88% of 13,891 reviews2011
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The standalone expansion for Mount & Blade! With Fire & Sword builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms have been introduced to the battlefield.
Why similar: Medieval 42.8%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Historical 15.5%, First-Person 6.9%, Character Customization 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This keeps the Mount & Blade formula of mounted combat and large battles while shifting to an early modern setting with plenty of melee in the mix.
- #30 Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
77% matchMixed68% of 10,474 reviews2023
Dev: gamigo US
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gloria Victis is an MMORPG with an emphasis on realism, set in a low-fantasy medieval open world. Enjoy MMO with skill-based non-target combat, open PVP with territory control, deep crafting system and player-driven economy – all that served with beautiful graphics and an immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Medieval 32.5%, Swordplay 18% ★, Multiplayer 14.4%, PvP 11.2%, Character Customization 8.6%
- #31 Tannenberg
77% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2017
Dev: Blackmill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!
Why similar: Gore 19.8%, Team-Based 15.5%, Multiplayer 12.7%, PvP 12%, Historical 11%
- #32 Pirates Vikings & Knights II
78% matchVery Positive88% of 6,130 reviews2010
Dev: Octoshark Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Step into the ultimate three-way war for honor, glory, and gold! This beloved community-driven game brings together swashbuckling Pirates, battle-hardened Vikings, and chivalrous Knights in hilarious and intense class-based combat. Join the fun, embrace the chaos, and fight your way to victory!
Why similar: Medieval 26.4%, Swordplay 22.8% ★, Multiplayer 17.4%, First-Person 6.7%, Hack and Slash 6.5%
- #33 Hell Let Loose
75% matchVery Positive82% of 145,932 reviews2021
Dev: Expression GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
Why similar: Multiplayer 22.8%, Gore 14.7%, FPS 12.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Realistic 11.4%
- #34 Verdun
76% matchVery Positive86% of 37,603 reviews2015
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.
Why similar: PvP 22.1%, Gore 16.7%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Historical 13.4%, First-Person 12.5%
- #35 Blackwake
74% matchVery Positive81% of 26,040 reviews2020
Dev: Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel.
Why similar: Multiplayer 28.3%, Team-Based 23.9%, Swordplay 22.9% ★, First-Person 12.4%, FPS 7.1%
- #36 Insurgency: Sandstorm
73% matchVery Positive85% of 131,361 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 56.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.6%, FPS 19.1%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Realistic 13.9%, First-Person 13.4%
- #37 War of Rights
73% matchVery Positive88% of 14,527 reviews2018
Dev: Campfire Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 90.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.
Why similar: Historical 26.7%, Multiplayer 24.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Realistic 10.9%, FPS 10.3%
- #38 Insurgency
72% matchVery Positive92% of 124,756 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.
Why similar: FPS 32.8%, Multiplayer 17%, Team-Based 10.3%, Realistic 9.7%, Online Co-Op 7.8%
- #39 First Cut: Samurai Duel
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,880 reviews2024
Dev: Night Eyes Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Every strike is lethal in this blood-soaked sword fighting game. Slash, clash, parry, dodge and watch limbs fly. Choose your move carefully - the first cut is also the last.
Why similar: Swordplay 29.9% ★, Fighting 18.6% ★, Hack and Slash 12.2%, PvP 12%, Historical 9.9%
- #40 Day of Infamy
72% matchVery Positive82% of 22,115 reviews2017
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.3%, FPS 17.7%, Gore 13%, Realistic 11.3%, First-Person 10.3%
- #41 Hellsplit: Arena
71% matchVery Positive84% of 3,947 reviews2019
Dev: Deep Type Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
VR horror-slasher with physically correct combat system and dynamic battles across arenas in the dark fantasy world.
Why similar: Swordplay 35.2% ★, Gore 22.8%, Medieval 22.6%, First-Person 9.3%, FPS 5.4%
- #42 We Who Are About To Die
69% matchVery Positive88% of 8,154 reviews2022
Dev: Jordy Lakiere
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas -- rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!
Why similar: Swordplay 24.6% ★, Medieval 18.4%, Fighting 15% ★, Gore 13.3%, Historical 8.8%
- #43 Paint the Town Red
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,698 reviews2021
Dev: South East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Why similar: Gore 29.3%, Fighting 27.4% ★, Multiplayer 18.1%, First-Person 12.9%, FPS 6.4%
- #44 Die by the Blade
70% matchMixed60% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Grindstone
Windows
Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset. Outwit your opponent in intense, tactical battles and master the art of the one-hit kill!
Why similar: Swordplay 26.4% ★, Fighting 15.8% ★, Competitive 14.4% ★, Gore 13.7%, Multiplayer 11%
- #45 Blade Symphony
73% matchMixed66% of 4,792 reviews2014
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Prove you are the world's greatest swordsman! Engage in tactical 1 vs. 1 sword fighting, 2 vs. 2, or sandbox FFA, or capture Control Points in a tactical slash-em-up.
Why similar: Fighting 28.9% ★, Swordplay 27.3% ★, Multiplayer 13.9%, Competitive 11.7% ★, Action 4.9%
- #46 Battle Clash
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 524 reviews2024
Dev: Cyzeck
Windows
Battle Clash is a fast-paced medieval PVP game where 10 unique classes battle for victory. Master each class's abilities, rack up kills, and unlock powerful ultimates to crush your enemies. Dominate the battlefield and lead your way to the win!
Why similar: Swordplay 25.1% ★, Medieval 19.7%, Fighting 14% ★, Multiplayer 11.4%, PvP 10.1%
- #47 Peasants War
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: New Companion
Windows
Peasants War is the first competitive medieval shooter, created by one-person development studio New Companion.
Why similar: Medieval 16.1%, Swordplay 15.6% ★, Action 10%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Competitive 7.5% ★
- #48 Beyond The Wire
68% matchMixed63% of 7,522 reviews2022
Dev: Redstone InteractivePub: Offworld
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.
Why similar: PvP 18.2%, Historical 16.5%, First-Person 15.7%, Multiplayer 12.8%, FPS 12.3%
- #49 Reign Of Kings
70% matchMixed57% of 14,891 reviews2015
Dev: Code}{atch
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Struggle to survive in a harsh medieval world. Hunt wildlife, mine resources, build structures, and craft weapons and armor in order to protect yourself. You may form a guild, bring war to all opposition, and try to seize the throne and become king!
Why similar: Medieval 33.6%, Multiplayer 19.1%, PvP 12%, Survival 11.3%, Gore 9.2%
- #50 Morgenstern
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Doublesmith GmbH
Windows
Embark on a wild Singleplayer, Coop, and PvP Roguelite Hack and Slash Adventure! Dive into medieval worlds and battle insane enemies. Master dungeons, smash everything to pieces, grab the loot, extract strategically - or die like a poor pig.
Why similar: Medieval 19.5%, Online Co-Op 17.4%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, PvP 11%
- #51 Squad
67% matchVery Positive81% of 234,054 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 110.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.
Why similar: Multiplayer 15.4%, Team-Based 15.3%, PvP 13.7%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, First-Person 11.9%
- #52 Peasant Royale
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 301 reviews2023
Dev: Milord
Windows
Meet the first standalone medieval battle royale game! Take part in battles with up to 50 players using a wide variety of weapons and other items.
Why similar: Medieval 31.2%, PvP 14.1%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Historical 8.8%, FPS 8.2%
- #53 Battle Brothers
67% matchVery Positive88% of 27,117 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: Medieval 34.5%, Historical 16.4%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Character Customization 12.2%, Realistic 9.5%
- #54 Life is Feudal: Your Own
68% matchMixed66% of 12,039 reviews2015
Dev: Bitbox Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hardcore and realistic; LiF is a Medieval multiplayer sandbox RPG, with free terraforming, a rich crafting system and preset and modular building construction. With engaging survival aspects, no target physics-based combat and a unique formation system - along with numerous other features - LiF is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Medieval 55.7%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Survival 15.1%, Historical 5.4%, Action 2.3%
- #55 Onward
63% matchMixed68% of 9,301 reviews2025
Dev: Downpour Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit
Why similar: Multiplayer 23.2%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, First-Person 14.7%, FPS 14%, PvP 13.2%