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We filtered the 47 games similar to HAYAI down to the 37 that fit the “Melee” category. Alien Shooter, BloodRayne 2 (Legacy) and Ninjin: Clash of Carrots top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to HAYAI.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best melee games like HAYAI

37 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to HAYAI. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Alien ShooterClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrative

Steam👍 95%· 4.7KRAWG👍 84%· 249

Year 2003Dev 8Floor · Sigma TeamPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Android

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping setting anime

The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, as thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. Your mission is simple: clear the base at all costs.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: setting and visuals.

It predates HAYAI by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)Closest on tone

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeRangedDarkHorror

Steam👍 78%· 1.2KRAWG👍 51%· 42

Year 2020Dev Terminal Reality · ZigguratPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and shooter, while skipping roguelike runs

Enhanced and updated for modern systems by the game's original developers, this is the definitive edition of BloodRayne 2. BloodRayne is a dhampir, born from the unnatural union of vampire and human.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for HAYAI.

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#3Ninjin: Clash of CarrotsClosest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeRangedAnimePixel Art2D

Steam👍 91%· 411IGDB80· 2OC70· 26

Year 2018Dev Modus GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping roguelike runs

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is an anime-inspired beat-‘em-up with a gaggle of varied enemies, deep customization…and ninjas! Play through side-scrolling worlds consisting of multiple stages and collect carrots stolen by the evil Shogun Moe! Carrots act as currency which can be redeemed in the Corgi Store for new equipment, or the Shady Shop for special weapons, masks and other customization items.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: tone and game mode.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeFantasy

Steam👍 86%· 3.2KRAWG👍 65%· 225MC77IGDB80· 3

Year 2009Dev ACE Team · AtlusPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal. Experience a deep storyline set in a fantastic world. Play the role of Ghat, a man banished by his own brothers and forced to begin a desperate journey past the forbidden desert and to the end of the world.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: tone and setting.

It predates HAYAI by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeRangedMultiplayerSci-Fi

Steam👍 96%· 14KRAWG👍 89%· 654MC81IGDB69· 5OC67· 19

Year 2003Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping roguelike runs

New students are arriving at Jedi Academy on distant Yavin IV but unknown enemy shots down their shuttle. As soon-to-be Jedi approach the Academy on foot they stumble upon two stormtroopers and Dark Jedi that seems to be the reason for the calamity.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: setting and visuals.

It predates HAYAI by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeRangedCo-opMultiplayer

Steam👍 78%· 1.4KRAWG👍 54%· 100MC63IGDB55· 6

Year 2013Dev ACE Team · AtlusPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

Zeno Clash II is a fantasy action game that combines multiple genres. Like its predecessor, Zeno Clash (2009), it uses the first-person view. ###Plot The setting of Zeno Clash II is a weird fantasy world called Zenozoik. The main protagonist of the original game, Ghat, makes a return.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for HAYAI.

It predates HAYAI by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtHardcore

Steam👍 95%· 9.6KIGDB80· 1OC83· 20

Year 2024Dev Phew Phew GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

INDIES SUPPORT EACH OTHER!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186700/Contain/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085310/Emberbane/ About the Game Become Agent 70 and stop the anomalies threatening to destroy the balance of the world! Use extraordinary anomaly weapons to toss your opponents around!

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: tone and setting.

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#8Sifu

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkTacticalHardcore

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB79· 13OC81· 172

Year 2022Dev SloclapOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: setting and visuals.

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#9Ape Out

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DHardcore

Steam👍 95%· 4.0KIGDB82· 12OC83· 77

Year 2019Dev Gabe Cuzzillo · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: visuals and tone.

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#10One Finger Death Punch

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DCasual

Steam👍 98%· 16KRAWG👍 79%· 195IGDB90· 2

Year 2013Dev Silver Dollar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping roguelike runs

This is a game in which the player has to withstand the waves of enemies on the right and left, using only the right and left mouse buttons. When pressed, the protagonist performs punches in the kung-fu style. The game has three levels of difficulty: Student, Master, and Grandmaster.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: tone.

It predates HAYAI by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DNarrative

Steam👍 71%· 3.0KIGDB68· 7OC72· 161

Year 2022Dev Leonard Menchiari · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for HAYAI.

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Fairy Bloom Freesia

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeAnime2DCozy

Steam👍 85%· 1.1KRAWG👍 33%· 31

Year 2012Dev Edelweiss · Nyu MediaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

Once upon a time, in a forest called Lita, there lived a fairy whose role it was to protect the trees of the forest from the monsters and humans who would try to steal the spirit stones that provide the forest’s life energy.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: tone.

It predates HAYAI by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Kung Fury

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkAnime2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 2.5KRAWG👍 61%· 77IGDB39· 1

Year 2015Dev Hello There · Hello There HoldingPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping roguelike runs

THE AWARD WINNING KUNG FU SAGA CONTINUES IN ***** KUNG FURY: STREET RAGE – THE ARCADE STRIKES BACK ***** THE UPGRADED HT-3000 CARTRIDGE CONTAINS: *** NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTERS *** ULTIMATE BOSS FIGHTS IN AN EPIC STORY *** VOICES BY THE ORIGINAL MOVIE ACTORS *** AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF YOU LOVED IN…

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: tone and game mode.

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#14SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkAnimeMultiplayer

Steam👍 95%· 4.0KRAWG👍 68%· 50MC70IGDB72· 8OC65· 17

Year 2013Dev XSEED GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

From the Warring States period to the present day, the mysterious shinobi have fought covertly across Japan. Some fight for the authorities, others for the highest bidder, but all of them have one thing in common: They kick ass and know how to look good doing it.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: visuals.

It predates HAYAI by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Shank 2

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 82%· 3.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2012Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and shooter, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: game mode.

It predates HAYAI by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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