HAYATE: Katana Racer
Slice or dodge. Race to win.
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A time-slipped samurai, now a neon street rider. Dodge what flies at you - or throw your homing katana and slice it clean. Turbo, barriers, rivals, and endless runs.
HAYATE is a 3D katana speed-racer. Race down the highway, through space, under the sea, across the sky and over the grasslands. Anything that flies at you, you do one of two things: dodge it, or throw your katana and slice it clean. Ride fast. Slice clean. Finish first.
THE STORY
HAYATE is the sequel to ISSEN. The same lone swordsman has time-slipped into a near-future and rebuilt himself as a neon street rider. The discipline of the blade is still there - now it screams past at full throttle, with a katana you can throw.
HOW IT PLAYS
- Steer by dragging; flick up to jump over low obstacles.
- Tap ATTACK to throw your katana at a target ahead - it homes in and slices it. Each throw uses one blade.
- Pick up coins and spare katanas to keep your blades stocked.
- Hold TURBO to surge faster - but it burns energy quicker.
- Tap BARRIER to shrug off one hit. Barriers carry over between stages.
- Keep your energy up. If it hits zero, the run is over.
- Chain slices for combos, and pass rival riders to climb the finish rank.
FIVE WORLDS, FIFTY STAGES, PLUS ENDLESS
- Five distinct worlds: Highway, Space, Underwater, Sky, and Grassland - each with its own look, hazards and rivals.
- Fifty stages with a rising difficulty curve.
- Unlock an Endless run for each world and chase your best distance.
- Beat your best time and finish rank on every stage.
GEAR UP
- Spend coins in the Garage on permanent upgrades: extra starting katana, longer barrier, better turbo economy, and longer throw range.
MORE TO ENJOY
- Real-time 3D racing with a sense of speed
- 12 languages supported
- Plays in portrait or landscape
- Sound and haptics on/off, anytime
- Plays offline after install
- Made by an independent studio (PixelRyu)
Free to play, supported by ads. Watch an optional ad to revive, double your coins, restock, or boost your next run. Optional ad-removal.
Ride fast. Slice clean. Finish first.
Ratings & Reviews
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NEW: More rivals in every race — a fuller pack and a tighter fight for 1st.
IMPROVED: Rivals keep pace the whole way, so you're never left racing alone late in a run.
IMPROVED: Cleaner overtaking — brushing past a rival no longer crashes you.
IMPROVED: Stronger sense of speed — the world rushes toward you harder as you ride.
The developer, Kenji Kobayashi, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Kenji Kobayashi
- Size
- 444.4 MB
- Category
- Action
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XR
• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (2nd generation)
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 13
• iPhone SE (3rd generation)
• iPhone 14
• iPhone 14 Plus
• iPhone 14 Pro
• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 15
• iPhone 15 Plus
• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 16
• iPhone 16 Plus
• iPhone 16 Pro
• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• iPhone 16e
• iPhone 17 Pro
• iPhone 17 Pro Max
• iPhone 17
• iPhone Air
• iPhone 17e - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
• iPad Pro (11‑inch)
• iPad Pro (11‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (3rd generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini (5th generation)
• iPad mini (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air (3rd generation)
• iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (11‑inch) (2nd generation)
• iPad Pro (11‑inch) (2nd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (4th generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air (4th generation)
• iPad Air (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad (8th generation)
• iPad (8th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation)
• iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini (6th generation)
• iPad mini (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad (9th generation)
• iPad (9th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air (5th generation)
• iPad Air (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad (10th generation)
• iPad (10th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (11‑inch) (4th generation)
• iPad Pro (11‑inch) (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (6th generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (6th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
• iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
• iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
• iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad mini (A17 Pro)
• iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad (A16)
• iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
• iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 13-inch (M3)
• iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Pro 13-inch (M5)
• iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
• iPad Air 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular
• iPad Air 13-inch (M4)
• iPad Air 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 11 more
- English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
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- Copyright
- © 2026 PixelRyu