Games like Nexus 5X
If Nexus 5X is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Imperia 4X, Headquarters: World War II and 远征契约 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its factions encourage diverse playstyles, challenging and contemplative. 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 Nexus 5X: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
Players who liked Nexus 5X also play
Steam players who put hours into Nexus 5X 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.
Space Imperia 4X
WHY THIS
Top pick for Nexus 5X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Nexus 5X.
A faithful digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Space Empires 4X by GMT Games, beloved by wargamers for almost two decades. Command the rise of your civilization and the fall of others, all in one to two hours.
Headquarters: World War II
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Nexus 5X.
Second-strongest match for Nexus 5X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Nexus 5X.
Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
远征契约
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Nexus 5X.
Third-strongest match for Nexus 5X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Nexus 5X.
《远征契约》是一款经典回合制战略冒险游戏，融合角色扮演、武装冲突和王国管理元素，驾驭古代魔法，厉兵秣马、拓土开疆，铸就游吟诗人可万世传颂的帝国伟业！
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nexus 5X.
Ranked #4 for Nexus 5X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Nexus 5X.
In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?
Yacht Dice
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Nexus 5X.
Ranked #5 for Nexus 5X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
Yacht Dice is a classic dice game popular around the world, each player by throwing dice statistics score to carry on the game, the player with the highest score wins. Invite friends to play online, or compete against players from around the world.
Songs of Conquest
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Nexus 5X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Nexus 5X.
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Demeo
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Nexus 5X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
Adventurers, it’s time to unite! Gather your friends and battle the dark forces that have overtaken the world of Resolution Games' award-winning RPG dungeon crawler, Demeo. The next generation of tabletop adventure has arrived!
Demeo: PC Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nexus 5X.
Ranked #8 for Nexus 5X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Nexus 5X
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Stellaris
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Nexus 5X.
Reviewers of Nexus 5X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Nexus 5X.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Master of Orion 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Nexus 5X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Nexus 5X.
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Old World
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Nexus 5X.
Reviewers of Nexus 5X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Nexus 5X.
Old World is a revolutionary new historical strategy game where you lead your dynasty over generations of rule against rival kings and queens. Wage massive wars, manage your court, and build a dynasty — or watch your empire crumble to dust. What legacy will you leave behind?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nexus 5X.
Reviewers of Nexus 5X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nexus 5X.
Reviewers of Nexus 5X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Nexus 5X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nexus 5X at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Nexus 5X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nexus 5X.
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 ~60% under Nexus 5X on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nexus 5X.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nexus 5X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nexus 5X.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under Nexus 5X on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nexus 5X.
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 ~80% under Nexus 5X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nexus 5X.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nexus 5X on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Nexus 5X.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Nexus 5X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nexus 5X.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nexus 5X on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nexus 5X.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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 Nexus 5X.
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?
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Nexus 5X.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
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!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nexus 5X.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Nexus 5X.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Songs of Conquest
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Nexus 5X.
Raise mighty armies, wield ancient magic and forge an empire. This turn-based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat and kingdom management.
Demeo
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
Adventurers, it’s time to unite! Gather your friends and battle the dark forces that have overtaken the world of Resolution Games' award-winning RPG dungeon crawler, Demeo. The next generation of tabletop adventure has arrived!
Demeo: PC Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Nexus 5X.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.
Frequently asked about Nexus 5X
- Does Nexus 5X run on Steam Deck?
- Nexus 5X is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Nexus 5X cost?
- Nexus 5X is listed on Steam at 7.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Nexus 5X have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Nexus 5X supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Nexus 5X?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nexus 5X are Space Imperia 4X, Headquarters: World War II, 远征契约.
- Who developed Nexus 5X?
- Nexus 5X was developed by Whatboy Games and published by Paradox Arc.
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 Nexus 5X.
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