Games like Hail to the Rainbow
If Hail to the Rainbow is your kind of game, the closest matches are DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT, El Paso, Elsewhere 2 and Charge! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and melancholic. 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 Hail to the Rainbow: The story of a lonely young man named Ignat, who survives in the dangerous and gloomy world of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk. You have to face the trials of a new reality and plunge into the secrets of the surrounding chaos.
Players who liked Hail to the Rainbow also play
Steam players who put hours into Hail to the Rainbow 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.
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hail to the Rainbow.
Top pick for Hail to the Rainbow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hail to the Rainbow.
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
El Paso, Elsewhere 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hail to the Rainbow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
MORE STAKES. MORE GUNS. MORE SLOW-MO. James Savage returns in this sequel to the hit third-person shooter. Escape the Void. Fight creatures pulled from myth, history, and imagination. Save yourself.
Charge!
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hail to the Rainbow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
Light it up in CHARGE!, the laser tag-inspired sport of the future! Let loose in arena-style first-person shooter action to bounce around buildings, modify your laser weapons to bend light, and take on your friends in quick matches for territory dominance.
METRO 2039
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hail to the Rainbow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hail to the Rainbow.
METRO 2039 is the next landmark FPS from acclaimed storytellers, 4A Games. Journey into the dark heart of post-apocalyptic Moscow in a harrowing conflict for the very soul of the Metro.
白之追猎 Hunter White
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hail to the Rainbow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
White Hunt is a 2.5D open sandbox co-op hunting game. Every weapon features unique branching attack chains. Mix and match countless talismans to forge your exclusive combat style!
Gearomancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Hail to the Rainbow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
Step into the mechanical apocalypse in Gearomancer, a fast-paced twin-stick action roguelite. Play as elite V.E.R.T.E.X. agents to dodge brutal bullet hells and obliterate elemental horrors. Harvest Arcane crystals, forge permanent upgrades at your hub, and die to return stronger than ever.
ASZG Project Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hail to the Rainbow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
ASZG is a psychological horror experience, where you must survive against creatures generated by the harmful DK-19 virus. Explore and survive in a completely devastated apocalyptic environment. The Director's Cut is an atypical version of the original game, a peculiar and highly contested edit.
Atomic Heart
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hail to the Rainbow.
Ranked #8 for Hail to the Rainbow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hail to the Rainbow.
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
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Atomic Heart
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hail to the Rainbow.
Reviewers of Hail to the Rainbow cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Hail to the Rainbow.
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
7th Sector
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hail to the Rainbow.
Reviewers of Hail to the Rainbow cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hail to the Rainbow.
Welcome to the 7th Sector, set in a mysterious cyberpunk world. Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.
Metro Exodus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hail to the Rainbow.
Reviewers of Hail to the Rainbow cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Hail to the Rainbow.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Dying Light: The Beast
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hail to the Rainbow.
Reviewers of Hail to the Rainbow cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Hail to the Rainbow.
BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hail to the Rainbow at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Hail to the Rainbow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
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 ~58% under Hail to the Rainbow on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Hail to the Rainbow on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hail to the Rainbow.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Hail to the Rainbow on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hail to the Rainbow.
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.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Hail to the Rainbow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Hail to the Rainbow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
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 ~58% under Hail to the Rainbow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Hail to the Rainbow on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
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?
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 Hail to the Rainbow.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hail to the Rainbow.
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 Hail to the Rainbow.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hail to the Rainbow.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hail to the Rainbow.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hail to the Rainbow.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hail to the Rainbow.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Frequently asked about Hail to the Rainbow
- Is Hail to the Rainbow verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Hail to the Rainbow 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 Hail to the Rainbow cost?
- Hail to the Rainbow is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hail to the Rainbow?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hail to the Rainbow are DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT, El Paso, Elsewhere 2, Charge!.
- Who developed Hail to the Rainbow?
- Hail to the Rainbow was developed by Носков Сергей.
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