Games like HAAK
If HAAK is your kind of game, the closest matches are 1989 After the War, Atomic Hazard and MindKatt:First Strike — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration rewards curiosity relentlessly, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →About HAAK: HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Players who liked HAAK also play
Steam players who put hours into HAAK 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.
1989 After the War
WHY THIS
Top pick for HAAK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
An atomic war has reduced the world to a heap of ruins. However, there are still those who refuse to give up and seek to bring justice even in this chaos. Use your blade, granades and shotgun to fight your way through this post-apocalyptic scrolling action-platformer in pure 80s arcade style.
Atomic Hazard
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for HAAK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Atomic Hazard is a action puzle platformer. Take advantage of your environment in physics-based movement and combat.
MindKatt:First Strike
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for HAAK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
An action-adventure game set in a dystopian future where mentally evolved cats fight for their freedom using robotic suits to interact with the human world.
Near The Sun
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for HAAK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
God's punishment burns the earth to ashes, and eventually consumes the underground world as well. A stylish 2D stealth action game where how you explore determines your fate. A boy carries his sister on his back and races through the underground world.
Antro
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for HAAK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
ANTRO. The underground revolution. Join Nittch and Los Discordantes in the race to overthrow La Cúpula. In this rhythm, action, puzzle and 2.5D platforming game, music will be your ally!
Treasures of the Aegean
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with HAAK.
Ranked #6 for HAAK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
What happened to the Minoan civilization? Join parkour master Marie Taylor and treasure hunter James Andrew in a historical action thriller, as they unveil the secrets of a forgotten kingdom which has been tragically trapped in and endless time loop.
Minute of Islands
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with HAAK.
Ranked #7 for HAAK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HAAK.
Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
LIBERATED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with HAAK.
Ranked #8 for HAAK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic. Uncover a cyberpunk conspiracy against human rights. THIS is the revolution.
Reviewers mention these as similar to HAAK
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Afterimage
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with HAAK.
Reviewers of HAAK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Aeterna Noctis
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with HAAK.
Reviewers of HAAK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with HAAK.
Reviewers of HAAK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with HAAK.
Reviewers of HAAK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with HAAK.
Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.
Castle of Vania
WHY THIS
Reviewers of HAAK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with HAAK.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
Ori and the Blind Forest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with HAAK.
Reviewers of HAAK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with HAAK.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.
Salt and Sanctuary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with HAAK.
Reviewers of HAAK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
SHEEPO
WHY THIS
Reviewers of HAAK cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below HAAK at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under HAAK on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HAAK.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under HAAK on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under HAAK on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAAK.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under HAAK on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HAAK.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under HAAK on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HAAK.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under HAAK on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under HAAK on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under HAAK on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with HAAK.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with HAAK.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with HAAK.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with HAAK.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with HAAK.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about HAAK
- Is HAAK verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — HAAK 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 HAAK cost?
- HAAK is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to HAAK?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HAAK are 1989 After the War, Atomic Hazard, MindKatt:First Strike.
- Who developed HAAK?
- HAAK was developed by Blingame and published by OKJOY.
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 HAAK.
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