Games like Nostalgiarian
Below are 23 hand-picked alternatives to Nostalgiarian for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Nostalgiarian also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Cloaz Studio. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Nostalgiarian: Nostalgiarian is an old school platform game which you can jump, climb, run, fight... Improve your reflexes. It is short game to casual gamers. In Nostalgiarian you will remember your childhood.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nostalgiarian at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nostalgiarian on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nostalgiarian.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nostalgiarian on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nostalgiarian on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nostalgiarian.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nostalgiarian on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Nostalgiarian.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nostalgiarian on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nostalgiarian.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nostalgiarian on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nostalgiarian.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nostalgiarian on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nostalgiarian.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nostalgiarian.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nostalgiarian.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nostalgiarian.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Trick & Treat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Unturned
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nostalgiarian.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
SCP: Secret Laboratory
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nostalgiarian.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
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More from Cloaz Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Cloaz Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Survive in Angaria
WHY THIS
Another title from Cloaz Studio, the studio behind Nostalgiarian. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
Survive in Angaria is a mini RPG survival game...
Jack the Barbarian
WHY THIS
Another title from Cloaz Studio, the studio behind Nostalgiarian. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
Jack the Barbarian is an Old-School RPG game. Farming, crafting, combat, fishing, just explore it! Barbarians, elves, pirates... Who do you think will win?
Survive in Angaria 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Cloaz Studio, the studio behind Nostalgiarian. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
Survive in Angaria is a mini RPG survival game. Look around, chose your weapon, earn money and help people!
Click and Manage Tycoon
WHY THIS
Another title from Cloaz Studio, the studio behind Nostalgiarian. Shares Indie and Casual with Nostalgiarian.
Click and Manage Tycoon is a clicker and management game! Welcome to our sweet world, become a good manager here!
Hope For Village
WHY THIS
Another title from Cloaz Studio, the studio behind Nostalgiarian. Shares Indie and Casual with Nostalgiarian.
Hope For Village is an Old-School RPG game. Farming, crafting, combat, fishing and more, just explore it! Monsters, wild animals, enemies of kingdom... Who do you think will win?
Hope for City
WHY THIS
Another title from Cloaz Studio, the studio behind Nostalgiarian. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
Hope For City is an Old-School RPG game. We designed this game for mini rpg & survival fans. Farming, crafting, combat, fishing, mini games and more, just explore it! Monsters, wild animals, orcs... Who do you think will win?
Paul's World
WHY THIS
Another title from Cloaz Studio, the studio behind Nostalgiarian. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nostalgiarian.
Paul's World is an Old-School RPG game. We designed this game for mini rpg & survival fans. Farming, crafting, combat, fishing, mini games and more, just explore it! Monsters, wild animals, aliens... Who do you think will win?
Frequently asked about Nostalgiarian
- How much does Nostalgiarian cost?
- Nostalgiarian is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Nostalgiarian?
- Nostalgiarian was developed by Cloaz Studio.
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