Games like Hayfever
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Hayfever for fans of indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Hayfever also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Hayfever: Help Thomas the Allergic Mailman gather all his lost letters in this challenging and unique 2D platformer! In Hayfever, the player takes control of Thomas – a young postman with a strong work ethic. There is just one tiny little issue… Thomas suffers from terrible (and we mean TERRIBLE) allergies.
Players who liked Hayfever also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Square Inertia
Top pick for Hayfever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Try to set the fastest times possible in Square Inertia: a fast-paced, momentum-based precision platformer. Race against the clock to improve your own personal best times and beat the author times set for each level.
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Voltorometer Recharged +
Second-strongest match for Hayfever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Hayfever.
A remake of a Flash game you've never heard of! Escape from the factories that want to harvest your electrical energy and platform your way through over 30 levels across many worlds. Unlock new modes, challenges and more in this remade version of the original.
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Blade-Shift Rage
Third-strongest match for Hayfever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Blade-Shift Rage is a lightning-paced, combo-chasing 2D action platformer, with brutal one hit kills and deaths. Teleport to dodge attacks, slash and shoot anyone who stands in your way and dash to complete tough platforming challenges, chasing S-Rank scores.
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Pop Top Adventure
Ranked #4 for Hayfever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hayfever.
POP TOP ADVENTURE is a platform game, about the adventure with PEP POP, the hero who will need your help to recover the stolen trophies. Jump, climb, swim... Collect coins and emeralds... Defeat enemies and level bosses.. And enjoy the best of POP TOP ADVENTURE!
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Red Bash
Ranked #5 for Hayfever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Red Bash is a difficult, retro-styled precision platformer with one catch: use the enemies projectiles to your advantage. Redirect them to destroy obstacles or boost yourself to even greater heights. Master over 45 tight, handcrafted stages in multiple environments that offer different challenges.
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BZZZT
Ranked #6 for Hayfever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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Tiny Thor
Ranked #7 for Hayfever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hayfever.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
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Mr. Run and Jump
Ranked #8 for Hayfever fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Help Mr. Run and Jump defeat the terrifying Void and collect all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color! Venture through a dazzling and dangerous world, dodging countless enemies and conquering hundreds of fierce platforming challenges to save the day!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Hayfever
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
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Super Meat Boy
Reviewers of Hayfever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Dustforce DX
Reviewers of Hayfever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
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Celeste
Reviewers of Hayfever cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hayfever.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hayfever at current Steam store prices.
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Square Inertia
Priced ~73% under Hayfever on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Try to set the fastest times possible in Square Inertia: a fast-paced, momentum-based precision platformer. Race against the clock to improve your own personal best times and beat the author times set for each level.
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Voltorometer Recharged +
Priced ~67% under Hayfever on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Hayfever.
A remake of a Flash game you've never heard of! Escape from the factories that want to harvest your electrical energy and platform your way through over 30 levels across many worlds. Unlock new modes, challenges and more in this remade version of the original.
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Blade-Shift Rage
Priced ~73% under Hayfever on Steam right now.
Blade-Shift Rage is a lightning-paced, combo-chasing 2D action platformer, with brutal one hit kills and deaths. Teleport to dodge attacks, slash and shoot anyone who stands in your way and dash to complete tough platforming challenges, chasing S-Rank scores.
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Pop Top Adventure
Priced ~73% under Hayfever on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hayfever.
POP TOP ADVENTURE is a platform game, about the adventure with PEP POP, the hero who will need your help to recover the stolen trophies. Jump, climb, swim... Collect coins and emeralds... Defeat enemies and level bosses.. And enjoy the best of POP TOP ADVENTURE!
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Red Bash
Priced ~67% under Hayfever on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Red Bash is a difficult, retro-styled precision platformer with one catch: use the enemies projectiles to your advantage. Redirect them to destroy obstacles or boost yourself to even greater heights. Master over 45 tight, handcrafted stages in multiple environments that offer different challenges.
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Mr. Run and Jump
Priced ~42% under Hayfever on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Help Mr. Run and Jump defeat the terrifying Void and collect all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color! Venture through a dazzling and dangerous world, dodging countless enemies and conquering hundreds of fierce platforming challenges to save the day!
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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BZZZT
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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Tiny Thor
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hayfever.
Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!
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Mr. Run and Jump
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Hayfever.
Help Mr. Run and Jump defeat the terrifying Void and collect all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color! Venture through a dazzling and dangerous world, dodging countless enemies and conquering hundreds of fierce platforming challenges to save the day!
Frequently asked about Hayfever
- How much does Hayfever cost?
- Hayfever is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hayfever?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hayfever are Square Inertia, Voltorometer Recharged +, Blade-Shift Rage.
- Who developed Hayfever?
- Hayfever was developed by Pixadome.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Hayfever.
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