Games like Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
If Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures is your kind of game, the closest matches are Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation, Mask Quest and Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its references to avgns videos, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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 →Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures is a challenging 2D platformer released in 2013 by FreakZone Games, available for $4.99. The game presents pixel-art visuals paired with chiptune-music across ten levels focused on tight platforming and level-design. Reviewers note the difficulty is substantial, and players describe it as nostalgic, with tactical positioning mattering in combat encounters. The title incorporates references to AVGN's videos as part of its appeal, according to those who have played it. The game earned an 89% positive rating from 1940 Steam reviews and is verified to run on Steam Deck. Players experience this solo adventure in focused sit-down sessions of medium length.
About Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures: "The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
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Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
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Shares a challenging mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Top pick for Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!
Mask Quest
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Second-strongest match for Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
A platform game about running, jumping and breathing.
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Third-strongest match for Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Abathor
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Ranked #4 for Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
DLC Quest
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Ranked #5 for Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.
Potatoman Seeks the Troof
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Shares a challenging mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Ranked #6 for Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?
Horace
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Ranked #7 for Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Ranked #8 for Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
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California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
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Reviewers of Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
Mega Man Legacy Collection
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Reviewers of Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Reviewers of Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Reviewers of Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
Chip's Challenge (Amiga/C64/Lynx/Mega Drive/SNES/Spectrum)
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Reviewers of Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The classic brain-twisting grid-based puzzle game returns in this collection, including the original 1989 Atari Lynx version, three classic ports, and two brand new Sega Mega Drive and SNES ports. Help Chip impress Melinda the Mental Marvel by beating her 140+ tough challenges.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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
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Priced ~60% under Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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 ~70% under Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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 ~80% under Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
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Priced ~50% under Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures on Steam right now. Shares Action with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
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Priced ~50% under Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures on Steam right now. Shares Action with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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?
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
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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Other recommendable Steam games by FreakZone Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Another title from FreakZone Games, the studio behind Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures. Shares Action and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Another title from FreakZone Games, the studio behind Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!
Spectacular Sparky
WHY THIS
Another title from FreakZone Games, the studio behind Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!
MANOS: The Hands of Fate ~ Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Another title from FreakZone Games, the studio behind Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Retro platforming action in this adaptation of a terrible movie.
The Rocky Horror Show Video Game
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Shares platforming and a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Another title from FreakZone Games, the studio behind Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
A strange journey
Knight Terrors
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Another title from FreakZone Games, the studio behind Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
A blood-curdling, demon-slashing dash of death! Knight Terrors goes straight for the jugular: it’s a lurid mash-up of side-scrolling gameplay styles in endless procedurally generated levels. Once you’re hooked, the game keeps pulling you back in to increase your high score and unlock more features!
Terror in the Corn
WHY THIS
Another title from FreakZone Games, the studio behind Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures. Shares Action with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
The witch’s ominous chanting echoes through the corn field, a rogues' gallery of deranged monsters is out for your blood, an eerie mist rolls in from worlds unknown... and you don’t even remember how you got here. Can you escape the Terror in the Corn?
Spaces Between
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Another title from FreakZone Games, the studio behind Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures. Shares Indie and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
A place built from things you almost remember... Inspired by the original unsettling feeling of the Backrooms, Spaces Between is a psychological liminal horror game about loneliness, memory, and losing yourself in impossible places.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Abathor
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
Horace
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Frequently asked about Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
- Is Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures 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 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures cost?
- Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures are Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation, Mask Quest, Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe.
- Who developed Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures?
- Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures was developed by FreakZone Games and published by Retroware.
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