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Games like Null Drifter

If Null Drifter is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nuclear Throne, Blazing Beaks and NeuroVoider — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Null Drifter: Null Drifter is a 1BIT LO-FI shooter, a journey into the void inside a computer simulation! Lose yourself in this frenetic yet chill experience!

2019ActionIndieSimulation3.99 USDWindowsby Panda Indie Studio
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Players who liked Null Drifter also play

Steam players who put hours into Null Drifter also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Null Drifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Null Drifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. NeuroVoider

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Null Drifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.

    2016ActionIndieRPG13.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Zombie Party

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Null Drifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Serious Sam: Tormental

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Null Drifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!

    2022ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. One Step From Eden

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Null Drifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Bleed 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Null Drifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. 30XX

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Null Drifter fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Null Drifter at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Null Drifter on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Null Drifter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Null Drifter.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Null Drifter on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Null Drifter.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Null Drifter on Steam right now. Shares Action with Null Drifter.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Null Drifter on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Null Drifter.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Null Drifter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Null Drifter.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Null Drifter on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Null Drifter.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Null Drifter on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Null Drifter.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Null Drifter.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Meteor 60 Seconds!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?

    2018ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Panda Indie Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Panda Indie Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Project Starship

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Panda Indie Studio, the studio behind Null Drifter. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen? Will you save the world from the mighty cthulhu?

    2016ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Reset 1-1

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Panda Indie Studio, the studio behind Null Drifter. Shares Indie with Null Drifter.

    The world has ended, Demons have risen to conquer the uninhabited and flourishing nature outside.  It's your turn, with your unknown identity, to find your path for a new beginning.  Let's not beat about the bush here. Reset 1-1 is everything you loved about the late 80's/early 90's. It's a blast from the past, with a fresh spin.

    2016Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Red Death

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Panda Indie Studio, the studio behind Null Drifter. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Red Death is a vertical shooter, Prologue of the series Project Starship!

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Project Starship X

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Panda Indie Studio, the studio behind Null Drifter. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    The Rogue-Lite shooter where you CRASH-KILL comical abominations! ​Pilot your spaceship as Swagthulhu in this original and wacky "Lovecraftian Parody"!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Pity Pit

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Panda Indie Studio, the studio behind Null Drifter. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Dig Dug meets Downwell! Dig your doom, save Gwendoline from the Devil Johnson! 2D platforming, digging, ores, crafting, bombs!!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Pixel Survivor - Pixel Up!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Panda Indie Studio, the studio behind Null Drifter. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    A pixel SURVIVOR ROGUE-LITE that will give you a hypnotic addiction! You do all the usual "Survivor" stuff, but this time you'll have to hire a therapist in order to stop playing!

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Z-Warp

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Panda Indie Studio, the studio behind Null Drifter. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.

    2022ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Feeble Light

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Panda Indie Studio, the studio behind Null Drifter. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!

    2023ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Nuclear Throne

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

    2015ActionIndieRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Zombie Party

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Serious Sam: Tormental

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!

    2022ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. One Step From Eden

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Bleed 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Null Drifter.

    Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Null Drifter

How much does Null Drifter cost?
Null Drifter is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Null Drifter have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Null Drifter supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Null Drifter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Null Drifter are Nuclear Throne, Blazing Beaks, NeuroVoider.
Who developed Null Drifter?
Null Drifter was developed by Panda Indie Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Null Drifter.

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