Games like Nokai
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Nokai 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 Nokai 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Nokai: Sail north alone or with friends through dangerous waters, explore strange islands, and survive what may become the world’s weirdest camping trip as the world grows stranger the farther north you go.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Skye: The Misty Isle
Top pick for Nokai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Skye is being reforged as Skye: Rebirth — a complete, ground-up rework of the Viking survival game, rebuilding core systems, combat, exploration, visuals, and survival mechanics. Existing owners will automatically retain access once the new version replaces the current one.
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qb
Second-strongest match for Nokai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
qb is an open world sandbox adventure game. Play together with your friends or singeplayer. Craft and enchant items. Skill your character. Earn rewards through quests. Help the villagers and let their homeland grow. Don't like the scenery? Modify it to your likings and share it!
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Soulmask
Third-strongest match for Nokai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nokai.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
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Duel Corp.
Ranked #4 for Nokai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
A Souls-inspired action RPG set in a sandbox open world with an MMO feel and challenging directional combat. Play solo or with up to 3 friends in co-op. Build friendships, master an unrestricted class system, and uncover the cause that darkened all eyes.
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Salt
Ranked #5 for Nokai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.
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Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Ranked #6 for Nokai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
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No Rest for the Wicked
Ranked #7 for Nokai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nokai.
From Moon Studios, the award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, comes No Rest for the Wicked, a unique, visceral Action RPG set in a hand-crafted world with Souls-like combat. Featuring co-op for up to four players.
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MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Ranked #8 for Nokai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nokai.
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
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No Rest for the Wicked
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Nokai.
From Moon Studios, the award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, comes No Rest for the Wicked, a unique, visceral Action RPG set in a hand-crafted world with Souls-like combat. Featuring co-op for up to four players.
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MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nokai.
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
Frequently asked about Nokai
- Does Nokai have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Nokai supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Nokai?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nokai are Skye: The Misty Isle, qb, Soulmask.
- Who developed Nokai?
- Nokai was developed by Pretty Potato Games.
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 Nokai.
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