Games like NIMRODS
If NIMRODS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Time Treker, Blazing Beaks and Yet Another Zombie Survivors — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, writing quality is exceptional and challenging. 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 →NIMRODS is a 2024 action roguelite from Fiveamp where players act as a test subject for a gun manufacturer, scavenging alien planets for weapon components. The core loop centers on procedural dungeon-crawling combined with bullet-hell combat, requiring players to weave through dense projectile patterns while experimenting with weapon synergy to build increasingly elaborate firearms. Meta-progression systems persist between runs, allowing accumulated knowledge and upgrades to carry forward. The game emphasizes tactical positioning, and players describe the experience as challenging and stressful. It is verified on Steam Deck and currently holds an 87% positive rating from 1,241 Steam reviews, priced at $9.99 USD.
About NIMRODS: Assemble a limitless arsenal in this survive-em-up roguelite shooter. As a Gun Manufacturer's testing force, your mission is simple: test the latest gun tech and scavenge alien planets. Collect insane weapon parts to invent crazy guns that slay thousands. You may not survive, but your guns will!
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Time Treker
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, procedural generation and a challenging mood with NIMRODS.
Top pick for NIMRODS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Blazing Beaks
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with NIMRODS.
Second-strongest match for NIMRODS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Yet Another Zombie Survivors
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for NIMRODS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression and a challenging mood with NIMRODS.
Ranked #4 for NIMRODS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
Pesticide Not Required
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell and meta progression with NIMRODS.
Ranked #5 for NIMRODS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with NIMRODS.
Mow down countless crops and corrupt critters while crafting game-breaking builds! Pesticide Not Required is an action roguelite bullet heaven game with farming sim elements that offers a myriad of stats and special character traits to create wildly diverse run possibilities.
Genome Guardian
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression, procedural generation and a stressful mood with NIMRODS.
Ranked #6 for NIMRODS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Survivors of the Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares meta progression and a challenging mood with NIMRODS.
Ranked #7 for NIMRODS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.
Hive Jump 2: Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, meta progression and a stressful mood with NIMRODS.
Ranked #8 for NIMRODS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NIMRODS at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under NIMRODS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with NIMRODS.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with NIMRODS.
Priced ~50% under NIMRODS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under NIMRODS on Steam right now. Shares Action with NIMRODS.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under NIMRODS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with NIMRODS.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under NIMRODS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with NIMRODS.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under NIMRODS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
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 ~70% under NIMRODS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under NIMRODS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with NIMRODS.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with NIMRODS.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with NIMRODS.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blazing Beaks
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with NIMRODS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.
Yet Another Zombie Survivors
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Hive Jump 2: Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares bullet hell, meta progression and a stressful mood with NIMRODS.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with NIMRODS.
Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.
Frequently asked about NIMRODS
- Is NIMRODS verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — NIMRODS is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does NIMRODS cost?
- NIMRODS is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to NIMRODS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NIMRODS are Time Treker, Blazing Beaks, Yet Another Zombie Survivors.
- Who developed NIMRODS?
- NIMRODS was developed by Fiveamp.
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