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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 15 that fit the “Dark” category. Alien Shooter, BloodRayne 2 (Legacy) and Sifu top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to HAYAI.

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to HAYAI is Alien Shooter — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. BloodRayne 2 (Legacy) and Sifu follow close behind.

#1Alien Shooter77 #2BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)68 #3Sifu67 #4Ape Out64 #5One Finger Death Punch64

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The best dark games like HAYAI

15 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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Alien Shooter

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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BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)

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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Sifu

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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat60Tone31Setting0Visuals0

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Ape Out

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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat64Tone35Visuals30

#5One Finger Death Punch

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One Finger Death Punch

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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Trek to Yomi

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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat65Tone57Visuals48Setting0

#7Kung FuryClosest on visuals

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Kung Fury

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.

Genre100Visuals100Setting75Combat64Game mode35Tone31

#8SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUSClosest on setting

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SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS

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.

Genre100Setting100Combat60Tone55Game mode53Visuals0

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Shank 2

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.

Genre100Tone100Combat65Visuals65Game mode26

59

Shank

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DCo-op

Steam👍 90%· 4.0KRAWG👍 72%· 380MC67IGDB68· 5

Year 2010Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

Shank, the first game in the series of its name, is defined by its comic-book visual style and graphic violence in the vein of Tarantino and Rodriguez movies. In the single-player mode, the game follows a story of a revenge.

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: game mode.

It predates HAYAI by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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58

Furi

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreNarrative

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB79· 19OC78· 86

Year 2016Dev The Game BakersOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: setting and visuals.

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#12Golden Axe II

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Golden Axe II

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 71%· 14

Year 1991Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Sega of AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from HAYAI: setting.

It predates HAYAI by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals65Game mode54Combat53Setting0

#13Golden Axe III

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Golden Axe III

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DMultiplayer

Year 1993Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd.On Linux · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping roguelike runs

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

It predates HAYAI by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals65Combat53Game mode43Setting0

#14Sacred Citadel

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Sacred Citadel

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 69%· 1.2KRAWG👍 27%· 124MC61IGDB66· 6

Year 2013Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

A warrior, an archer, a sorceress and a witch are fighting with crowds of monsters, mining armor, weapons, money, potions and so on. Eatable things will also come in handy - from their absorption health is restored, which is very necessary in battles.

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

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

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

Genre100Tone100Combat65Visuals65Game mode23Setting0

#15Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDark2DOffline

IGDB74· 3

Year 2005Dev Mortal Kombat Team · Midway Games

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

≠ Stands apart with horror setting, fantasy world and offline, while skipping roguelike runs

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

It predates HAYAI by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals64Combat56Game mode22Setting0

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