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Games like Nova

If Nova is your kind of game, the closest matches are WRAITHLIGHT, Tormented Soul and Grand Battle — 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 Nova: Combine the elements of Fire, Frost, Nature, Shadow, and Storm to form a powerful Duality. Harvest, craft, and engage in combat with creatures and enemy players to accumulate unprecedented power during the day and unleash your might at night.

2025ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access19.99 USDWindowsby Tenlastic
Nova — Steam game cover

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.

  1. 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.

    IndieAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  2. Tormented Soul

    WHY THIS

    Second-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.

    2024ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Grand Battle

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match 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!

    2019ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Champion of Andia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 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!

    2025ActionRPGEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Runes of Magic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 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!

    2018ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. GREED IS GOOD

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nova.

    In GREED IS GOOD, a PvPvE game, you will enter the mysterious dungeon as a Bounty Hunter. In the game, you need to cooperate with your teammates to fight against enemies and fears. Be aware of the toxic gas and be sure to escape before you are drown out.

    2023ActionStrategyAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. ATLYSS

    WHY THIS

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

    Enter the world of ATLYSS, a Singleplayer/Online RPG where you can fight with or against friends in a surreal world filled with creatures beyond comprehension. Customize and progress your character(s), complete quests, and discover strange locations.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Black Desert

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Nova fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nova.

    Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!

    2017ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nova on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nova.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nova on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Nova.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Nova on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Nova.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  6. 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.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. 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!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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, Tormented Soul, Grand Battle.
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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