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Games like Noitu Love 2: Devolution

If Noitu Love 2: Devolution is your kind of game, the closest matches are UNSHAKEN, 1 Screen Platformer and Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, funny and retro. 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 Noitu Love 2: Devolution: A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!

2012ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 80Windowsby Joakim Sandberg
Noitu Love 2: Devolution — Steam game cover
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Boss fights are creative and challengingFull mouse support enhances arcade feelMouse driven combat feels uniqueChallengingFunnyRetro

Players who liked Noitu Love 2: Devolution also play

Steam players who put hours into Noitu Love 2: Devolution 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. UNSHAKEN

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Noitu Love 2: Devolution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Take on the role of a former detective turned top contract killer. Complete missions destroying everyone who gets in your way in a challenging adventure!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. 1 Screen Platformer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Second-strongest match for Noitu Love 2: Devolution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Third-strongest match for Noitu Love 2: Devolution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds! Enjoy fast and frantic arcade-style beat 'em up gameplay with cute characters. Beat up hordes of weird enemies with awesome special attacks. Local co-op and PVP supported for up to 4 players!

    2015Action14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Fight'N Rage

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Ranked #4 for Noitu Love 2: Devolution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Fight’N Rage is a brand new old-school side-scroller beat’em up. Inspired by the classics from the “golden age”, and with an art style that mimics the aesthetic from the 90's arcade gems, this game pays homage to all classic gameplay features that makes this genre one of the best from its time!

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Nitro Express

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Ranked #5 for Noitu Love 2: Devolution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Nitro Express is a 2D side-view gun action game where cute pixel-art girls shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming in the streets of Japan!

    2025ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Ranked #6 for Noitu Love 2: Devolution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate" is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with the heart of a fighting game, showcasing nostalgic pixel art and the latest cross-platform online multiplayer. Experience the biggest and most expansive entry in the "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds" series to date!

    2025Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Ranked #7 for Noitu Love 2: Devolution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.

    2017ActionIndie13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Ranked #8 for Noitu Love 2: Devolution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    An all-new Metroidvania-style game developed using Pixel Game Maker MV! Make use of a variety of weapons as you traverse sprawling stages on a mission to take back your brother's body from the witch who stole it!

    2020Action6.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Noitu Love 2: Devolution

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. METAL SLUG

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Reviewers of Noitu Love 2: Devolution cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    “METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!

    2015Action1.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. GunFu Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Noitu Love 2: Devolution cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    GunFu Heroes is a quick-paced, 2-4 local multiplayer party game where your goal is to be the last one standing. A variety of weapons introduce different styles of play while various fighters and maps keep the game feeling fresh.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Reviewers of Noitu Love 2: Devolution cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG4.19 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Soldier

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Noitu Love 2: Devolution cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Un juego de disparos en primera persona con bombas y zombies ¿A que esperas para probarlo?

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Noitu Love 2: Devolution at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Noitu Love 2: Devolution on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Noitu Love 2: Devolution on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Noitu Love 2: Devolution on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Noitu Love 2: Devolution on Steam right now. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Noitu Love 2: Devolution on Steam right now. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Noitu Love 2: Devolution on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Noitu Love 2: Devolution on Steam right now. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Noitu Love 2: Devolution on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. 1 Screen Platformer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Fight'N Rage

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Fight’N Rage is a brand new old-school side-scroller beat’em up. Inspired by the classics from the “golden age”, and with an art style that mimics the aesthetic from the 90's arcade gems, this game pays homage to all classic gameplay features that makes this genre one of the best from its time!

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Nitro Express

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Nitro Express is a 2D side-view gun action game where cute pixel-art girls shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming in the streets of Japan!

    2025ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

    "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate" is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with the heart of a fighting game, showcasing nostalgic pixel art and the latest cross-platform online multiplayer. Experience the biggest and most expansive entry in the "Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds" series to date!

    2025Action24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Noitu Love 2: Devolution

Does Noitu Love 2: Devolution run on Steam Deck?
Noitu Love 2: Devolution 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 Noitu Love 2: Devolution cost?
Noitu Love 2: Devolution is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Noitu Love 2: Devolution?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Noitu Love 2: Devolution are UNSHAKEN, 1 Screen Platformer, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic.
Who developed Noitu Love 2: Devolution?
Noitu Love 2: Devolution was developed by Joakim Sandberg.

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 Noitu Love 2: Devolution.

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