6 Games with a anime setting like HAYAI that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 47 games similar to HAYAI down to the 6 that fit the “Anime” category. Ninjin: Clash of Carrots, Fairy Bloom Freesia and Kung Fury top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to HAYAI.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best games with a anime setting like HAYAI

6 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.

#1Ninjin: Clash of CarrotsClosest overall match

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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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#2Fairy Bloom FreesiaClosest on game mode

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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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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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#4SENRAN 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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#5Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

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