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Games like Hack or Die!

If Hack or Die! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chibi Ninja Shino-kun: Treasure of Demon Tower, DRAGON NINJA BYOKA and 10 Seconds to Win! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Hack or Die!: The Hacky-Sack Platformer! Keep the ball air-born while you kick your way through sprawling levels. Use unique kicking mechanics to rescue your best friend Kevin the dog. Just DONT DROP IT!!!

2021ActionSportsIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Colby Crawford
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Ball must stay airborne at all timesBoss fights attack with the ball itselfControls feel tight and responsiveChallengingContemplativeIntense

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Steam players who put hours into Hack or Die! also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Chibi Ninja Shino-kun: Treasure of Demon Tower

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hack or Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Jump, slide and wall-kick your way through Demon Tower in this 90s-style ninja platformer!

    2023ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. DRAGON NINJA BYOKA

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hack or Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Become the Dragon Ninja Byoka. Thrust through time from a fantasy feudal Japan into a dystopian urban landscape, slice, jump and dash your way through intense platforming action to slay the Chaos Serpent and avenge your dead Master.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. 10 Seconds to Win!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hack or Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    10 seconds to win! is a platform game where you only have 10 seconds to complete each stage, be agile and skillful to complete all levels.

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Froggie

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hack or Die!.

    Ranked #4 for Hack or Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Froggie is a platform game with retro graphics.

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dream Swing

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Hack or Die!.

    Ranked #5 for Hack or Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Hack or Die!.

    Grapple and air-strafe your way to the top of the Leaderboard in this fast-paced movement-based time trial. Collect as many candies as possible within 5 minutes as you dip and weave around the ruins in the sky. Can you handle the speed?

    2023ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mr. Run and Jump

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Hack or Die!.

    Ranked #6 for Hack or Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    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!

    2023ActionIndie8.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. OlliOlli World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hack or Die!.

    Ranked #7 for Hack or Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Hack or Die!.

    OlliOlli World is a bold new skateboarding action-platformer that’s bursting with personality. Flip and flow through the vivid and vibrant world of Radlandia, meeting colorful characters as you grind, trick, and air your way to discover the mystical skate gods on your quest for Gnarvana.

    2022ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. RUN: The world in-between

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Hack or Die!.

    Ranked #8 for Hack or Die! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    RUN: The World In-Between is a new “Die and Retry” platformer game with a procedurally-generated path. Be fast, jump, and run to unlock new content.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hack or Die! at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hack or Die! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hack or Die! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hack or Die!.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Hack or Die! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hack or Die!.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hack or Die! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Hack or Die!.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hack or Die! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hack or Die!.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hack or Die! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hack or Die!.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hack or Die! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hack or Die!.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hack or Die! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hack or Die!.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hack or Die!.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hack or Die!.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hack or Die!

Is Hack or Die! verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Hack or Die! is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Hack or Die! cost?
Hack or Die! is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hack or Die!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hack or Die! are Chibi Ninja Shino-kun: Treasure of Demon Tower, DRAGON NINJA BYOKA, 10 Seconds to Win!.
Who developed Hack or Die!?
Hack or Die! was developed by Colby Crawford.

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 Hack or Die!.

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