Games like Nebula
If Nebula is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cyclo Chambers, Shape Shifter: Formations and Pesticide Not Required — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, relaxing and tense. 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 Nebula: Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.
Players who liked Nebula also play
Steam players who put hours into Nebula 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.
Cyclo Chambers
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Nebula.
Top pick for Nebula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.
Shape Shifter: Formations
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nebula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nebula.
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Pesticide Not Required
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Nebula.
Third-strongest match for Nebula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nebula.
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.
Crafty Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Nebula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nebula.
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Void Scrappers
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Nebula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nebula.
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Hive Jump 2: Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting with Nebula.
Ranked #6 for Nebula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
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.
BloodDome99
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting and a tense mood with Nebula.
Ranked #7 for Nebula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
Maniac
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting with Nebula.
Ranked #8 for Nebula fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nebula at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Nebula on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nebula on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebula.
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 ~63% under Nebula on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebula.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Nebula on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nebula.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Nebula on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebula.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nebula on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebula.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nebula on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nebula.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Nebula on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nebula.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
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 Nebula.
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?
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 Nebula.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nebula.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Nebula.
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.
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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.
Shape Shifter: Formations
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nebula.
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
Crafty Survivors
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nebula.
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Void Scrappers
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Nebula.
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Hive Jump 2: Survivors
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting with Nebula.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
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.
BloodDome99
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting and a tense mood with Nebula.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
BloodDome99 is a game about nostalgia, capitalism, violence, and over-the-top absurdist fun. 80s arcade meets modern horde-survival roguelike. Create unique builds, master more than 40 weapons, and kill ever-growing hordes of contestants in the retro-futuristic gladiator gameshow BLOODDOME99
Maniac
WHY THIS
Shares twin stick shooting with Nebula.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Nebula.
Ever just tired of it all? Ready for change? Wanna bet it all on sheer mayhem and destruction? In comes Maniac, a rogue-lite crime action game in which the world goes against you, and your insanity creates chaos!
Frequently asked about Nebula
- Is Nebula verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Nebula 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 Nebula cost?
- Nebula is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nebula?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nebula are Cyclo Chambers, Shape Shifter: Formations, Pesticide Not Required.
- Who developed Nebula?
- Nebula was developed by JuTek Pixel.
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