Games like Nova
If Nova is your kind of game, the closest matches are WRAITHLIGHT, Diamond Legacy Online and Tormented Soul — 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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Players who liked Nova also play
Steam players who put hours into Nova 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.
WRAITHLIGHT
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nova.
Forge your path in Wraithlight, an unpredictable multiplayer sandbox. Explore the dangerous world of Archmyst, gather resources to build deeply customizable gear, and survive a reactive environment that grows more hostile the more you take from it. Cooperate or compete to survive.
Diamond Legacy Online
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nova.
Set in an ancient world, this MMORPG lets you develop your character, strengthen your equipment, and challenge guilds. Progress solo or with a party, take risks, and earn the rewards of your effort. In this world, power is not given; it is earned.
Tormented Soul
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova.
Gear Level Grinder. Third-person Action RPG set in the Open World of Pawan.
RUSTCAN
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nova.
Hollow Pines has a curfew, and something is keeping it. Kick the can, free your friends from the pen, and last until sunrise. A multiplayer horror chase where the monster hears your voice and remembers who ran.
ZuOnline
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nova.
Return to the legendary world of Zu Online - a martial arts MMORPG reborn. Explore ancient skies, master cultivation, and battle for immortality in a world inspired by Chinese mythology.
Grand Battle
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nova.
In this intense fully featured Action RPG, players fight with multiple heroes to save the world. And sometimes they chill and do some crafting!
Champion of Andia
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Nova.
Step into a dynamic Action RPG Arena Fighter set in a medieval fantasy realm. Create your champion, battle waves of enemies and level up with friends in solo or cooperative play. Earn gold for powerful gear and powerups!
Runes of Magic
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nova.
Start your heroic saga today in a world full of magic and excitement: Choose your race, build a home and discover the fantastic world of Taborea in the classic free-to-play MMO!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nova at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Nova on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nova.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nova on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nova.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nova on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nova.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nova on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nova.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nova on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Nova.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nova.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nova.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Nova.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nova.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nova.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nova.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Electoral Carnage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Early Access with Nova.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
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 Nova.
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!
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Nova
- How much does Nova cost?
- Nova is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Nova have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Nova supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Nova?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nova are WRAITHLIGHT, Diamond Legacy Online, Tormented Soul.
- Who developed Nova?
- Nova was developed by Tenlastic.
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 Nova.
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