Games like HAYAI
If HAYAI is your kind of game, the closest matches are Twin Hooks, Shing! and NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its global leaderboard fuels replayability, challenging and competitive. 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 HAYAI: You are Ronin. Survive against an onslaught of enemies using a unique, mouse-based combat system. Draw your attack, felling your enemies in one swoop!
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Twin Hooks
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Top pick for HAYAI fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Two heroes, one fight. Team up in a 2-player co-op brawler where you juggle enemies skyward together, land synchronized takedowns, shop and loot your way to stronger gear. Wholesome by day. Relentless by night.
Shing!
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with HAYAI.
Second-strongest match for HAYAI fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with HAYAI.
Third-strongest match for HAYAI fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
Sclash
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for HAYAI fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Sclash is a plug’n play 2D samurai fighting game full of tension where one hit is enough to kill. Play as a hand-drawn samurai in beautiful painted settings and fight your opponent in epic solemn duels where each move matters. Manage well your stamina, breath and take your time to land a deadly hit.
MoonWhite
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for HAYAI fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Moon White is a short and easy action game featuring Chinese Kungfu. It tells about a journey how two elves compete with each other, looking for the harmony of traditional dance in each movement and posture.
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with HAYAI.
Ranked #6 for HAYAI fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition is a brutal close-quarters brawler. Punch, crush, shoot, and use the environment to destroy enemies. Master deep melee combat, execute savage finishers, and fight for redemption as Vasily, a former elite operative hunted by a cybernetic corporation.
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with HAYAI.
Ranked #7 for HAYAI fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Become immersed in exhilarating battles as a nameless hero in the Three Kingdoms
Lithium City
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Shares a hypnotic mood with HAYAI.
Ranked #8 for HAYAI fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Lithium City is a stylized isometric action game set in a neon-drenched world of electricity and violence.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below HAYAI at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under HAYAI on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAYAI.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under HAYAI on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAYAI.
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.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under HAYAI on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAYAI.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under HAYAI on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
TYRONE vs COPS
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Priced ~50% under HAYAI on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under HAYAI on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Toree 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under HAYAI on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAYAI.
A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).
UBERMOSH Vol.5
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under HAYAI on Steam right now. Shares Action with HAYAI.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with HAYAI.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with HAYAI.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with HAYAI.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with HAYAI.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Frequently asked about HAYAI
- How much does HAYAI cost?
- HAYAI is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to HAYAI?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HAYAI are Twin Hooks, Shing!, NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black.
- Who developed HAYAI?
- HAYAI was developed by Chaoclypse.
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 HAYAI.
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