Choose Hanako: Honor & Blade
Choose Hanako: Honor & Blade if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Hanako: Honor & Blade launched in 2021.
Hanako: Honor & Blade vs Rasen
Hanako: Honor & Blade and Rasen both land in Action, Indie 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Hanako: Honor & Blade (2021) is 5 years older than Rasen (2026). Hanako: Honor & Blade is free; Rasen is paid (Price unknown). 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 Rasen
Choose Rasen if you want the DualShock Controller Support, Adjustable Text Size, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Rasen launched in 2026.
Both Hanako: Honor & Blade and Rasen sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online 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
 Hanako: Honor & Blade |  Rasen | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 85.2% positive (135 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | +Mpact Games, LLC. | Abyss Deepen |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Hanako: Honor & Blade (2021) is 5 years older than Rasen (2026).
- Hanako: Honor & Blade is free; Rasen is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Hanako: Honor & Blade is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Rasen has no Deck rating yet.
Hanako: Honor & Blade vs Rasen — FAQ
- Should I play Hanako: Honor & Blade or Rasen first?
- If you want chronology, Hanako: Honor & Blade (2021) came out before Rasen (2026). 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 Hanako: Honor & Blade and Rasen similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Do both Hanako: Honor & Blade and Rasen have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Hanako: Honor & Blade ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Rasen ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Hanako: Honor & Blade free?
- Yes — Hanako: Honor & Blade is a free-to-play Steam title. Rasen is paid (Price unknown).