Games like Nodes
If Nodes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monster Hunting: Incremental Grind Forever, Idle Tick and FLOWORKS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its open ended logistics sandbox, pure idle automation and atmospheric. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Nodes: Node production simulator. Purchase nodes to produce resources, so you can advance in the technology tree and build yourself a large production line. This game will satisfy your need for incremental simulators with the large amount of content.
Players who liked Nodes also play
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Monster Hunting: Incremental Grind Forever
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Nodes.
Top pick for Nodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
An idle incremental adventure. Fight monsters, buy upgrades, recruit a party, craft equipment, join a faction, battle across different regions, and complete hundreds of rewards. Unlock a variety of fun features and use them to make your numbers go up!
Idle Tick
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
An idle game with unique gameplay. No boring idleness and infinite clicking. Complex prestige system and various upgrades. Different currencies and deep management. Infinite possibilities and fun!
FLOWORKS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Nodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
A node-graph automation × idle factory builder. Materials flow along the wires you draw and transform at each machine. Fix bottlenecks, optimize your layout, grow a trade empire, and rise to rule the robotics industry. Zero art assets — every visual and sound is generated in code.
Sixty Four
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nodes.
Ranked #4 for Nodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
Dive into the world of Sixty Four, where you transform simple machines into a thriving factory.
Assembly Planter
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Nodes.
Ranked #5 for Nodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
A farming / automation game, that allows you to progress from a poor hard-working farmer with just a few old tools to a lazy rich guy that watches his machines do the work for him while he tries to optimize production.
Factory Town Idle
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Nodes.
Ranked #6 for Nodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
Military Incremental Complex
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Nodes.
Ranked #7 for Nodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Nodes.
Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.
Block Factory
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Nodes.
Ranked #8 for Nodes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
Block Factory is a relaxing and creative building game where you craft delightful 3D figurines from blocks. Shape your designs and build flowing production lines in a peaceful factory world.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nodes at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Nodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nodes.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Nodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Nodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nodes.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Nodes on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Nodes.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nodes.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nodes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nodes.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Nodes on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Nodes.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Nodes.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nodes.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Nodes.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nodes.
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.
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Frequently asked about Nodes
- How much does Nodes cost?
- Nodes is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nodes?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nodes are Monster Hunting: Incremental Grind Forever, Idle Tick, FLOWORKS.
- Who developed Nodes?
- Nodes was developed by Damaged Axons.
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