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Games like Have a Nice Death

Closest overall match: Spelunky 2 (★ 3.9). Highest rated: Hollow Knight at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Splasher at about 1 hours.

We compared Have a Nice Death against every game in our catalog on shared tags, genre, rating, playtime and release era, and these 12 came closest. What ties them together most: 2D, Full controller support and Hack and Slash.

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  1. Spelunky 2

    1. Spelunky 2

    Shares 2D-платформер, 2D Platformer, Action Roguelike, Dark Humor and Roguelike and 3 more tags.

    Year
    2020
    Rating
    ★ 3.9
    Metacritic
    90
    Playtime
    3h
    Finish rate
    27%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  2. Slain: Back from Hell

    2. Slain: Back from Hell

    Shares Gothic, Metroidvania, Hack and Slash, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; rated 0.4 lower.

    Year
    2016
    Rating
    ★ 3.2
    Metacritic
    74
    Playtime
    3h
    Finish rate
    44%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  3. Moonscars

    3. Moonscars

    Shares 2D-платформер, 2D Platformer, Metroidvania, Hack and Slash and 2D and 2 more tags; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2022
    Rating
    ★ 3.7
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    49%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  4. Katana ZERO

    4. Katana ZERO

    Shares combat, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 higher.

    Year
    2019
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Metacritic
    83
    Playtime
    5h
    Finish rate
    88%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  5. Skul: The Hero Slayer

    5. Skul: The Hero Slayer

    Shares Action Roguelike, Hack and Slash, Early Access, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2021
    Rating
    ★ 3.6
    Metacritic
    80
    Playtime
    4h
    Finish rate
    38%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie

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  6. Greak: Memories of Azur

    6. Greak: Memories of Azur

    Shares 2D-платформер, 2D Platformer, Metroidvania, Hack and Slash and 2D and 2 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2021
    Rating
    ★ 3.1
    Playtime
    4h
    Finish rate
    48%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  7. Hollow Knight

    7. Hollow Knight

    Shares Gothic, Metroidvania, Controller, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; rated 0.8 higher; about 5h longer.

    Year
    2017
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Metacritic
    88
    Playtime
    7h
    Finish rate
    65%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  8. Cuphead

    8. Cuphead

    Shares Cartoon, Cartoony, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 higher.

    Year
    2017
    Rating
    ★ 4.4
    Metacritic
    87
    Playtime
    6h
    Finish rate
    52%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  9. Blade Assault

    9. Blade Assault

    Shares 2D-платформер, 2D Platformer, Action Roguelike, Hack and Slash and Roguelike and 3 more tags; rated 0.4 higher; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2021
    Playtime
    3h
    Shared genres
    4, Indie

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  10. Mark of the Ninja

    10. Mark of the Ninja

    Shares Cartoon, Controller, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher.

    Year
    2012
    Rating
    ★ 4.0
    Metacritic
    91
    Playtime
    5h
    Finish rate
    65%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  11. Blasphemous II

    11. Blasphemous II

    Shares 2D-платформер, 2D Platformer, Metroidvania, combat and Hack and Slash and 3 more tags; rated 0.6 higher; about 7h longer; same release year.

    Year
    2023
    Rating
    ★ 4.2
    Playtime
    9h
    Finish rate
    81%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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  12. Splasher

    12. Splasher

    Shares Cartoon, Controller, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower.

    Year
    2017
    Rating
    ★ 3.2
    Metacritic
    79
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    60%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie, 83

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Questions people ask

What is the best game like Have a Nice Death?

On our similarity model, Spelunky 2 is the closest match to Have a Nice Death — shares 2D-платформер, 2D Platformer, Action Roguelike, Dark Humor and Roguelike and 3 more tags.

Which game like Have a Nice Death is rated highest?

Hollow Knight holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 2,778 players.

Are there games like Have a Nice Death on Nintendo Switch?

Yes — we found 11 games like Have a Nice Death on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.

How this list is built

Every game in our catalog is scored against Have a Nice Death on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.

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