Games like Hazelnut Hex
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Hazelnut Hex for fans of action, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Hazelnut Hex also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Hazelnut Hex: Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition
Top pick for Hazelnut Hex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
Rescue your possible WAIFU from the evil magic. Elaborated yet EASY TO PLAY shmup action game! Remove the curse from the clothes to save the girls from the ageing spell!
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ZOE Begone!
Second-strongest match for Hazelnut Hex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hazelnut Hex.
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
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Gun Wings
Third-strongest match for Hazelnut Hex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...
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Savant - Ascent REMIX
Ranked #4 for Hazelnut Hex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
Savant - Ascent REMIX is an explosive shoot-em-up / scrolling shooter, starring an acrobatic wizard on an elevator-ride. Unlock destructive spells & acrobatic moves as you survive through a tower brimming with robotic fiends!
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PARA♰BELLUM ~ 魔弹帕菈
Ranked #5 for Hazelnut Hex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
Necromancer's army is gathering! But he can't afford Necronomicon Prime so his army can only use free medieval equipment set... We believe that one battle sister can solve them well. Go Forth, Sister Para, Blast your enemy in this survivor-like shooter game!
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Assault Android Cactus+
Ranked #6 for Hazelnut Hex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
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Deathsmiles
Ranked #7 for Hazelnut Hex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
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Syder Arcade
Ranked #8 for Hazelnut Hex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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ZOE Begone!
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Hazelnut Hex.
A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.
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Assault Android Cactus+
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
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Deathsmiles
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hazelnut Hex.
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
Frequently asked about Hazelnut Hex
- Does Hazelnut Hex run on Steam Deck?
- Hazelnut Hex is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Hazelnut Hex cost?
- Hazelnut Hex is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hazelnut Hex?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hazelnut Hex are Waifu Covered 2: Censored Edition, ZOE Begone!, Gun Wings.
- Who developed Hazelnut Hex?
- Hazelnut Hex was developed by Chunderfins.
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 Hazelnut Hex.
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