Games like Parry Nightmare
If Parry Nightmare is your kind of game, the closest matches are The World of The Candy Girl, TriggerHeart EXELICA ENHANCED and Kira Kira Magical Stars — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its emotional, melancholic and stressful. 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 Parry Nightmare: Team up with your "other self", Honno-chan, as you parry, pummel and pulse your way out of your darkest nightmare in this one-of-a-kind "parry heaven" action game!
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Steam players who put hours into Parry Nightmare 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.
The World of The Candy Girl
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Top pick for Parry Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
The World of The Candy Girl is an action game in which you are a young female shooter with super powers, and must destroy hordes of enemies to save all the candy in the world.
TriggerHeart EXELICA ENHANCED
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Parry Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Parry Nightmare.
"Pull the trigger of your heart once again with new friends!"
Kira Kira Magical Stars
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Parry Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
The Monster Queen has invaded town and captured your friends! Pick your stage, explore, fight monsters, save your friends, and play as them in this top-down shooter inspired by classic handheld gaming!
GuanLan Magic
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Ranked #4 for Parry Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
For the hope of humanity, the decisive battle unfolds in the vast sky...An STG featuring magical girls and an instant-upgrade system！Let's save Guanlan!
Vindictive Drive 2: Maidbot Archive
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Ranked #5 for Parry Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
Mecha-Moe bullet hell action meets sandbox exploration and souls-like boss hunting! Experience the thrill of a classic twin-stick shooter, reimagined for keyboard and mouse precision. All Maidbots are fully voiced, bringing every battle to life. Fans call it "The Maidbot Game".
TouHou Koishi's Enchanted Woods
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Ranked #6 for Parry Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
「TouHou Koishi's Enchanted Woods」 is a Touhou fangame.This is a "reverse-construction" action rogue-lite.Koishi vs. Kokoro! But as the playable character, Koishi uses various enhancement cards to continuously strengthen Kokoro. Can she ultimately defeat the Kokoro she has built up herself?
CosmoDreamer
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Ranked #7 for Parry Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Parry Nightmare.
From the popular free game "Outside" comes a dreamy and cute barrage shmups. The visuals are colorful, cute and fantastic, and the game features active gameplay.
From The Dust
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Ranked #8 for Parry Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
From The Dust is a fun and dynamic shoot'em up action game! Requiring reflexes and motor coordination. Fight steampunk machines to save your village. Can you complete this challenge?
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Nyan Cat: Lost In Space
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Reviewers of Parry Nightmare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with Parry Nightmare.
Play with the most celebrated flying cat in human history. Drink milk, eat ice-cream, collect coins, buy gorgeous boosts, fly like a superhero (sorry... supercat), jump onto platforms made of cake, avoid angry dogs, and discover the infinite space.
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
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Reviewers of Parry Nightmare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Parry Nightmare.
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!
The Guardian
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Reviewers of Parry Nightmare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.
NeverAwake
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Shares a melancholic mood with Parry Nightmare.
Reviewers of Parry Nightmare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
A girl who never wakes up. She has been fighting monsters in her dreams... "NeverAwake" is a nightmarish twin-stick shooter with a unique worldview and original game rules.
Vampire Survivors
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Reviewers of Parry Nightmare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Stellar Blade™
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Shares an emotional mood with Parry Nightmare.
Reviewers of Parry Nightmare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Parry Nightmare at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~86% under Parry Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
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
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Priced ~57% under Parry Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
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Priced ~46% under Parry Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
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
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Priced ~72% under Parry Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
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
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Priced ~79% under Parry Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
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
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Priced ~86% under Parry Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
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
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Priced ~57% under Parry Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
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
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Priced ~43% under Parry Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Parry Nightmare.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Parry Nightmare.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Parry Nightmare.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Casual with Parry Nightmare.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Parry Nightmare.
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.
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Frequently asked about Parry Nightmare
- How much does Parry Nightmare cost?
- Parry Nightmare is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Parry Nightmare?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Parry Nightmare are The World of The Candy Girl, TriggerHeart EXELICA ENHANCED, Kira Kira Magical Stars.
- Who developed Parry Nightmare?
- Parry Nightmare was developed by KAKUKAKU GAMES and published by Phoenixx Inc..
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