Knives

Melee weapons : Knives, Swords, Axes, Bludgeons, Pole arms, Whips

Related:
* Dual-wielding - wielding a weapon in each hand

See also: throwing knives

Usage note: use knives and throwing knives tags separately for knives used in melee or ranged combat (as in, don't add knives tag just because the game has throwing knives), as often in games the two can't be used for both (and the gameplay aspect as the real use of them is wildly different).

Parent group

Mêlée weapons

Child groups

Main-Gauche, Sai

Games by year

The first Knives video game was released in 1980.

Capcom, ASCII and Activision published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		158
Linux		106
Mac OS X		30
MS-DOS		23
X360		22
PS3		20
NES		12
Mac OS Classic		8
Amiga		7
BeOS		7
C64		7
PS2		7
NEC PC9801		6
Tandy Coco		6
Apple II E		5
Atari ST		5
BSD		4
Internet Only		4
Xbox		4
PS4		4
ZX Spectrum		4
Memotech MTX		4
NEC PC8801		3
Sharp X1		3
PSP		3
MSX		3
MICRO 7 - FM7		3
Atari 2600		2
PS		2
Arcade		2

Most common companies

Capcom	13
ASCII	12
Activision	11
Electronic Arts	10
Ubisoft	10
Deep Silver	10
Bethesda Softworks	9
Konami	8
Pony Canyon	8
Origin	8
Devolver Digital	8
SSI	7
Beamdog	7
Tripwire Interactive	7
Winterwolves	6