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Games like Hack and Slime

If Hack and Slime is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Darkblade, Touhou Blooming Soul and Death's Door — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its environmental details feel handcrafted, chill and cozy. 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 and Slime: What could be scarier than a massive dungeon-tower infested with skulls, ogres, and dragons? That those same monsters ride the largest multinational in the world with it. You know; business is business.

2022ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access0.99 USDWindows · Linuxby BULLWARESOFT, SpoonBox Studio
Hack and Slime — Steam game cover
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Coins despawn quickly rewarding fast loot collectionEnvironmental details feel handcraftedHub area with upgrades and offeringsChillCozyRetro

Players who liked Hack and Slime also play

Steam players who put hours into Hack and Slime 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. The Darkblade

    WHY THIS

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

    The Darkblade is a souls-like 2D singleplayer RPG where you battle through cursed lands, master deadly combat, and uncover the truth behind a mysterious stone core—all while adventuring with a loyal, cute companion by your side.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Touhou Blooming Soul

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hack and Slime.

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

    Follow Hata no Kokoro as she explores and defeats enemies on the stage of Gensokyo. The game contains many randomized elements such as items, skills and maps. Players can utilize a variety of different playstyles, making each run uniquely different from the last.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Death's Door

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hack and Slime.

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

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Book of Demons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Hack and Slime.

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

    Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Young Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Hack and Slime.

    Ranked #5 for Hack and Slime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Nobody Saves the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Hack and Slime.

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

    Transform from a featureless nobody into a SLUG, a GHOST and a DRAGON in this new take on Action RPGs from the creators of Guacamelee! Discover 15+ distinct Forms, mix-and-match their abilities, clear evolving dungeons and... SAVE THE WORLD!?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Minecraft Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hack and Slime.

    Ranked #7 for Hack and Slime fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hack and Slime.

    Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!

    2021ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

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

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hack and Slime at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Hack and Slime on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Hack and Slime on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hack and Slime.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Hack and Slime on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Hack and Slime on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Hack and Slime on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Hack and Slime on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Hack and Slime on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Hack and Slime on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack and Slime.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack and Slime.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Hack and Slime.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hack and Slime.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Touhou Blooming Soul

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hack and Slime.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Follow Hata no Kokoro as she explores and defeats enemies on the stage of Gensokyo. The game contains many randomized elements such as items, skills and maps. Players can utilize a variety of different playstyles, making each run uniquely different from the last.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure5.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Death's Door

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hack and Slime.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Young Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Hack and Slime.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Nobody Saves the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Hack and Slime.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Transform from a featureless nobody into a SLUG, a GHOST and a DRAGON in this new take on Action RPGs from the creators of Guacamelee! Discover 15+ distinct Forms, mix-and-match their abilities, clear evolving dungeons and... SAVE THE WORLD!?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Children of Morta

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hack and Slime.

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure21.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hack and Slime

How much does Hack and Slime cost?
Hack and Slime is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hack and Slime?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hack and Slime are The Darkblade, Touhou Blooming Soul, Death's Door.
Who developed Hack and Slime?
Hack and Slime was developed by BULLWARESOFT, SpoonBox Studio and published by BULLWARESOFT.

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 and Slime.

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