Choose Hats Are Not Allowed
Choose Hats Are Not Allowed if you want an Adventure, RPG, and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Hats Are Not Allowed launched in 2022.
Hats Are Not Allowed vs First Cut: Samurai Duel
Hats Are Not Allowed and First Cut: Samurai Duel both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Hats Are Not Allowed (2022) is 2 years older than First Cut: Samurai Duel (2024). Hats Are Not Allowed scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than First Cut: Samurai Duel (88.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose First Cut: Samurai Duel
Choose First Cut: Samurai Duel if you want an Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,203 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Hats Are Not Allowed and First Cut: Samurai Duel sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hats Are Not Allowed |  First Cut: Samurai Duel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.3% positive (23 reviews) | 88.3% positive (1,203 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Lazer Genu | Night Eyes Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Hats Are Not Allowed (2022) is 2 years older than First Cut: Samurai Duel (2024).
- Hats Are Not Allowed scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than First Cut: Samurai Duel (88.3% positive).
- Hats Are Not Allowed is free; First Cut: Samurai Duel is paid (8.99 USD).
- First Cut: Samurai Duel is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Hats Are Not Allowed has no Deck rating yet.
Hats Are Not Allowed vs First Cut: Samurai Duel — FAQ
- Should I play Hats Are Not Allowed or First Cut: Samurai Duel first?
- If you want chronology, Hats Are Not Allowed (2022) came out before First Cut: Samurai Duel (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Hats Are Not Allowed and First Cut: Samurai Duel similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Hats Are Not Allowed free?
- Yes — Hats Are Not Allowed is a free-to-play Steam title. First Cut: Samurai Duel is paid (8.99 USD).