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HAINYA WORLD

Side-scrolling sandbox RPG with monster battles and base building

NETWORKGO · Released Aug 31, 2023 · Early Access

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGEarly Access

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 101
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
0
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
11 months ago
Oct 9, 2025

What is HAINYA WORLD?

This early-access, side-scrolling sandbox RPG takes place in a kingdom under attack by monsters. You explore towns and an ancient continent, alter terrain, gather materials, craft equipment, build a base, and fight enemies alone or in co-op as adventurers investigate unusual monster activity.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy side-scrolling exploration, crafting, and base building
  • +you want to fight monsters with varied weapon styles
  • +you like building and adventuring with friends in co-op

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer a linear adventure over open-world exploration
  • −you dislike gathering materials and crafting between battles
  • −you only want games that have left early access

What players say

81% of 101 reviews are positive

Players praise the art style and the mix of combat, crafting, and building. Recent players report erratic enemy spawning and unreliable enemy and companion AI in the major early-access update. Others mention sluggish combat response, crashes, or poor performance on specific hardware.

Screenshots and trailer

HAINYA WORLD

HAINYA WORLD system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor
Intel Quad Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-6300
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 750
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64 bit
Processor
Intel Quad Core i3 6400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1050 or AMD R9 290
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese.

Tags

Recent updates

8 DLC available.

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